“We get frustrated when other companies don’t match our levels of customer obsession. One thing you have always shown is really adapting, doing everything we need to meet our goals. It’s been absolutely fabulous, a delight to work with GRB”
– MEA Head of Campus Recruiting, Amazon
“The service was excellent. GRB engaged with us throughout every stage of the process through detailed weekly reports and regular conference calls ensuring we were fully informed at all times. We feel they went over and above with their support including attending and supporting us with our assessment days at very short notice.”
– Head of Talent, Post Office
“GRB successfully delivered 26 Virtual Assessment Centres for 292 candidates and 337 assessors. We were delighted to have positive feedback from both candidates and assessors. We loved GRB’s partnership approach and the service was excellent.”
– Head of Early Careers, EDF
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Case Studies
Learn how GRB partnered with employers to solve hiring challenges and deliver impactful early talent campaigns.
Virtual Assessment Centres for French Multinational
“Positive feedback from both candidates and assessors.”
Hear how a leading employer with over 165,000 employees needed a recruitment partner to trust to run their early talent assessment centres in the UK for their graduate recruitment process.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We needed a recruitment partner to create a seamless Assessment Centre process allowing candidates to perform their best in a virtual environment and have a positive candidate experience. Maintaining our reputation of being a graduate employer of choice. GRS listened to what we needed and put together a plan to ensure a quick and effective process, increasing overall efficiency.
What services did GRB provide you with?
We used their volume recruitment division, GRS (Graduate Recruitment Solutions) who have a team who work on projects such as Assessment Centres.
How did you find the service?
GRS successfully delivered 26 Virtual Assessment Centres for 292 candidates and 337 assessors. We were delighted to have positive feedback from both candidates and assessors. We loved GRS’s partnership approach and the service was excellent. GRS engaged with us throughout the process, holding weekly conference calls ensuring we were fully informed at all times. We feel they went over and above with their support. They are a great team who are a real pleasure to work with.
Boost Candidate Response
“The whole process was very effective and took less time than we expected.”
An International exchange organisation needed to reach thousands of students interested in teaching aboard. Using our advertising services hear from the VP Marketing to learn how they reached their recruitment goals and helped them with increasing response levels.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We operate with having student volunteers promoting our programmes. They typically physically promoted our exchange programmes within local chapters. However, we had additional teaching abroad programmes aimed at graduates which were no longer present in universities.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
Our country partners who were looking for British profiles placed preference in graduates that could start their exchange internships from late 2016 onwards such as December, and for between 3-12 months.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
GRB offered us targeted recruitment, and noted that they had high click and open rates from emails they sent out. They had a good database whether course of study or the emails were extremely tailored, plus our account manager was extremely friendly and responsive.
How did you find the recruitment process?
As the recruitment was already targeted, it made our leads much more qualified.
How did you find the service?
Our account manager was incredibly helpful and responsive.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
After the e-shot was sent out, we reached our applicant peak for the teaching abroad programme last semester. Out of the graduates that we did send abroad, they mentioned that they have developed their problem-solving, communication and leadership skills through teaching abroad in another community.
Fast Growing US Tech Firm Needed STEM Graduates
“Polite, prompt, professional and poignant.”
Hear how one of the fastest growing tech companies in the US needed to recruit STEM graduates for their UK office.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
The challenge was twofold. Firstly, we had three entry level technology-focused openings, with several graduates needed across the three vacancies which needed filling by graduates with specific STEM degrees. Secondly, we needed candidates who were willing to either relocate to the Midlands or were already able to commute to the office three days per week.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
We like to hire fresh grads and upskill them and grow our company from within as much as we can.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
When you place an ad for an entry level opening it is inevitable you get bombarded with tons of applicants. There are so many applicants that are, for the most part, exactly the same ‘on paper’ (almost no relevant real-life experience in the field they are studying, etc.) so the only way to ascertain who is a good fit and who isn’t, is to speak with all of them. We don’t have the ability to dedicate that much resource to that, so GRB works great for us because all they do is talk to graduates all day.
What services did GRB provide you with?
We worked with James who is an expert in recruiting for entry level roles in our sector. He and his team introduced the following candidate numbers through the process across the three roles. As you can see, these figures gave us not only a brilliant choice of candidates but also the conversion to interview and then hire was very impressive. It saved us a lot of time due to GRB’s efficient process and quality.
Results: 79 CVs, resulted in 54 interviews and 11 hires.
How did you find the service?
Polite, prompt, professional and poignant.
What has been the outcome and how have the graduates made a difference?
The outcome has been great! We’ve had many people that started with us as grads and are already senior leaders. We’ve also shared GRBs service across the business as they are multi sector and can also supply experienced IT candidates too.
FTSE250 Recruiter Project
“GRB really value ‘candidate experience’ and ‘customer service’ which is different to many other graduate recruitment specialists.”
This FTSE250 recruiter originally met the GRB staff at a University Careers Fair. They could see how popular our stand was and quickly realised our strong brand presence in the student market. For this project the team recruited three graduates for their graduate scheme.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
For the last 5 years we have hired Associates onto an executive sponsored programme, however as we are still relatively unknown in the graduate space, we were facing challenges on attracting the right calibre of candidates and getting to a large audience of people nationally.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
Our associate and graduate programmes have now become a stable part of our resource planning annually. Graduates have proven that they can be an effective resource in many different business areas and that their loyalty, hard work ethic and enthusiasm makes for very good business.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
Having met GRB at a career fair in Brighton a few years ago and the professional yet friendly approach of their consultants, we decided to provide GRB with the opportunity to provide us with candidates for our associate programme. Following their success with this programme they were given the opportunity to work with a new business area launching a new graduate programme and took market share. GRB really value ‘candidate experience’ and ‘customer service’ which is different to many other graduate recruitment specialists.
How did you find the recruitment process?
GRB always kept us informed, were always available to contact, managed their candidates well and promoted us in the correct light in line with our values.
How did you find the service?
Very good, friendly, approachable, not pushy, attentive, knowledgeable.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
The graduates hired via GRB are flourishing and look to have a very good future career with us.
Graduate Delivered Within 24 Hours
“Normally we have a two interview process but we knew he ticked all the boxes after just one interview.”
When GRB are against the clock we have proven once again we are experts in our field identifying and selecting graduate talent for our clients. To do so in 24 hours is an all-time GRB record. Find out more in this case study for an SME recruiter in West Sussex.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We were seeking a potential recruit with the right mix of educational attainment, skills and personality. It was crucial the person fit the company culture and had a high level of intelligence.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
The businesses needed high calibre individuals and we had success with previous graduate intakes.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
Through word of mouth.
How did you find the recruitment process?
