Progressive London IT

About us

Progressive was established more than 21 years ago and is a founding member of ATSCO (Association of Technology Staffing Companies). Working with over 90% of the FTSE 100, we have a multi millionpound turnover and have been well established FTSE PLC ourselves for the past six years.

We believe our success is directly related to the talent and passion of our people. Each specialist consultant receives the highest level of support and training to ensure that a professional service is delivered every time.

In 2008, this was recognised by our inclusion in the following awards:

This enables us to attract the highest calibre of consultants available in the marketplace.

100 Best Companies to work for

Sunday Times 2008

Financial Times Best

Workplaces 2008

Britain's Top Employers

2008

Global & multi-sector coverageWe provide a full and comprehensive recruitment service from our 6 UK offices in the key city locations of London, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Across Europe we have established offices in:• Amsterdam and Rotterdam• Paris and Marseille• Munich, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart• Brussels

Global office presence in:• Singapore• Sydney• Perth• Houston*• Hong Kong**trading as Progressive Global Energy

This ever expanding global footprint enables us to deliver an end-to-end recruitment solution across multiple sectors including IT, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals and Engineering. Representing both permanent and contract professionals, we place exceptional staff in exclusive industry specific roles.

Our offices

Progressive London IT - What we do

Progressive is a leading specialist recruitment agency with over 21 years of experience within the IT industry. Our specialist consultants focus on ‘embedding’ themselves in their specific market building long-term relationships with their clients and candidates alike. Accordingly, we have consultants that cover the following areas of IT:

• Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing

• ERP

• Network / Support / Infrastructure

• Development

• Senior Appointments

• CRM

Technical Coverage - IT

SASBusiness ObjectsCognosEPMMicrostrategyMicrosoft BIOracle BI

ERP

SAP Microsoft DynamicsPeoplesoftOracle ERPJD Edwards

Microsoft

Front-end GUI

Open Source

Senior Appointments

IT Directors / CTOTransformation ManagersProgramme ManagersBusiness Analysts Project managers

CRM

Testing

RDBMS

Audit/Security

Network/ Support / Infrastructure

InfrastructureNetworking Support – 1st – 4th LineArchitects/Consultants/Engineers/Analysts

Business Intelligence

Other

Development

Historic breakdown of IT placements within London & South East

Progressive London IT - Value Added Proposition

Expertise

We have successfully placed over 17,000 candidates and contractors in the London and South East region.

Our strength lies in our technical specialism, i.e. our consultants are experts within a specific area of your IT department. Indeed we are also able to provide an equally strong service whether you are looking for a contractor or a permanent member of staff.

Our proposition goes beyond just providing you with a permanent and/or contract resource. Our extensive background and vertical market / sector focus means we can provide you with excellent value added benefits including the following:

A Client Services Manager to ensure quality standards and manage complex recruitment drives Up to date salary and daily rate information Technical testing with internationally renowned specialists Kenexa Prove it!™ Advice on the availability of resources (contract and permanent skill profiles) Assignment Progress Reports 360° contract and permanent referencing Free on-site interview facilities at our offices Job description writing service

Progressive London IT - Value Added Proposition

Delivery

• We have a proven track record in successfully filling contract vacancies within 48 hours and permanent vacancies within two weeks. The breakdown of timeframes for CV submissions, interviews etc will always be tailored to meet our clients needs and can be agreed in writing in a Service Level Agreement.

For us, placing a candidate in their new role is just the beginning. A rigorous post placement care strategy ensures that we are able to boast exceptional extension and retention rates. We also strive to improve our services at every step and welcome all feedback through our Customer Satisfaction Questionnaires.

Client Services Manager

The designated Client Services Manager will manage your recruitment programme ensuring that the highest quality standards are maintained throughout the process.

The CSM’s core function is to act as a single point of contact to minimise duplication, ensure continuity and an efficient, streamlined process.

