15 ways Think Global Recruitment show our staff we care

Lately we have been rejoicing the fact that for the last 15 years, we have been finding jobs for accountants and professionals across the world.

To celebrate internally, our entire team enjoyed a summer barbecue and a long weekend in Amsterdam (which remained a mystery location until we reached the airport - and what a fantastic time we had!) Our team makes our business. Celebrating our success from the past 15 years has been great fun!

Roger and Kevin in South Africa

Roger, Senior Recruitment Consultant – “If we reach £60,000 in a quarter, we win our Object of Desire which really promotes success and is a great perk!  I have recently been to Marrackech which was amazing!  I have actually had the chance to travel to Africa twice this year with a business trip in Durban last month.” 

Here at Think Global Recruitment, we value our staff and we work hard to create a successful, professional environment that people enjoy working in. We are currently expanding our team and would love some more, bright, driven recruits!  Here are the top reasons to join us:

We are global

• Our founder is passionate about travelling and discovering different cultures. Her love of adventure is part of the reason Think Global Recruitment became an international recruitment company – Abigail understood the many advantages of working internationally when she started out!
• Our staff get to see the world and work with people from many cultures. In the past month our staff have ventured to London, Dublin, Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Zurich and Geneva. On these trips we get to meet people we usually only speak to on the phone, and we always make sure to explore the local culture.
• In our super connected world working with people all over the globe is incredibly time efficient. Because of the time differences, we can catch accountants out-with their working times but within ours.
  
• Helping accountants to make an international move is very rewarding and we know Think Global Recruitment makes a real difference to people's lives. So many people who we have helped to move to another country do keep in touch and it's great to hear from them.  Sometimes they will even come back to us, ready to take on another adventure!
• Declan, Recruitment Consultant – “Every day is different, you have the opportunity to not only build relationships but improve the lives of people from different backgrounds and cultures”

We value training

• Helping ambitious and focussed people achieve is important and we run the Think Global Recruitment Training Academy to facilitate this. We recruit and develop young people and gained Investors in Young People accreditation in recognition of this.
• Training begins in our academy when new recruits join. It provides a comprehensive 12 hour induction and their education continues with individual, ongoing modules. Our training library and on the desk training from our team offer support too. We know having a buddy helps when you're starting out too. It gives you somewhere to direct the inevitable questions you have in the early days, so all of our new recruits are paired up with one.
• We give our people external training too because, while our fantastic team know our sector well, developing the skills within our business is vital.
• Many of our team have worked their way up through the business and we offer real opportunities to progress. We use our appraisal system to set goals together with each member of staff so we can evaluate their progress together. This means everyone, from reception to senior consultants, know what it will take to get to the next level.
• Dan, Senior Recruitment Consultant - "You can progress as fast as you like here, if you put the work in, no one will hold you back. The training offered is excellent"

Our 15th birthday celebrations

Our staff have great benefits

We offer staff benefits from the day our staff start with us.

• We have fruit in the office, offer long lunches and subsidised gym memberships as well as a bike to work scheme. Staff who stay with us are rewarded with long service holidays as well as healthcare and a stakeholder pension scheme after two years, and there's a chance to set these benefits up in advance of that two year mark too.
• Every quarter our team have opportunities to get great rewards just for going over their targets– we've given away luxury holidays all over the world, Gucci handbags, Tag watches and surround sound TVs.

Our Christmas party celebrations

We play hard too

• Every year we have two events that gather everyone together for fun, one in Summer and another at Christmas, which partners can come along to too.
• We have an optional 'casual smart' dress code – business dress is only required for client meetings and formal events.
• Katherine, Office Manager & PA to Directors – “My work varies each day but I always have a good time with my colleagues and there is a great energy”

Everyone gets involved

When new recruits join us they're joining a team who have established business relationships and accumulated knowledge over the years, but we know that keeping those conversations going is the key to building our business.

• The people who know our business best are those working here and we value them and their opinions. Each year when we review our vision, mission statement and key values, all of our staff have the opportunity to contribute if they feel that changes to these are necessary.