Faster than expected. After receiving the brief, GRB screened several candidates within a few hours from their talent pool. We received the first CV and were so impressed that we asked when the candidate was available for interview. Turned out he was free the next day so we arranged an appointment. The next day we interviewed the candidate and made an offer on the spot as we didn’t want to risk losing him. Normally we have a two interview process but we knew he ticked all the boxes after just one interview.
How did you find the service?
The fact that there was no delay from start to finish meant we were able to secure a very strong candidate before any of our competitors.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
The candidate started a week after the offer was accepted and he has hit the ground running.
Graduate Leadership Programme Case Study
“Ruby and her team didn’t miss a beat and I couldn’t fault then in every aspect of the project.”
This international horticulture group has recruited four graduates for their brand new leadership programme. Here’s how it happened;
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We have had previous success with graduates entering the business into direct entry-level roles however given substantial growth and investment, it was imperative that we implement a group-wide programme that will provide us with future leaders to fit with our long term succession plan.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
We needed someone with a particular skillset and a graduate was the best option for the role.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
We have worked with GRB in the past for our direct-entry positions, when we decided to put together a graduate programme we were confident GRB would be able to provide us with the calibre and quantity of candidates that we needed. They took the time to really understand what we were looking to achieve with the graduate programme as well as the candidate profiles that we wanted; from this they were able to build a comprehensive job description and marketing plan to attract the high calibre graduates we were after.
How did you find the recruitment process?
Excellent. GRB kept both myself and the candidates well informed throughout the process so we were confident throughout that we would have a successful outcome. From the beginning of the process we put in place definitive timescales for shortlisting, feedbacks and interviews which meant that the process ran smoothly. The quality of their selection (including backups) was extremely high which was recognised by every assessor on the assessment centre.
How did you find the service?
Fantastic. Ruby and her team didn’t miss a beat and I couldn’t fault them in every aspect of the project. It was noted from the candidates that the service outclassed many of their competitors which ultimately helped us maintain a strong employer brand as a graduate employer of choice.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
We looked at 16 CVs that Ruby had selected and screened, invited 12 to our Assessment Centre (and selected two back-up candidates). All candidates were fully prepared for the assessment centre and as a result we had a very successful day, resulting in offers to four candidates. We originally only had two vacancies but were so impressed with four candidates we offered them all a place on the programme.
Graduate Rotational Management Scheme Case Study
“We feel they went over and above with their support.”
The Post Office are a trusted British brand seeking ten graduates for their Graduate Rotational Management Scheme. Here’s how it happened;
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We needed a recruitment partner for a project that required expertise with attraction, assessment and selection.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
Several senior staff have come up through the ranks from our graduate scheme and the organisation values the return on this investment in grass roots recruitment.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
They offered the most competitive package, the expertise and we had heard good things about GRB and their RPO team.
What services did GRB provide you with?
GRB provided a fully outsourced service including:
Marketing and Campaign Design – including promotional day in the life video production, landing page design, advert creation and all other relevant materials required for the campaign
Attraction – Attraction of over 1,100 high calibre candidates obtained through a variety of activities such as University Networking, promotional phone calls, targeted advertising campaigns utilising GRB’s database, Social Media and much more
Selection – CV application management, CV Sifting, Video interview platform design (using GRB’s platforms) Video Screening, Telephone Interviews through to Assessment Centre Support and Offer Management.
How did you find the service?
The service was excellent. GRB engaged with us throughout every stage of the process detailed weekly reports and regular conference calls ensuring we were fully informed at all times. We feel they went over and above with their support including attending and supporting us with our assessment days at very short notice. They are a great team who are a real pleasure to work with.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
The calibre of the candidates that they provided to us were of an extremely high standard. This meant that we had some challenging decisions to make and the GRB team also supported us with our final offers. This increased the number of graduate placements we intended to make. We were very pleased with the outcome and are already planning and looking forward to next year’s campaign.
GRB Rising Star Recruited
“Once we got involved with GRB we didn’t need to do anything else.”
GRB’s Rising Stars showcases the top students and graduates in our talent pool about to enter the job market. Discover how one recruiter tapped into this high calibre talent stream in this case study with a corporate tax software consultancy.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
After looking for six months we turned to GRB. We had advertised for the roles but the overall calibre of candidates was poor and it was very time consuming. We quickly realised the supply of STEM graduates was small and our resources were over stretched.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
A high calibre numerate graduate.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
Through word of mouth.
How did you find the recruitment process?
After we got the first Rising Stars email alert I could see one particular graduate that had the skills we needed. At that point her CV was only a click away. It was a painless process. Nice and easy to do and a very quick turnaround once I phoned GRB. It only took four weeks from signing up to the email alerts to the graduate joining us. I have suggested to two of my colleagues to sign up as they are looking for graduates too!
How did you find the service?
It was just so easy! You know graduates are of a certain calibre being hand-picked by GRB. It was very quick and easy to review their details.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
It added value to our recruitment process by speeding things up and enabling us to tap into a quality stream of new candidates for us. Once we got involved with GRB we didn’t need to do anything else.
International Graduate Recruitment Campaign
“We were very pleased with the outcome and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend GRB.”
Kingfisher plc, Europe’s largest home improvement retailer, recruited nine new graduates to their International Graduate Programme. Now in its third year, the programme gives graduates the opportunity to work in the Commercial functions of two of Kingfisher’s Operating Companies over a two-year period. We asked Kingfisher’s Recruitment Director to explain more.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
With an increase in headcount and a small recruitment team we needed extra resource so we turned to GRB who had successfully filled roles on a contingency basis before.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
We strongly believe that fresh talent is the future to our success.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
They had proven themselves on other recruitment projects and we have a fantastic relationship.
How did you find the recruitment process?
By partnering with GRB, Kingfisher were able to successfully run an entire five month international graduate recruitment campaign without a hitch. GRB’s targeted campus attraction campaign generated 450 high calibre candidates who were then rigorously screened via telephone interviews, video interviews (a perfect tool to reach international candidates) and three assessment days including one in France. Kingfisher made nine offers and all accepted.
How did you find the service?
The excellent service meant that we could focus on our day jobs.
What has been the outcome and how have the graduates made a difference?
We were very pleased with the outcome and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them. The graduates will make a difference in a short time frame. They will start by shadowing buyers, merchandisers and category managers to understand our commercial principles, before being assigned projects and categories of their own to review, develop and deliver within the following 12 months. After 12 months they will move to another Operating Company for a further year. The aim is to give them an international mind-set and make working across our varied businesses second nature.
Last Minute Recruitment
“We had ten weeks to recruit eleven graduates and GRB delivered.”
Following a successful graduate recruitment exercise the GRB team were mobilised once again due to a last minute increase in headcount for a FTSE250 healthcare firm. Eleven top graduates were urgently required in a short time frame. Here’s how GRB met this challenge over 10 weeks (instead of 10 months that many recruiters approach this scale of recruitment.)