Escalation and issue resolution. The Client Services Manager will be able to act as the first point of contact to ensure that any matters are addressed with immediate effect and do not become problematic.

• The CMC will agree the most cost effective commercial agreements based on historic, current and future business levels.

Our Team Structure

Richard Manso

London IT Business Manager

Andrew McCutcheon

Client Services Manager

Network, Support &

Infrastructure

Business Intelligence

Senior Appointments

ERP

Lawrence Doe

Director

Contract

Development

Permanent

Network, Support &

Infrastructure

Business Intelligence

Senior Appointments

ERPDevelopment

Value Added Proposition- Standards

Commitment

Progressive will always work with the utmost commitment to fill any vacancy registered with us ensuring that your recruitment needs are met. By empowering us to manage your vacancies, you can take full confidence in our ability to deliver leaving you the time to manage the rest of your business effectively.

Transparency

As part of our business growth we have adopted an ethos based on open, honest communication and transparency. As one of our customers it is important that you always know where you stand.

Values

As a company our route to success is based on four main values; rapport, respect, energy and reward. It is these values that will underpin our approach to identifying a solution to meet your recruitment needs and how we hope to develop our relationship with you.

Value Added Proposition

Progress Reports Making informed decisions, retaining control and managing the process effectively are three key aspects that our customers identify as crucial to any recruitment process. That’s why our consultants produce Progress Reports including the following information:

• Candidate Acquisition methods including job boards used, searches conducted etc• The number of candidates notified through our bespoke Siebel database• Candidates interviewed by consultants (on phone and face-to-face)

• Reference checks undertaken• Summary of submitted candidates • Performance ratios including: CVs sent to interview ratio, interview to offer ratio, offer to placement ratio.

Apollo Candidate• Over the past 4 years, we’ve invested in excess of £2m in our bespoke Siebel candidate database. The

continuous development of the functionality enables our specially trained consultants to manipulate the database and identify the best candidates for your vacancies.

• At present, we have more than one million candidates registered on our IT database spanning the entire IT spectrum.

• The core functionality of Apollo enables consultants to run dynamic search strings based on dozens of criteria including locality of candidates, specific expertise, previously short listed candidates for competitors etc.

How we work • Needs analysis

Detailed analysis of your needs combined with our market knowledge and experience.

• Candidate sourcingApollo Candidate database, unrivalled advertising capabilities and our specialists’ own network of established relationships.

• Candidate selectionAll candidates fully screened prior to submission. Competence and technical testing and 360° reference checks.

• InterviewOnsite interview facilities available and extensive post interview feedback with designated consultant.

• OfferAll offers managed by experienced consultants ensuring exceptional offer: placement ratios.

• PlacementComprehensive contracts ensure clarity and protection.

• Post placement serviceManagement of placed candidates to ensure exceptional retention and extension ratios and a hassle free induction period.

Bespoke recruitment solutions

Contract Recruitment

• Interim Professionals -- We provide high-end IT Professionals in the aforementioned areas on a temporary basis.

Permanent Recruitment

• Contingency -- Our vertical market experts will offer you a tailored service based your individual recruitment needs.

• Retained -- A specialist solution offered to prioritise your requirements. • Headhunt search -- Executive search to identify and secure hand-picked candidates

for your team.

Temporary to Permanent Recruitment

• Temp-to-perm -- A solution to secure your strongest candidates on a long term basis.

Our recent clients

Finance• Close Premium Finance• FTSE• Augentius Fund Administration • Ernst & Young• City Financials• Barclays Wealth

Retail• DSG Group• Harrods• HMV Group• Body Shop International• Burberry

Insurance• Reliance Mutual • Alliance Insurance• Friends Provident• Esure

Media

• ITN

• Sony Music

• Walt Disney

• Which?

• BBC

Software/ Consultancy

• Gresham Computing

• MRM Worldwide

• Cognos Software

• Research In Motion

• Accenture

• Logica

Candidate Acquisition Methods