Prime Appointments Newsletter - April 2023

Prime Appointments Newsletter - April 2023

Welcome to Prime Appointments’ monthly newsletter, a place to learn more about the recruitment industry, hiring insights, tips for job hunters, changes to our business, current vacancies and more! Subscribe to our newsletter by clicking the button above. If you have a content suggestion for our next update… comment below. (We will aim to cover all topics within our next instalment.)

Let’s dive straight in!

We’ve been shortlisted… Vote for Prime!

We’ve been shortlisted for the “Family Business of the Year Award 2023.”

As a local independent family-owned and family-run business, we are delighted to have been shortlisted, having worked within the local marketplace for over 30 years and counting! Our second-generation family members are now at the helm; with Jack O’Brien taking centre stage, leading the business forward after extensive experience within the recruitment industry and knowledge of our business. Having worked his way up for over 12 years, in 2020, Jack was appointed as Director, working closely with MD Robyn Holmes to push the brand forward.

With the family business set up for the future, we’re here to stay, and we would be honoured to have your vote!

Vote for us here: VOTE

Growth continues; New offices acquired!

After 30 years in business, it was time to push forward and aim for growth!

This January, we opened our second office premises based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. This provides us with the perfect opportunity to enhance our standing in the local marketplace and provide localised services to clients and candidates within Suffolk.

“We have been working with local clients and candidates across Suffolk for 30 years, Bury St Edmunds, therefore, was the obvious choice when the decision was made to expand our ever-growing family business”, comments Managing Director Robyn Holmes.

Our new office premises are headed up by Recruitment Manager, Carl Bashford who has worked with us for over 7 years. Driving the growth of our Technical and engineering desk in Witham, it was time for Carl to put his enthusiasm for the industry, expertise and knowledge of both; recruitment and the local area into practice.

After 3 months we are delighted with the progress our Bury team have established and we are excited to see where this new venture takes us.

If you’re looking to fill a vacancy, discuss current requirements or are seeking a new venture, contact our Bury team at 01284 413456

A new Marketing Manager is on the horizon…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our newest Marketing Manager, Craig Turnbull. An experienced digital marketing professional ready to drive our business to new heights!

“Craig’s passion for digital marketing and understanding of SEO practices combined with his drive to build exposure for our brand while elevating the reach of our jobs and clients’ vacancies is an exciting new development for the business.” Comments Jack O’Brien, Director & business leader.

Watch this space as Craig carves a new pathway! And makes client and candidate journeys with us… even better.

Current Vacancies; Join us!

Are you interested in joining our business?

We are currently looking for an IT Recruitment Consultant to join our team at Witham HQ. If you’re enthusiastic, KPI driven, have a passion for building long-lasting partnerships with clients and candidates, with a keen interest in the digital sector, we would love to hear from you.

Find out more about the role by clicking here

Upcoming Events:

Colchester Half Marathon:

This May, 7 of our incredible team have signed up for the Colchester Half Marathon.

An easy venture for some, but our team are struggling to hit 5K, let alone 13.1K! With the Marathon just over a month away, the team are getting anxious… to say the least.

After all, we’re running for a cause! Help our team feel confident and empowered to finish fast and smash the marathon whilst getting them 1 step closer to their combined £4K charity target.

Every donation received goes directly to our JustGiving page in aid of Alzheimer’s Society.

Sponsor our runners today: Click here

Charity Golf Day:

We invite our business partners and clients to enjoy a day of golf, a delicious meal and a charity auction, with the event being funded by us and hosted by our partners at Colchester Golf Club. The event takes place on the 7th of June with a shotgun start.

Last year’s Golf Day raised; an incredible £26,000 in 12 hours!

Fun fact: We have historically received an incredible selection of donations to our raffle, with celebrities such as; ‘Olly Murs’ making sizable donations.

A message from our Managing Director:

“Positive news, to walk us into the Summer season.

Candidate availability has started to rise locally, for the first time in nearly 24 months!!

Here at Prime Appointments Recruitment Agency there appears to be far more confidence in the local marketplace, and staff across the board, are happier to make a job move now, comparable to this time 2 years ago.

The continuing fast rate of better pay has likely been impacted by inflation on salary offers. On a positive note to #jobSeekers, that means increasing pay is likely to be here to stay, despite more people beginning to look for work.

More and more of our clients have reviewed their whole benefits package for their teams, which we have found is also a very big driver for job hunters accepting new posts.

Work-life balance and office culture are both still the number one reasons for making the move, tallied with a healthy salary increase.” – Robyn Holmes.