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We had a talent shortfall. We needed to recruit eleven recent graduates with a 2:1 in a Science or Engineering related degree from a top 10 UK University. Successful applicants would join a two year rotational graduate management scheme joining the firm in the Midlands, M4 Corridor and the North West on 22nd September.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
We needed educated people who also had a strong skill set including:
– Strong leadership potential through extra-curricular activity, positions of responsibility and work experience
– Excellent communication skills
– Analytical, inquisitive, problem solving individuals who are willing to challenge using innovative thinking
– Flexible and adaptable
To fit in with the company culture candidates needed a personality that demonstrated energy, enthusiasm, initiative and resourcefulness. It was desirable that they had fluency in a European language, particularly Italian, and a driving licence.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
GRB had helped us recruit before on a contingency basis and we knew we could outsource more to them when we needed to.
How did you find the recruitment process?
Once the full brief was taken, three GRB resourcers immediately began carefully searching the GRB talent pool and identified 48 graduates. After telescreening by four GRB consultants we were able to assess 39 candidates over five Assessment Days between 30th July to 6th August.
How did you find the service?
Fantastic. GRB handled all the administration, preparation of candidates and communication throughout the process.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
Following the Assessment Days eleven graduates received job offers on 10th September. We were aware candidates were having interviews with other firms so GRB had a reserve pool of talent. We contacted all eleven candidates and had seven immediate acceptances. The remaining four informed us they had other offers and decided to decline. This presented no problem to the team who turned to the reserve talent pool and in the next seven days arranged interviews, managed communication between both parties and succeed in securing four job offers guaranteeing we met our original objective of eleven starters on September 22nd.
Meeting Diversity Targets for Graduate Scheme Case Study
“GRB have been a pleasure to work with and we look forward to continuing working with them in the future.”
Hear how Forestry England outsourced their graduate recruitment scheme to GRB with a focus on addressing their diversity targets. Here’s how it happened;
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We had three aspects of our graduate recruitment process that needed to be outsourced: Candidate Attraction, Selection and Screening and Candidate Management.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
Our graduates feed into our management team and historically we have focussed on recruiting Geography, Land Management, Forestry, Economics and Business graduates. This year we needed to focus on attracting more applicants that met our D&I objectives for our graduate scheme.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
A particular focus for this year’s recruitment campaign was to expand our reach and improve the diversity of candidates at every stage of the process. We chose GRB for a number of reasons, one being that they provided excellent advice for reducing barriers at both application stage and throughout the selection/sifting process. Through their ongoing support and flexibility, GRB guided us through the process making necessary changes along the way. We have made significant progress from previous years and look to make further changes and improvements in upcoming campaigns.
What services did GRB provide you with?
GRB provided us with an effective and professional recruitment service for our Graduate Leadership Programme which enabled us to successfully attract, select, screen and manage candidates.
How did you find the service?
Superb. GRB successfully delivered multiple stages of the attraction and selection process and aided with moving the delivery of our online assessment centres due to Covid-19. The GRB team have been extremely diligent with strong communication throughout, keeping us regularly updated with weekly campaign reports and catch-up meetings.
Through regular emails and phone calls, GRB also provided each candidate with a strong level of assistance and encouragement. Feedback received from candidates following the assessment centre showed that they felt extremely well supported by GRB throughout every stage of the process.
What has been the outcome and how have the graduates made a difference?
For our attraction campaign, GRB received over 630 high quality graduate applications as a result of a successful marketing campaign using GRB’s job board, targeted emails to the GRB talent pool and social media reach.
GRB then carried out initial CV screening based on an adapted scoring structure. They competently undertook telephone interviews with over 90 candidates utilising an agreed question structure and then shortlisted candidates through a challenging online testing process. Finally, we ran two online assessment centres using the digital TopScore software whilst providing assessor and candidate support during both the planning and delivery stages.
For the candidate management side, GRB organised and invited candidates to undertake each part of the selection/screening process empathetically and professionally. They delivered the outcome of each stage gaining feedback where necessary whilst providing support to candidates through every stage of the process via email and regular telephone calls.
GRB have been a pleasure to work with and we look forward to continuing working with them in the future.
Pipeline for Leadership Team
“The GRB team have essentially become our recruitment team!”
Our client are an IT Professional Services company and software distributor. They were looking for graduates to join as Pre-Sales Technicians, Supply Chain Software Technicians, Project Executives and Project Administrators. Here’s how it happened;
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
Growth. We see the margin uplift generated from the results of our model of growing and developing graduates.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
The skillset and attitude they bring. We truly see our graduates as a pipeline for our leadership team.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
We have an excellent working relationship with GRB. We have been working with GRB for five years and taken on 15 graduates. We have gradually increased the number of graduates we take each year as the business has grown.
What services did GRB provide you with?
Initially we partnered with GRB on a contingency basis, hiring graduates on an ad-hoc basis. We have now built stronger ties and take a more strategic approach with our graduate recruitment with GRB as a natural partner.
How did you find the service?
Outstanding. Our trust in them to deliver has meant we can focus on other areas of the business. They have essentially become our recruitment team! GRB do everything now from CV reviewing to arranging the assessment day. It’s seamless.
What has been the outcome and how have the graduates made a difference?
The numbers speak for themselves and have always been solid. We receive five candidates for each role with 75% taken to interview stage. We give GRB timelines we want to work to so we can properly plan our approach and limit attrition. Based on our success, we are planning to double our graduate intake every year and continue to work with GRB to supply the best-fit graduate talent.
RPO Solution
“GRB have an impressive network of university contacts that were invaluable when it came to talent attraction in fields that were notoriously harder to recruit for.”
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
As a small recruitment team looking to recruit four technical graduates nationally we quickly realised we needed extra support to meet such challenging objectives.
Why were you looking for graduates to join your business?
We are keen to invest in young talent to ensure that as a business we do not stagnate and keep a steady flow of fresh new energy coming in to compliment our future growth strategies. It’s also an opportunity to ‘grow our own’ in readiness for future planning.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
In comparison to other suppliers we found that GRB were able to offer us the full package that we were looking for in addition to demonstrating an extensive knowledge of the breadth of technical roles that we were recruiting. They also have an impressive network of university contacts that were invaluable when it came to talent attraction in fields that were notoriously harder to recruit for.
What services did GRB provide you with?
The campaign started in April and lasted three months. In that time GRB covered our graduate attraction piece, advertising of roles, CV application management, sifting and selection via telephone interviews and keep warm activity prior to our internally ran assessment centres.
How did you find the service?
Communication was excellent every step of the way. This was shown through proposals being returned promptly and regular updates being received on attraction activity alongside stats with in depth overviews of candidate uptake. They were also extremely flexible when it came to accommodating some of our internal recruiting manager requests for more info as the deadlines grew closer which helped to keep minds at ease on candidate selection. In short, we felt that Jenny and the team offered a completely personalised service and that they actually became a part of our extended team throughout the whole process.
