Following a hugely successful previous year in continuing to exceed client and candidate expectations, BMC Recruitment Group intend to repeat this in 2020 with the rapid expansion of their specialist teams in order to meet demand.
Chris Milnes, Managing Director, together with his various managing consultants within BMC, envisage doubling the amount of staff they have and plans are fast underway to do just that! There have been three more recent key appointments within the company with the addition of Nicola Reid, Dominic Gold and Connor Sheppard, each of them have some nuggets of wisdom to share with you about their predictions for the trends and activity in recruitment for the year ahead in their respective sectors.
Nicola has a 20 year track-record in tech recruitment, and, more recently has worked within international account management, recruitment supply chain management, inward investment and executive search. Currently running the Executive Search team within BMC, Nicola will be leveraging her skills in relationship building, networking and engagement to develop the current client base, working across all sectors on leadership, c-suite and non-exec roles.
Nicola comments I was drawn to BMC due to the entrepreneurial culture, energy and general good vibes along with the opportunity to make a real impact on the business. In addition to the above, Nicola is passionate about mental well-being and hopes to add more value to conversation on this exceptionally important topic in 2020 as she is studying psychotherapy. With 2020 looking to be an unpredictable year, Nicola is looking forward to the challenge of building her team as the market continues to be highly candidate-driven, with the war for talent (and retention!) set to intensify. In Nicolas own words, bring it on!
Dominic is now heading up the Finance and Accountancy team at BMC, and along with his specialised team of recruiters, he prides himself on being able to assist all manner of clients in recruitment search, whether it be for transactional, qualified, or practice candidates. With more than 10 years of recruitment experience working across the UK, Dominic has returned home to the North East and can offer a tailored and consultative approach for any client looking to add to their team. Bolstered by his dedicated and experienced team, Dominic has high hopes for 2020 and will be aiming to delight each and every client and candidate he works alongside.
Dominic comments: Despite uncertainty across the political landscape, I have been pleasantly surprised with the buoyancy in the jobs markets across Accountancy and Finance since I returned to the North East last summer. Even compared to the South East and London, I have seen a strong flow of transactional and qualified finance roles to match a steady-flow of strong candidates. I expect to see a higher number of temporary and contract roles to begin 2020 as clients adapt to new market conditions and as a result, the market will be candidate-led with strong, available candidates having plenty of options as they look for new roles.
Business Studies Graduate Connor has worked within recruitment with a Global organisation since 2018. Connor mentions his reasons for joining BMC are because of the creativity and autonomy the role offers and because I can recruit my own way within a growing business which gives me the opportunity to make an impact on the future growth of the BMC as a whole.
Connors specialism area is Technology; he is experienced in working roles across a wide range in this sector from Cloud Computing and DevOps to typical Web/App Development on both a contract and perm basis. Connor is currently focussing on local technology businesses who value dedicated service. Connors outlook for 2020 is positive; he foresees that, despite political inertia and significant change to the overall economy, due to the size and continued growth of the UK tech sector, recruitment in technology will continue to remain buoyant.
He comments: Were working within a candidate-driven market and employment levels are highest on record since 1971. With an excess of jobs in the market, candidates are in the position to choose and will pick the best jobs for themselves on a personal level. Hopefully this means theyll be a lot happier in the role which they set their sights on based on suitability in relation to their particular circumstances and career aspirations, rather than necessity. For our clients, this should mean a happier workforce, higher retention and a healthy client-recruiter relationship, the only hhh I want to hear going into 2020.
BMC Recruitment Group are delighted with the addition of yet more valuable members of the team who all work to deliver client and candidate recruitment needs locally, nationally and internationally. Each team member has indepth knowledge and expertise across a range of sectors, throughout which they seamlessly provide tailored recruitment services. They pride themselves on consistently delivering highly specialist and comprehensive recruitment solutions spanning a wide range of disciplines including: Executive Search; Finance; Human Resources; Sales and Marketing; Construction; Risk and Compliance; Technology; and, Operations and Supply Chain. Please get in touch with Managing Director Chris Milnes if the team can be of any assistance to you or your business, Chris email address is chris.milnes@bmcrecruitmentgroup. com and hed love to hear from you.
