IQ Retail was founded and has grown based on serving customers in the IT for Retail sector. As technology has improved; so have the routes to market. We have supported high street retailers in their quest to become truly multi-channel as well as working with the e-tail sector that grew out of the rise of internet and mobile based shopping experiences. Our Retail and ecommerce expertise in the UK has been established over many years of dealing with the top retailers and pioneers of ecommerce across retail, gaming and leisure. The consultants that work in this area have unparalleled knowledge of the sectors in which they operate and the people, vendors, technologies and products providing solutions across the entire retail supply chain and beyond.

2. Leveraging our
connections
Demonstrable connections in the world of I.T. and analytics
2001 Founded in 2001, we have over 10 years experience in recruiting a wide range of contract
and permanent I.T. and analytics roles
5th We are the 5th largest I.T. and analytics recruitment company in the UK
120 PLC with £120m turnover with a strong balance sheet and financial performance
15 Our group comprises 15 specialist practices
1 Our dedicated solutions business delivers bespoke recruitment programmes
175 The InterQuest Group employs over 175 specialist recruitment consultants
10 9 UK offices and 1 Singapore office
400 InterQuest spends in excess of £400,000 each year on candidate attraction
1,200 We connect 1,200 specialist contractors with sought after assignments each day
TECHNOLOGY PRACTICES INDUSTRY SECTOR BESPOKE SOLUTIONS
ESM Financial Services RPO
ERP Retail and Consumer MSP
Analytics Public Sector Critical Hire Resourcing
Digital Not For Profit Talent Mapping
Assurance and Testing Employed Consultant
Telecoms Model
Interim Recruiters
Consultancy Services
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3. InterQuest Group
businesses
INTRODUCTION
InterQuest Group comprises a number of specialist recruitment brands which operate
in a specific industry sector or across multiple markets within a specialist and niche skill
set. This approach gives us in-depth knowledge of the markets and challenges our clients
face, setting us apart as a trusted source of specialist knowledge.
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4. Our clients
Accenture ESSA Metropolitan Police Services
Action for Children Esure.com Ministry of Justice
Admin Re Everything Everywhere Mitsubishi Corporation
Ageas Experian Mizuho International plc
Aldermore Bank Plc Fidelity Investment Moore Stephens
Amlin Financial Services Authority Morgan Stanley
Apetito First Rate Exchange NHS
Asda Services Nomura International Plc
Automobile Association Foreign & Commonwealth Novia Investment Services
Bank of England Office Open University
Bank of New York Gocompare.com Oxfam
Barclays Bank plc Gucci Post Office Financial Services
Bauer Media Halfords Prudential
Best Invest Harper Collins Publishers QVC
BNP Paribas Hastings Rabobank International
Burberry Hiscox Research Councils UK
C & J Clark International Hoaresbank Rightmove
Cadbury Home Office Roche Products Ltd
Cancer Research UK Home Retail Group Save the Children
Carphone Warehouse House of Commons Scotia Capital
Chaucer HSBC Bank Plc Screwfix Direct
Christies IBM Shell
Cisco Insurance plc Shop Direct Group
City West Homes Invesco Southwark PCT
Co-operative Financial ITN Specsavers
Services J Sainsbury’s Plc Tesco
Cognizant Jet2.com The Insolvency Service
Credit Suisse John Lewis Partnership The Walt Disney Company
Crown Prosecution Service JP Morgan Trader Media Group
Debenhams Plc Kraft Foods Trinity Mirror Group
Department for Innovation Laterooms.com Unison
Department for Work and Legal and General University City London
Pensions Littlewoods Virgin Money
Department of Health Lloyds Banking Group Waterstones
Deutsche Bank London Stock Exchange Wipro
Dixons Management Ltd WM Morrisons
Domestic and General Medical Research Council Youth Justice Board
East Sussex County Council Metro Bank
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5. How do we
ensure our
customers see the
best talent in a
candidate driven
market?
• Wherever possible we prefer to meet with our clients face to face to truly understand
your business and culture, your recruitment objectives and your preferred way of
working
• Along with a thorough job and person specification, we are able to assess your recruitment
needs and ensure we source the best candidates in the quickest possible way – saving
you both time and cost
• We formulate a resource plan, agreeing the specific need, the process and allocated
resource to work on the hire
• Given the specialist nature of most of the roles we source, most of our candidates won’t
be found on job boards, leading us to leverage our network in the first instance. This
enables us to quickly reach out to a number of pre-qualified candidates through our
Group wide database giving you immediate access to some of the UK’s best talent
• In the event that our database doesn’t hold the ideal candidate profile, we will maximise
our search through leveraging our social media user groups and connections to various
professionals through organised forums
• As a last resort we will market your vacancy through our media channels to ensure
maximum coverage and promotion of your role
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6. • Our resource team will screen all candidates, both those known to us and those new to
InterQuest to produce a long list of candidates. Our teams will assess;
o Are they qualified and capable?
o Are they committed to changing career?
o Does the role meet their needs?
• We will then conduct an in-depth interview of the candidates, assessing their personal
requirements, skills and knowledge to produce a shortlist of suitable candidates
• We will present to you a short list of candidates assessed against your requirements for
your consideration
• Our teams will arrange all necessary interview logistics and keep in touch with the
candidate both prior to and after the interview
• As part of our commitment to our candidate, we will seek your feedback on their
performance, and share it with them, in order to support their personal developement
• In accordance with our ISO:9001 quality accreditation, we will continually seek your
feedback on our services
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7. Job category
breakdown
With InterQuest Group, you have rapid access to the best talent on the market. We have
an active candidate pool containing details of over 500,000 niche I.T. and analytics
professionals.
We use a vast range of possible sources to attract candidates depending on the mandate.
Once suitable candidates have been identified for a role, we will use a blend of pre-agreed
assessment criteria to evaluate suitability and cultural fit.
The diagram below is an indication of our specialist connections:
Digital
Analytics
Senior Appointments
Fixed-line Telecoms
Mobile
IT Service Management / IT Asset Management
Development
IT Security
Databases, ETL / Data warehousing, Business Intelligence
Technology & Change
Testing
Business Analysts / QA
ERP
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8. INTERQUEST GROUP
16 - 18 Kirby Street
London
EC1N 8TS
www.interquestgroup.com | info@interquestgroup.com
0044 (0)207 025 0100