What was the outcome?
We were able to fill all of the spaces available for our 2017 assessment centre with some high calibre candidates. Four candidates were then chosen and have now been successfully recruited for the following positions: quantity surveyor, architectural technologist, land buyer and strategic planner and have now successfully joined our team in Chorley.
SME Recruitment
“Graduates bring energy and new ideas in an business that is driven by creativity and forward thinking.”
A Hampshire-based SME were looking for a recruitment partner with expertise in graduate recruitment. Learn from the CEO himself how the project was successfully executed.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
Innovation drives our growth and we are spending more than ever on R&D. For us that means more Software Development and with our focus on maintaining very high standards of software quality there was a need to expand our team of software test engineers
Why were you looking for a graduate?
We have a very successful graduate training program – over 60% of our team have come through that process and gone on to develop careers in all areas of the business. As well as being rapid learners and contributing very quickly in their new role, graduates bring energy and new ideas in an business that is driven by creativity and forward thinking.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
We have worked with GRB on previous recruitment assignments and have been delighted with the results. We know that GRB will provide good quality candidates and will be an effective partner throughout the process.
How did you find the recruitment process?
Simple. GRB listened to and understood our needs, provided relevant screened CV’s, took care of all the initial communications with the candidates and also knew when to take a step back so that we could negotiate and correspond directly when needed. The whole process was very effective and took less time than we expected.
How did you find the service?
Excellent. GRB are a great recruitment partner, the team are easy to communicate with and clearly work hard to deliver the candidates we need.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
Another successful recruitment, the graduate we took on very quickly established themselves and is now a key member of our team.
Technology Graduate Scheme
“GRB has a proven track record in helping us search for talented graduates.”
A client since August 1999, this Berkshire-based software house has recruited in excess of 100 graduates using GRB’s Search and Selection service. The International Recruitment lead explains our most recent project in more detail.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
Each year we take on a small number of graduates both for our Technology Graduate Scheme and for entry level roles across our organisation here in the United Kingdom in areas such as Marketing, R&D, HR and Technical Support.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
Bringing in people who can bring new ideas and challenge conventional thinking is the key to driving new innovation across everything that we do. Our scheme in particular provides our graduates with the opportunity to make a real impact from day one through involvement and management of real life projects and is designed to provide the graduates on it with the skills and experience needed to kick start their career in R&D or Product Management.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
We’ve had a close working relationship with GRB for many years and they not only know our business very well but also have a proven track record in helping us search for talented graduates not only for our Technology Graduate Scheme for other roles across our business.
How did you find the recruitment process?
The delivery from GRB was fast and efficient.
How did you find the service?
The delivery of the service was fast and efficient. There was regular contact throughout the process.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
Our graduates have been involved or have led some influential and successful projects both throughout the scheme but also after completion of it.
Work Ready Graduates Needed
“We look to hire smart, driven graduates who are looking for a career and opportunity.”
This City based search firm has recruited one graduate every year with GRB since 2009. The most recent hire was sourced, screened, interviewed and hired in just two days.
What was your business challenge/need at the time that required a new hire?
We’ve got an on-going need for strong Trainee Recruiters and whilst there’s lots of graduates out there, it’s difficult to find graduates with that blend of intellect, emotional intelligence, drive, determination, professionalism and high energy.
Why were you looking for a graduate?
Everyone in our business is degree educated – a mix of raw graduates, graduates with a year work placement and graduates with some post graduate commercial experience. We look to hire smart, driven graduates who are looking for a career and opportunity to be autonomous and fast track their career both financially and in responsibility.
Why did you decide on GRB against other options?
We have worked with GRB for several years now and have hired a number of excellent trainees through them including some of our top billers.
How did you find the recruitment process?
Good, GRB never bombard us with lots of CVs, instead focus on quality which is really appreciated. Just as importantly we hire a good number of these candidates.
How did you find the service?
Good, Gina, Joe, Zoe and before them, Owen, have been very consultative, easy to work with and have delivered excellent trainee recruiters to us.
What has been the outcome and how has the graduate made a difference?
The graduate starts in a few weeks. She will join our core UK procurement recruitment team working on a hot market with 11 years of candidates and clients to work with and the training of her direct Manager and our wider management team, whilst also growing her own candidate and clients to supplement this. She’s a big personality so we’re also looking forward to her integrating into our company and adding to our culture and high energy environment as well.
Testimonials by Industry
See how employers across different industries share their experiences of working with GRB to hire top early talent.
Advertising
“We were looking to hire a graduate with an interest in digital media and a strong mathematical background to join our Ad Operations team. I’m very glad to say that is exactly what we got. Sara and Chloe understood our requirements and moved quickly to fill them so that in just over a month we had received many CVs, interviewed a number of suitable candidates and appointed. The process was quick, easy and effective and that’s why GRB tops my ‘go to’ recruiters list.”
– Head of Advertising Operations</b
Buying
“I have worked with GRB Online for a large Automotive client. The sales team were professional, efficient and friendly and the site provided excellent results. As such the client has renewed for a second year. Excellent all round service.”
– Media Planner and Buyer
“We took 2 of your graduates last month and they are great. Both adding value already.”
– Commerical Director
Conference
“We’ve been very happy with our recent hires from GRB – I got an excellent range of candidates from the beginning, and was so impressed at interview stage that we hired two instead of one.”
– Head of Event Production
“Just a quick line to say a huge thank you from me for your hard work and dedication when supplying us with excellent candidates to fill our sales roles. You have been nothing short of brilliant and consistent in our relationship so far. The prep you have done with clients we have met is clear to see and your attention to detail and follow through is definitely a USP that I get to enjoy working with you; one that I am yet to experience with any of your competitors so far.
Last but not least- you are super personable (always upbeat) again very different from the robots I have encountered over the years.
Keep up the great work – Excellent is an understatement when describing the experience working with you. You are a great representative/example for any new employees coming to GRB.’
– Commercial Manager
Consultancy
“GRB have delivered not only excellent graduates but designed a graduate scheme from scratch for us. We were looking for two graduates so we called GRB. We then interviewed all 16 graduates on GRBs shortlist and then went on to hire three outstanding people! The process began by Jack steering us in the right direction for the whole recruitment campaign with a brilliant strategy. He helped create the best person specification for our role and company fit; gave salary advice; designed an assessment day that optimised our resources and provided a timeline for career progression. Overall this has now given us a graduate scheme blueprint to use which was more than what we were expecting from an agency.”
– Office/HR Manager
“GRB were very effective in finding us suitable candidates who both had the right academic background in economics but were also good communicators. The recruiter took the time to understand our team and needs and this was clear from the candidates submitted.”