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  Our charity abseil

  It's not just our staff who we listen to, we get feedback from the people that we help to move every year and that feedback is invaluable to everyone.
• Jill, Customer Care Consultant – “I get to spend a large part of my day helping accountants with one of the biggest moves of their lives and I laugh a lot at my witty colleagues while doing that”
• We love helping charities!  In the past we have raised over £10,000 for Kenyan schools and recently we have done an abseil for the Stroke Association and sponsored a charity football match for the Edinburgh Sick Kids.  We are currently working on raising money for small start up businesses in less developed countries.

We have openings in recruitment and accounts so if you are a bright, ambitious and this sounds appealing - get in touch with your CV: mail@thinkgr.com

VACANCIES ACROSS THE UK RISE AT THE FASTEST PACE SINCE MAY 1998

KPMG and REC’s Report on Jobs’ for January shows a strong growth in permanent vacancies and increase in shortage of candidates available. December’s report also showed a six year peak in salary growth.

Think Global Recruitment has been assisting firms across the globe recruit accountancy and finance professionals for over 14 years.  In that time Think Global Recruitment has seen the 2000/2001 down turn and now the World Wide Global Recession.   The findings of this survey have not surprised Abigail Stevens, Managing Director.  However, she is delighted that this is a sign that the economy is strengthening.  Abigail herself has over 18 years recruitment experience and commented ‘Banks and Professional services companies often study our industry’s performance to gauge what is happening in the economy.  We were amongst the first to see the recession coming, as companies started to put recruiting new staff on hold and now we are seeing a sharp increase in the number of vacancies available, indicating the economy has to be improving.  We literally watched as it went into recession, country by country and now I am delighted we can see a similar reverse effect in most locations throughout the globe.’

  

Commenting on the latest survey results, which is carried out by Markit, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG, said:

“Employer confidence continues to grow, with the thirst for new staff hitting a fifteen-and-a- half year high in January. In a week showing improvements to UK construction figures and growth across the Eurozone manufacturing industry, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if other sectors begin to report peaks in performance.

“Yet no one should be fooled into thinking that the road ahead will be easy to travel. Earlier this week markets across the globe fell as investors were rattled by weak data. It’s unlikely to herald a crisis, but should serve to ensure employers remain vigilant to business threats.

“The warning has been noted by employees because, although jobs are being created, January saw another decline in the number of people putting themselves on the jobs market. The preference seems to be for temporary roles, suggesting that employees are adopting a ‘try before you buy’ mentality before committing to long-term roles.”

The main finding for January are:

Further sharp rises in permanent placements and temp billings

Permanent staff placements continued to increase strongly in January, although the pace of expansion eased from the 45-month high recorded in December. Similarly, temp billings

rose at a rate only marginally slower than December’s 15-year peak.

Strongest growth of demand for staff since May 1998

Overall job vacancies rose at a sharp and accelerated rate in January. The pace of expansion was the fastest in over fifteen- and-a-half years.

Permanent salaries continue to increase markedly...

The rate of growth of permanent staff salaries remained elevated at the start of 2014, holding at a pace broadly in line with December’s six-year peak.

...amid declining availability of candidates

Further falls in staff availability were signalled in January. Both permanent and temporary candidate numbers declined at marked rates, albeit the slowest in three months.

Abigail has pointed out the last summary fact is one that we should all be aware of.   It is great news the economy is picking up.  However, this will mean more competition for good quality staff and a smaller pool to choose from.   Abigail said ‘although firm’s have learnt a little from the 2000/2001 down turn and tried hard to not decrease staff numbers, in particular trainee’s, with this recession going on so long, they had no choice.  This means that between 2014 and 2018 I am predicting demand for qualified accountants to get higher and higher and those available to decrease.’  

The good news for those using Think Global Recruitment is that, being one of the longest established international accountancy and finance recruitment consultancies, we have predicted this pattern and therefore put into place a strategy to ensure that we continue to have the best available professionals for our clients requirements.   We are also creative and always happy to talk to organisations regarding ways they can attract those hard to find accountants to join their teams.