1. It’s amazing what can be achieved
when like minded people work together.
2. A new level of engagement
Founded in 1982 the Grafton Employment Group is a cohesive network of
70 offices in 16 countries and is the leading employment solutions partner
in Ireland and Central and Eastern Europe. The Grafton Employment Group
combines all of the expertise and experience of our sector leading companies
worldwide to help you maximise the people potential of your organisation.
Our mission is to create better value for you through finding, nurturing and managing talent. We
offer you a comprehensive range of industry specific recruitment, diagnostic and HR consultancy
services focusing on talent attraction, organisational efficiency, workforce management and
growth.
The Grafton Employment Group heralds a new level of engagement. Our clients inform, guide
and help us to develop the services that we deliver every day. Our unique market positioning and
service offerings ensure:
• The best talent, when and where you need it
• Flexibility and scalability in uncertain markets
• Seamless and consistent local expertise and project implementation
• Market insight and regulatory compliance
• Linguistic capability and cultural alignment
• Cost reduction and productivity gains
• Increased organisational efficiency
The super tanker approach to
• Better workforce management
business is fine, until you need to turn.
“The Grafton Employment Group offers what we believe is a refreshing
change; scale when you need it, complete flexibility when you don’t. We
Jason Kennedy, CEO Grafton Employment Group bring you the combined strength and experience of our seven sector leading
recruitment brands which allows you to draw on their resources and skills
sets in whatever combination best suits your needs. The result is the agility to
always stay one step ahead.”
Milan Novak, Managing Director Central and Eastern Europe
3. It’s so much easier when you
A new level of service have the right tools for the job
The key to being truly resourceful is having both the knowledge and the
experience to draw on to solve a problem or create an opportunity. Our in-house
researchers, recruitment and marketing specialists can mobilise their expertise to
carry out worldwide multi-media research and attraction campaigns across the
Our portfolio of clients includes multi-national organisations, public and private globe, finding you the best talent where ever it may be.”
Leyla Spencer, Group Operations Director SpenglerFox
sector bodies and small and medium enterprises across the world. Sectors of
strength include Finance/Banking, Energy, Public Sector, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, IT
& Technologies, FMCG, Professional Services (including site selection), Shared Service
Centres (SSC) and Contact Centres.
Through our network of specialised brands, the Grafton Employment Group
provides a comprehensive range of employment services including:
Recruitment Process Outsourcing Executive Search
Talent Monitoring and Mapping Human Resource Consulting
Specialist Permanent Recruitment Volume Resourcing
Contingent Recruitment Vendor Managed Solutions
Leadership Development Payroll Services
Employer Branding FDI and Site Selection Consulting
4. Our brands
The Grafton Employment Group is so much more than the sum of its parts.
Our group comprises 7 key sector leading brands:
RGB
CMYK
SpenglerFox - Global Executive Search and HR Consultancy network When was the last time you described
Grafton ESP - Global Recruitment Process Outsourcing and HR Consultancy organisation your current service partner this way?
Grafton Recruitment - Global Permanent and Temporary Recruitment provider “We are not just passionate about doing business, we’re passionate about
how we do business. We believe this is because of how we work locally in
BluePrint Specialist Appointments - Ireland’s leading Technical specialist recruitment partner
markets across the globe. We have real insights, because of the depth of
Grafton Technologies - Central and Eastern Europe’s leading Technical specialist recruitment partner knowledge and passion of our local teams. There is no end to what can be
achieved by a team who are truly passionate about what they do.”
Maryb.ie - Ireland’s leading Administrative staffing provider
Mark Hamill, Group Managing Director SpenglerFox
Grafton Healthcare - Worldwide recruiter of Professionals Allied to Medicine
5. Our credentials Where you’ll find us
• 600 highly trained consultants and support
staff who speak a total of 53 languages.
• 28 years delivering HR and recruitment
solutions.
• Market leader in Ireland, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary
and Slovakia.
• We payroll 23,000 temporary workers on a yearly basis and fill over
6,000 permanent vacancies.
Local Offices
• Cutting edge fully integrated global database with over 1 million candidates.
Areas of Operation
• Co-founder Ken Belshaw received the Gratias Agit Award for services to the Gratias Agit
Award
Czech Republic in 2006. Local Offices
Areas of Operation
• Co- founder James Kilbane was a finalist in the International Category
of Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007. The Grafton Worldwide Network
70 offices across 16 countries
• ISO 9000 : 2001 status assessed by independent auditors SGS bi-annually.
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• We have been the recipient of the Queens Award for Enterprise on two
Czech Republic Poland
occasions from 2002- 2006 and from 2006- 2011.
Denmark Romania
• Committed to developing skills and improving the quality of life for children in local and developing France Russia
countries. As part of our corporate social responsibility programme we work with local organisations Germany Slovakia
and global partners Children in Crossfire, Unicef and Business in the Community to help to Greece Turkey
achieve our aim. Hungary UAE
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6. What our clients say
“I have been impressed with Grafton’s honesty, visibility, and flexibility. My experience with them has
been phenomenal. Their attention to detail and handling of service delivery has proven them to be a
serious competitor. I have worked with numerous RPO providers and Grafton by far provides the best
service and calibre of candidates.”
Vendor Manager – Staffing Global Staffing Operations Capability Lead Cisco
“What attracted us to Grafton was
their scale of reach and solid infrastructure.
Having such extensive outreach allows Grafton
to have a solid understanding of the legislation,
culture and protocols of local markets and
the capability to flex in scaling up or down as
needs demand. To date my experience with
Grafton has been positive and it is without
reservation that I would recommend them to
other companies.”
International Staffing Manager -
Vendor Management - Microsoft
Why should you wait while your
“Grafton has an excellent track record regarding service delivery. The level of the candidates chosen
solution providers get up to speed.
for our applicant pools have been of the highest quality. The strengths of the Grafton Employment “There is nothing more frustrating in business than when you’re
ready, your suppliers aren’t. Or worse, they commit but then can’t deliver.
Group are the breadth of what they can offer. This allows them to act as our resourcing partner for
The Grafton Employment Group offers a unique structure that gives you
all our recruitment and HR service needs. With HR professionals overseeing our account, we have access to a worldwide team, where and when you need them.
access to the necessary experience and knowledge that we require.” It is an approach that allows you not just responsiveness, but immediate
access to local market resources across the globe.”
HR Manager- Northern Ireland Water – Utilities Company Cathy Mc Corry, Managing Director, Ireland
7. www.grafton-group.com
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