– Senior Partner
“I have been 100% delighted with our recent recruitment choices, which is in large part due to GRB’s selection process. GRB completely understand our needs in terms of qualifications, skills and personality fit in an industry where these attributes so rarely go hand-in-hand. Our recruits are very happy too and tell me they have their dream job. Faith was also fantastic!”
– Director
“I have been satisfied that GRB offers an effective service, that provides graduate candidates, that have been carefully selected to match our role requirements. The candidates put forward are better than we achieve through our own direct recruitment efforts. The team at GRB are always helpful in making the selection process run smoothly and make it a good experience for candidates as well as employers.”
– Managing Director
“Whilst we usually only use recruitment agencies for senior experienced hires we engaged GRB to locate a suitable candidate for a graduate hire role in 2013. We were impressed with the quality of the 2 candidates shortlisted and the attentive service we received from Samantha at GRB, who took time to understand our needs and firm culture before forwarding candidate CVs. We were so impressed with one candidate that an offer was made there and then at first interview and six months on we are thrilled with her contribution to our business. Thank you GRB.”
– Director
“Having only recently started working with GRB it’s refreshing to see that their value add approach rivals many senior appointment recruitment agencies, and their customer service is market leading. From the point of collecting a brief to delivering a shortlist they are diligent, professional and engaging. The success and quality of the hires we have made through GRB will certainly give us food for thought when we are planning our future early careers hiring strategy, and I would have no hesitation in recommending GRB’s services.”
– Talent and Resourcing Manager
“GRB are an extremely professional recruiter. They get beyond the face value of a role, and to try to understand what kind of person would suit the role and the team, as well as real challenges the person will face day to day in the job. They have a strong feel for the kind of people who typically fit in well in our organisation, and they are always the quickest to respond to our request for candidates. Each application is supported by their impressions of each candidate, and they are frank in pointing out where candidates may be slightly weaker in a particular area. I value their judgement and honesty, and the fact that they are an enjoyable team to work with.”
– Recruiter
“We ran a two month advertising campaign with GRB Online, the response was exceptional and the service was very efficient – we took on all 6 graduates we needed from the pool of candidates they provided. We would not hesitate to use them again in the future and would recommend them to anyone looking for a graduate advertising”
– Graduate Recruitment Manager
“We have been very impressed so far and will definitely be using your services again in the future.”
– Director
“Quality graduate CVs was what we were after and that is precisely what we got. Our job ad generated 181 clicks and 68 applications so, overall, I think the service has been good and I will definitely be using GRB Online when I next seek graduates next year.”
– MD
“GRB’s advertising team were a pleasure to deal with. The quality of applications was very high and the response was great for our campaign! We ended up having a superb success rate with five out of our eight graduate hires coming from GRB’s advertising. I would highly recommend GRB Online as an agency and advertising source due to the access they have to high calibre graduates we just can’t find anywhere else.”
– Recruitment Advisor
Digital Marketing
“GRB has supported us over the last 3 years to recruit high tier graduates for our Graduate Recruitment programme. Katy and her team understand the market and generate good, targeted CVs. Flexible in their approach and always available to support – we are looking forward to continuing our partnership with the GRB team.”
Human Resources Director, Digital Marketing Agency
“We had tried to find a Russian speaking graduate to join our Leeds office but were just not getting the calibre we needed so I turned to GRB for help. Within three weeks our problem had gone! Zara at GRB took the brief, conducted a search and selection service and introduced CVs. I interviewed Jay and hired him on the spot! He is settling in really well and we are delighted with the results. Thanks GRB!”
– Talent Advisor, Media Agency
“Sara was great, thorough and attentive. She provided a higher level of graduates than I had seen from other sources and they were well researched and prepared. I was very impressed.”
– Director, Digital Marketing Agency
“As usual Sara has provided a great service and great candidates – it was quite a struggle to decide who to hire! GRB are my graduate recruitment service of choice and I can’t see that changing. Keep up the good work.”
– Head of Ad Ops and Campaign Delivery
“GRB have been our trusted recruitment partner since 2013. In that time GRB have filled over 10 roles for the business across global offices. They’ve had success placing multiple Graduate roles in Manchester and London, and the relationship has also grown to the team in Hamburg, Germany, placing the vast majority of our Graduate German speaking roles across teams. Our relationship with Sara at GRB is key to our ongoing success with timelines and regular communication. GRB not only deliver amazing graduates but also represent our company true to our brand in the UK. “
– General Manager
“We started partnering with GRB to source graduates interested in joining us as Digital Media Analysts. Within a short space of time, GRB successfully sourced and recruited five graduates for these vacancies. Not only was I impressed with the calibre of the candidates but also the service we received from Sara. When I heard other departments in our firm were seeking graduates I didn’t hesitate to recommend GRB who have since supplied two graduates in a new CRM Analyst team, one in our Business Intelligence team and on in our Content Marketing team. All in all it’s be a great experience, made a difference to our firm and is a relationship we value going forward.”
– Director
“We had been recruiting multilingual PPC graduates via an internship programme, however this yielded low numbers and a lack of calibre. Sara at GRB got in touch and advised us on the graduate market. We agreed to hire graduates on a permanent basis (subject to passing probation) and have had fantastic success. We?ve hired four European language speaking graduates in the last year with a much quicker and streamlined process, saving us considerable time and expense. The relationship has grown further having recently sourced the first graduate for our new Display Advertising team.”
– PPC Director
“For the last few years the GRB have helped my firm find top tier graduates with the various different language skills we require. The GRB is now the first place I turn when in need of graduates and a pleasure to do business with. I can highly recommended their services.”
Managing Director
“Thanks once again for your help with our recent hire into our new team. The quality of the candidates you sent through was exceptional and I’m sure we’ll work together in the future.”
– Digital Marketing Manager
“I have always had a good working relationship with GRB, and especially with Sara. The quality of candidates that are sent through are always very good, and Sara understands the individual that we need from the spec we provide. We have successfully had a recruit through yourselves as a result, and look forward to further developing our relationship in the future!”
– HR Executive Assistant
Engineering
“Just wanted to say a massive thank you for this week. The science and engineering assesment centres have taken it all out of us and there is no way I’d have been able to get through it without you. Especially George, you’ve been an absolute diamond. Everything I’ve chucked your way, you’ve just got on with it. How your brain works to fix all the problems, I’ll never know. Thanks once again, you’ve been amazing”.
– HR Manager, Major UK Energy Company
“GRB can deliver fast! We used GRB two years ago to recruit an Engineer, who has now been promoted, thus creating a new vacancy I needed to fill. Based in a small village in central Scotland and with a limited number of our target, Civil Engineering graduates available meant it was likely to be a challenge. I knew GRB’s expertise and access to a wider talent pool from across the UK would be a safe pair of hands. My project deadlines also meant I needed someone very quickly. I gave Faith a call and she took our job description, ran a search and pre-screened candidates for me. I selected the CV of a graduate from the Top 10 University for Civil Engineering on a Wednesday and then interviewed and offered them on a Thursday. I think that’s a record turnaround!”
