Progressive London IT is a leading recruitment consultancy specializing in IT recruitment. They have over 21 years of experience in the industry and work with over 90% of the FTSE 100 companies. They provide both permanent and contract recruitment services globally across multiple industries including IT, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and engineering.

1. Progressive London IT

2. About Us Progressive began over 21 years ago and is a founding member of ATSCO (Association of Technology Staffing Companies) as well as a FTSE PLC with a multi million pound turnover. We now work with over 90% of the FTSE 100. We believe our success is directly linked to the talent and passion of our people plus the highest level of support & training Progressive ensures that all consultants receive In 2008, this has been 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

3. Global & Multi- Sector Coverage From our 5 UK hub offices in the key city locations of London, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow we provide a full and comprehensive recruitment service. We are also based in Amsterdam, Paris, Munich and Brussels as well as Singapore and Sydney worldwide and we are proudly able to offer a recruitment solution across multiple sectors include IT, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals and Engineering. Representing both permanent and contract professionals, we place exceptional staff in exclusive industry specific roles across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific markets. We have also recently opened offices in Houston and San Francisco.

6. Progressive London IT- What We Do! Progressive is a leading recruitment consultancy, specialising in IT. Network / Support / Infrastructure CRM Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing ERP Development Senior Appointments Our premier recruitment service has been designed so that you can capitalise on your time as we take care of your recruitment requirements. Quite simply, we’ll do the hard work so you don’t have to

7. Technical Coverage - IT CRM Analytics Testing RDBMS Audit/Security Network/ Support / Infrastructure Infrastructure Networking Support – 1 st – 4 th Line Architects/Consultants/ Engineers/Analysts Business Intelligence Other Development Microsoft BI Oracle BI Business Objects Cognos SAS EPM ERP SAP Peoplesoft Oracle ERP Microsoft Dynamics JD Edwards Microsoft Front GUI Open Source Senior Appointments IT Directors / CTO Transformation Managers Programme Managers Business Analysts Project managers

8. Progressive London IT -Value Added Proposition Expertise We have successfully placed over a thousand candidates and contractors in the London and South east region. Our strength lies in our technical specialism, meaning our consultants are experts within a specific area of your IT Department. This gives us a unique ability 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 or contract resource. Our extensive background and vertical market/ sector focus means we can provide you with excellent value added benefits including the following: Up to date salary information Technical testing Advice on the availability of resource ( contract and perm skills profiles ) Assignment Progress Reports Contract and perm referencing Free on site interviews Job description writing service

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10. Progressive London IT -Value Added Proposition Gravitas Our people have been handpicked from some of the most sought after individuals in the country and have been extensively trained to consult you on your recruitment problems. Expert advice from vertical market specialists on finding solutions to your recruitment problems. We pride ourselves on our ability to be able to communicate with you in business language, and understand your requirements. Our aim is to offer you advice and a consultative service acting as a recruitment partner. Delivery/Service Filling your vacancy -We aim to fill any contract requirement registered by our clients within 48 hours and permanent vacancies within two weeks. We believe we have the expertise and resources to continue to provide you with consistently rapid turnaround on requirements registered. After Sales- We believe that our interaction with you should not end with a successful placement. As such we will endeavour to contact you and the placed candidate to discuss your perception of our service in order for us to continue to improve. On contract we will carry out regular monitor calls to ensure placed candidates are happy and manage any issues that may arise.

11. Progressive London IT -Value Added Proposition Benchmarking our service- Without doubt we are able to deliver an excellent service to our clients , but going forwards we would like to give you the client an opportunity to assess the quality of our service through our progress reports. The reports will include the following information: The Amount of Candidates notified Candidates Interviewed by consultant ( on phone and face to face ) Candidate Acquisition methods: job boards used/ searches conducted Interview to placement ratio CV sent to placement ratio CV sent to interview ratio Offer to placement ratio Length of time to make placement

12. Progressive London IT -Value Added Proposition Apollo Candidate – Is our Siebel based candidate management tool that harnesses our intellectual property so that we can present you with the best possible candidates. Over the course of five years we have invested over £2 million continually developing the database. To date we have over a million candidates who are skilled in the various areas of the project life- cycle and can potentially help you manage your team deliverables. The main characteristics of Apollo include: The ability to identify local candidates The ability to identify candidates with a certain amount of experience The ability to identify candidates who are experts in a given area The ability to identify candidates who have worked for us previously or who have applied for similar jobs The ability to identify candidates who have recently registered on our database and are more likely to be seeking work The ability to prioritise candidates using the aforementioned criteria thus speeding up our turnaround process

13. Progressive London IT -Value Added Proposition Standard Commitment - We will without doubt apply the utmost commitment to any assignment you register with us to ensure your needs are met. By investing more time and energy in our service we will allow you to meet your deadlines and run your business efficiently. Honesty - 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 for your recruitment issue and how we hope to develop our relationship with you.

14. How We Work Needs analysis Detailed analysis of your needs combined with our market knowledge and experience. Candidate sourcing We have a network of more than 200,000 oil and gas specialists worldwide (local and expatriate). We dominate the sector specific job boards. In-depth direct search and selection. Candidate selection We pre-qualify candidates prior to introduction. Competence based interviews. Long-term partnerships with top candidates. Comprehensive service during interview stage Offer - expectation management Placement After placement service

15. Bespoke Recruitment Solutions Contract Recruitment Interim Professionals - We provide high end IT Professionals in the discussed areas on a an interim basis. Permanent Recruitment Contingency - Our vertical market specialists will offer you a tailored service based your individual recruitment needs. You should expect a high level of expertise and commitment everytime. Retained - We provide you with a comprehensive solution, making use of a recruitment team to find the specialist staff you need within a set timeframe, and an unmatched success rate.

16. 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 Munich RE 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

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