Executive Search and Recruitment Awards 2017

6 Corporate Vision / Executive Search & Recruitment Awards 2017 , RA170002 Astute Recruitment is an independently owned, recruitment consultancy specialising within the accountancy and financial recruitment market. We spoke toMaryMaguire to find out more about the firmand the services it offers. Accountant Recruitment Consultants of the Year 2017 & Best Woman-Run Recruitment Agency 2017 - UK Astute are a multi- award winning supplier of all levels of temporary and permanent accounts and office staff across the East Midlands. Mary outlines the secrets behind the firm’s success and how it works to ensure excellence for its clients at all times. “Here at Astute, we work to educate, support and partner with SME companies in all sectors and not for profit organisations to provide the right talent at the right time for their specific business needs. Sarah Stevenson and I as owners of Astute, are proud to have the loyalty, dedication, passion and commitment of our brilliant team and this award delivers awareness of our fantastic services to a new and wider audience, helping our team gain the recognition they so truly deserve.” Collectively, the management team has over 40 years of experience in this sector and a proven track record of success, and it draws on this to provide a unique service, as Mary explains. “A true differentiator between Astute and other agencies is the creation, development and implementation of our unique Triple Point Guarantee (TPG). An industry first within the recruitment sector, our TPG is an agreement that if, after agreeing job description, timescales and face to face meeting, we fail to deliver a candidate who is offered a position we will financially penalise ourselves and pay out £500 to our client.” In her concluding comments Mary expresses her excitement at winning this award and highlights how it showcases her firm’s commitment to quality. “Overall, it is a rare and amazing thing in life to harness a passion for winning in the world of business from a standing start. We have achieved that demonstrating that a vision for honesty and integrity can work in an industry with a reputation for the opposite. As one of two female entrepreneurs who set up a company from scratch we want to inspire and show how anyone can achieve success in business. This award would allows the team at Astute to send this very powerful message out loud and clear. “Ultimately, from nurturing, developing and training a fantastic team to devising a truly unique business concept in our industry, this award is great recognition of Astute Recruitment as a brand, employer and business.” Contact: Mary Maguire Contact Email: mary.maguire@ astuterecruitment.com Address: St Michael’s, Queen Street, Derby, DE1 3SU, UK Phone: 01332 346 100 Website: www.astuterecruitment.com