– Structural Engineer, Engineering firm
“This is the third time we have used GRB and have always been very impressed with the service offered. We needed to recruit a graduate with some experience to join us in Gloucestershire as Process Engineers. The location and our niche industry has proven tricky to attract candidates however GRB have always provided an impressive choice and calibre of graduates who are interested. In the most recent round of recruitment I had six of our Senior Managers interview four graduates and we liked them all! It was hard to narrow it down to just one but we’ll be back next time for sure!.”
– HR Manager
“GRB handled our recruitment very professionally, and worked together to provide a unified response from GRB. The candidates we interviewed did vary on quality, but we found four excellent candidates, and secured two. They kept the process on track, and delivered on time. They were both very helpful and provided an excellent service.”
– HR Manager
“Since 2015 we have trusted GRB to source extremely intelligent and skilled graduate talent, for our graduate scheme and direct entry vacancies. Our academic requirements are one of the highest in the industry – A/A*A level, STEM degree subjects, 2:1, Top 15 University – and GRB has consistently introduced exactly the right calibre who we have hired. GRB have consistently delivered as they understand our business and have the reach and depth in their talent pool for us to access at any time of the year. GRB are our supplier of choice for graduates and will continue to be so for future top up campaigns.”
– Head of Graduate Recruitment
“We recently were looking to recruit a new graduate for the post of site engineer. We tried various approaches but the services of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau were undoubtedly the best. They presented us with a good range of candidates. They all were a reasonable match for our selection criteria and as a result we were able to short-list a number of suitable candidates. We ultimately appointed one of their candidates who has proved to be an excellent choice”.
– Head of Software Development
“We have worked with GRB for around four years. GRB source and supply our growing organisation with top tier graduates for our graduate scheme. The interview process is thorough and we will only hire the very best at interview. In our most recent assignment with GRB we made three offers and have many more equally capable candidates in the process. GRB are a pleasure to work, provide the quality we demand back up with a professional service. We hope to continue our business in the future.”
– HR Manager
“An advertising campaign we ran didn’t provide us with the quality of graduate applicants we needed so we searched for a recruitment agency with the best track record in sourcing high calibre graduates and found GRB. They delivered not once but twice. We initially saw ten CVs of exceptional Engineering graduates and chose seven to interview. We then then took five through to final selection and hired two. Rebecca managed the process efficiently and professionally throughout and we will definitely turn to GRB again in the future.”
– Recruiter
“We partnered GRB this summer to source for two Graduate Engineers. We worked efficiently and closely with GRB during the months of April and May to provide a shortlist of 8 high calibre candidates, 4 of whom attended a final interview and two were successfully hired. We had a list of criteria for our search, requiring engineers with excellent communication skills, interest and ideally experience in the Nuclear industry alongside great academics. We took a great deal of time and detail qualifying each candidate and we had a smooth and successful process.It is the first time I have used GRB and I was extremely impressed with both the calibre of the candidates and the personal service received from a recruitment company who did not know anything about the business prior to this.”
– HR Manager
“An unusual set of specific skills were required to fulfil the roles for which I was aiming to fill and GRB consistently managed to find excellent candidates exactly meeting these tough requirements. Interviewing unsuitable applicants is a complete waste of time for all concerned. We learned quickly that using GRB saved us time and money when it came to recruitment.”
– Lead Engineer
“We recently were looking to recruit a new graduate for the post of site engineer. We tried various approaches but the services of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau were undoubtedly the best. They presented us with a good range of candidates. They all were a reasonable match for our selection criteria and as a result we were able to short-list a number of suitable candidates. We ultimately appointed one of their candidates who has proved to be an excellent choice.
Both in the initial provision of a candidate list and subsequent additions, GRB were prompt and efficient. The information provided was concise and well presented. Our e-mails and phone calls were always answered promptly and professionally. GRB went out of their way to be helpful, even when we had to change interviewing arrangements on more than one occasion. We will certainly be using them again should we be seeking to recruit a new graduate.”
– Admin Assistant
Environment
“Most likely like everyone else, this year we had to undertake a total review of our normal graduate recruitment process due to the COVID pandemic. To do this we engaged the skills and experience of the GRB who provided us with support on CV sifting, first round interviews and creating a brand new on-line assessment centre. Their support was first class throughout. We knew exactly what GRB would be responsible for and also fully aware of what support they needed from us. It was a great partnership and whilst we had some unique requirements they found a way to make it happen for us. The overall quality of the graduates who attended our assessment centres were of a very high standard, the hardest element for us was making the decision on which graduates to make offers too. We look forward to working with GRB on future graduate recruitment campaigns.”
– Senior HR Business Partner
Executive Search
“I recently had the pleasure or working with Hannah to recruit a Research Analyst. She stood out as someone who took the time to listen to the brief and match candidates to it, was proactive in generating results and calm and effective at managing expectations. Really happy to recommend Hannah and will be working with her again.”
– Partner
“GRB have been an absolute pleasure to work with – highly professional, efficient and communicative throughout the process. We’ve used several similar recruitment agencies in the past with little success so are particularly pleased with the job you guys have done.”
– Consultant
“I recently had the pleasure or working with Hannah to recruit a Research Analyst. She stood out as someone who took the time to listen to the brief and match candidates to it, was proactive in generating results and calm and effective at managing expectations. Really happy to recommend Hannah and will be working with her again.”
– Partner
“Gina, Owen, Hanna and others have been great. We’re a small business and hiring the right people has been, and continues to be, critical to our success. You guys were quick to grasp the core of what we do and how we do it. As a result, the vast majority of candidates you’ve introduced to us have been high calibre and culturally a good fit. We’ve just asked Gina to start another search for us for a Researcher hire and we’re looking forward to meeting more good people soon.”
– Senior Recruitment Consultant
Finance
“GRB was recommended to me by a trusted friend who had used them successfully to recruit brilliant graduates for his firm. The first thing that stood out compared to other agencies we have previously used was the time the GRB consultant took to listen to our requirements and really understand the business. Being a small but fast-growing firm, it was imperative we hired a graduate that didn’t want to join a corporate graduate scheme but really fit with our values and culture which was key. Very soon I received a shortlist of five graduates who we interviewed. We took three to the second round and I was very impressed with the quality of the candidates and could easily have taken them all. In the end, we had one role to fill so after the second interviews on Friday we offered on Monday and they are due to start in a few weeks time. A quick turnaround meant the process was stress-free and the customer service throughout was very impressive. When we need another high-calibre graduate I will definitely be calling GRB again!”
– COO
“Since 2013 we have used GRB to recruit a total of 19 graduates to join us as Business Analysts. Not only has every one performed really well within the business but what sets GRB apart is the consistently high service levels we have had over the years. I’m especially delighted with our Account Managers, Ruby and Lucy, who have both helped make the process so smooth. Lucy is brilliant, she only works three days a week but she keeps me up to date (even out of office hours) so nothing is too much trouble to change last minute. GRB have changed the way I recruit grads and it’s definitely for the better! We have had such a successful campaign this year that I’m excited to recruit next year already! Nothing is too much to ask, and I don’t feel pressured or nagged on top of my busy work load. They have taken the stress out of recruiting and for me that’s a huge bonus.”
– HR Manager
“Faith has done a great job for us recruiting strong grads over 2016 & 2017.We look forward to working with her and the wider grad bureau into 2018 and beyond as we further our early careers proposition.”
– Head of Talent Aquisition
“We are very happy partnering with GRB. The candidates put forward have always matched our brief and been of a good calibre. We received four CVs and interviewed them all, taking two to final and offering one. We have always had good dialogue and communication from your team and follow ups have always been done efficiently. As we have successfully filled vacancies with GRB, we would certainly look to work together in the future again when needed.”
– Senior Advertising Manager
“We have used GRB previously to source outstanding graduates for Risk Analyst roles and did not hesitate instructing GRB to help us again with a new job requirement. Due to rapid growth of the business, we needed to expand our team by hiring a Marketing graduate. We certainly made the right decision. Communication was great between Grace at GRB, HR and myself to ensure a seamless process throughout. GRB introduced a shortlist of top calibre CVs and we were impressed with all the graduates that were proposed. We are delighted with the candidate we chose and she has settled into the role very well”.
– Head of Marketing
“We have been incredibly grateful for the service provided by GRB over the past year (and previous years). Ian has successfully placed 5 graduates in our London office and 2 in our Paris office in 2014. His knowledge of our company, understanding of our ideal candidate profile and dedication to maintaining momentum in the process has been invaluable in what is always an ‘urgent’ push for new graduates in our business.”
– Account Manager
“I was very pleased with the outcome of my recent experience using the Graduate Recruitment Bureau. The consultant that I liaised with was professional and understood our requirements very well. I found the speed of service to be excellent and the quality of candidates provided to be very good. I would definitely use their service in the future.”
– Recruitment Manager
“I would definitely recommend GRB to other companies. I would describe GRB as being able to provide a very personal service to both recruiting company as well as applicant. GRB seems to get a good understanding of their applicants and seem to work towards fulfilling their needs. Ian is very honest and client focused, which I appreciate a great deal”.
– Graduate Recruitment and Development Manager
“We were struggling to find a large quantity of good analyst graduates. We had used a few recruiters but the quality was generally poor. GRB made a significant improvement: they listened to our needs, filtered CVs appropriately and generally made it easy for us to fill 13 graduate positions in a relatively short time. Thanks for your great work on this.”
– Customer Analytics Director
“Based in the Channel Islands can be a plus and negative when it comes to recruitment however coupled with time pressures and strict requirement on the academics and skills profile we turned to GRB for their expertise. Their nationwide presence and reputation enabled us to tap into a talent pool of amazing candidates – in quick smart time and in an extremely professional fashion thanks to Danielle. Well done and thank you.”
– Head of Talent Management
“We found the level of service to be at the top end of the market, with rates that are competitive. We like the way you take the time to listen to what we are looking for and send us a focused short list of CVs for us to review.”
– Director
“Victoria at GRB Online has successfully, with great confidence and knowledge, made a candidate become an employee of our firm. I am very delighted with the service provided and will certainly use this relationship built going forward with our company recruitment needs.”
– Financial Service
“I’ve used GRB Online for a range of financial services institutions for their graduate campaigns and the number of applications generated has always made advertising on the site cost effective. The quality is always good as well. The site provides a different audience to the other major job boards for graduates.”
– Account Manager
Healthcare
“Lucy Bates at the GRB is the best recruiter for graduates in the field of health economics, I would recommend her to any graduate seeking opportunities in this area or employers looking for talented hires”
– Director
“We look for highly capable new maths/stats graduates with analytical skills, a research mindset and ambition. We can trust that our consultant and the GRB team can provide us these candidates – as they have done so often in the past. It’s obvious that our consultant is very careful in selecting those candidates most suitable for us, and I value her dedication and straight talking. I really appreciate that I’m told how it is, good or bad and that’s different to other recruiters I’ve worked with.”
– Head of Scientific Affairs
“I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank you for the excellent service you have provided in such a short space of time; we have been very impressed and I believe this has been a very successful venture. I do look forward to working with you again on any upcoming graduate vacancies we have.”
– Implementation Manager
“Following a successful graduate recruitment exercise last year, the GRB team were mobilised once again due to a last minute increase in headcount for a FTSE250 healthcare firm. Eleven top graduates were urgently required in a short time frame. Here’s how GRB met this challenge against the clock.
The Challenge.
On the 10th July our client instructed the GRB team to recruit eleven recent graduates with a 2:1 in a Science or Engineering related degree from a top 10 UK University. Successful applicants would join a two year rotational graduate management scheme joining the firm in Derby, Swindon or Manchester on 22nd September. Candidates also needed to show strong A Levels and display a strong skill set including: Strong leadership potential through extra-curricular activity, positions of responsibility and work experience Excellent communication skills. Analytical, inquisitive, problem solving individuals who are willing to challenge using innovative thinking. Flexible and adaptable To fit in with the company culture candidates needed a personality that demonstrated energy, enthusiasm, initiative and resourcefulness. It was desirable that they had fluency in a European language, particularly Italian, and a driving licence.
The Solution.
Once the full brief was taken, three resourcers immediately began carefully searching our candidate pool and identified 48 graduates. After telescreening by four consultants we scheduled 39 candidates over five Assessment Days with the client between 30th July to 6th August. We handled all the administration, preparation of candidates and communication throughout the process.
The Results.
Following the Assessment Days eleven graduates received job offers on 10th September. We were aware candidates were having interviews with other firms and had a reserve pool of talent. We contacted all eleven candidates and had seven immediate acceptances. The remaining four informed us they had other offers and decided to decline. This presented no problem to the team who turned to the reserve talent pool and in the next seven days arranged interviews, managed communication between both parties and succeed in securing four job offers guaranteeing we met our original objective of eleven starters on September 22nd.”
– Recruitment Manager
IT
“Thank you for your support and work to help us in this process. I really appreciate your professionalism, support and guidance.Thomas has had a good first day today so that’s obviously a promising start. It was a pleasure working with you.”
– Senior Sales Engineer EMEA
“Once again the process has been a resounding success, and we have three excellent graduates starting in two weeks. This was our second year of working with Jack and my first year as owner of the process from our side. The process started three months later this year and we were exceptionally pleased with the way it went. Jack was proactive and responsive, the quality of the initial shortlist for the Assessment Day was excellent and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of the process.”
– Consulting Manager
“Really appreciate the support and the professionalism shown by Gen and the team at GRB. The service perfectly met our needs and helped us get our business started. Thank you.”
– CEO
“Going back to around June/ July last year I was working closely with Gen and Daniel and I have to say both Gen and Dan were great to work with. Not once did I ever feel unsupported and quite honestly sometimes chasing me isn’t the easiest so I can only applaud their professionalism and patience there too. I would say that both Gen and Dan have a very good understanding of our needs here and I was very grateful for the insights and advice on a number of occasions. Needless to say I was very happy with how things went.”
– International Recruitment Advisor
“I have been working with Gen and her team for around 12 years now. When I recently joined my new employer GRB was one of the first companies I contacted to join the current PSL as I knew they would be able to produce extemporary candidates. As always, the team have been brilliant. They are responsive, friendly and go above and beyond to find us what we are looking for!.”
– Talent Manager
“We were seeking a graduate for an entry-level advertising strategist role and so started to post on job boards. Danielle at GRB approached me directly offering to supply the right graduate from their talent pool. Once Danielle was in the driving seat things started to move pretty quickly! I saw five great graduates who were a breath of fresh air compared to other candidates. We offered one of GRBs candidates and they accepted. Next time we will turn to GRB to supply graduate talent.”
– Head of Accountancy
“Gen and the team at GRB are awesome. They helped us find Graduate Software Engineers, in an incredibly competitive market so it’s great to have someone as tenacious as Gen on our side. GRB just “get it.” They take the time to understand your needs and deliver results in the most efficient way possible. When/if things get tough you can be confident Gen will go the extra mile.”
– Recruitment Manager
“We are very happy with all the help you guys give to us! Faith is excellent at hearing us out, even when we aren’t 100% what we are looking for at first. She has also been fantastic and patient with our very detailed and lengthy recruitment process, always making sure candidates turn up for our assessments well prepared. With multiple successful placements in the last couple of years we really can’t thank you all enough.”
– Office Manager, Software Company
“As a young and ambitious market access consultancy we were looking to grow by acquiring truly talented Science graduates to support our growing client projects. We instructed GRB to provide a shortlist of pre-screened Science graduates who were looking to join a fast growing SME in the Midlands. As this was our first time recruiting graduates, GRB were able to guide and advise us on the graduate market, the interview process and salary. I expected the available talent pool at that time of year would be small especially as many graduates would also be attracted to blue chip firms in London – however GRB did not disappoint. I was delighted with the standard (and choice) of graduates GRB were able to provide from their extensive talent pool and we successfully hired a Science graduate to join us as an Analyst – all within the space of just four weeks.”
– Director
“We were struggling to find top calibre software engineering graduate talent that would also meet our cultural fit and collaboration needs for our award winning team. Henry, Gen and Dan at GRB were great and delivered superb candidates with professional conduct throughout the process. They were able to source a talented software engineer far quicker than other suppliers in the past and the candidate has proved to be an excellent addition and fit for the development team demonstrating high coding standards. We’re very pleased – thanks GRB”.
– Talent Acquisition Manager
“We’re very happy with the friendly and professional service we get from GRB, and amazed how quick the process was from contacting them to recruiting our first graduate. But mostly we were very impressed by the quality of their graduates, compared to CVs we’d got from other agencies”.
– Company Director
“GRB makes the whole process work and is rapidly becoming my recruiter of choice (beyond the PSL). Tim is beyond his years in terms of professionalism and has put a lot of time in to understand what I look for. He also has his candidates interests in mind and goes beyond just paying that lip service. I respect his integrity and that sets him aside from a lot of recruiters I have dealt with.
Make sure you look after him, because if he goes my business will follow him. He is a credit to you.”– Head of Software Development
” I have been working with Ian on and off since 2013. The Graduate market is such a tricky market to hire from, with lots of recruitment agencies claiming to be able to tap into the market and present the best candidates. GRB provides a quality service with the very best and best prepared graduates regularly submitted on every search initiated.”
– HR Consultant
“Over the past six years GRB has supplied us with graduate hires each year. We approached them at a time when we wanted to reintroduce graduate hiring into the business and they have delivered on each assignment given. Gen and the GRB team have supplied high quality, highly screened and relevant candidates based on our needs, both in terms of hard and soft skills needed. This has significantly increased the interview/hire ratio and ultimately made hiring graduates into the business a success.”
– Executive Director
“There are many aspects to the GRB service that have made the process of hiring two graduate developers very easy, and quick. In the space of around 4 weeks, we specified our requirements, agreed the types of people that would suit our technology start-up, reviewed well filtered CVs (with great pre-interview notes), carried out a handful of interviews and offered jobs. I’m pleased to say both offered candidates joined our team, and both are settling in very well – in fact they both have code in our live service, and it’s only month one.”
– CTO
“We were focusing on our graduate recruitment strategy when we came across GRB, and they have proved to be a huge success. James worked with us to find us the right candidates for our organisation’s specific requirements, and we managed to find not only one, but two graduates! The whole process took only a few weeks, and both our new hires have started this week, and settled in well. We are extremely pleased with the service provided by GRB and I would definitely recommend them to others. Thank you!”
– HR Officer
“We are very grateful to Gen at GRB for taking the time to really understand the type of candidate we were looking for. She put a lot of effort into finding the right candidate for a demanding and esoteric position when others couldn’t.”
– Recruitment Manager
“GRB were brilliant from start to finish in understanding our position, culture and most importantly the person specification. With their help we were able to get in front of several high quality candidates for interviews and two fantastic hires who join our growing European team. Underlining the process was a friendly and professional service from Sara. We’ll be sure to use GRB again.”
– European Managing Director
“The Graduate Recruitment Bureau have been supplying us with candidates for the past five years. During that time they have supplied to us a high number of candidates, many of which we have taken on. We feel that the Graduate Recruitment Bureau listens to our needs as a company and only sends over candidates that match all of our requirements. They are a flexible company who are always willing to help and offer expertise.”
– Recruitment Manager
“GRB deliver on their promise. Owen and the team at GRB have successful sourced and recruited 12 graduates for us and we continue to rely on them to find outgoing and highly sales-driven graduates to join our organisation this Summer. Without the time and access to a high calibre talent pool GRB provide a value added service we need to keep our company being the best in our sector.”
– Director
“We have been working with GRB to source and recruit exceptional technical graduates since 2013. We reached out to GRB as we were struggling to find the right kind of calibre that we needed to take into our software development and technical products teams. Initially we asked GRB to source two graduate software developers and based on this success we assigned GRB a further project to recruit a graduate product specialist role to work on. GRB successfully found two candidates to join us in this exciting role. Given their excellent track record we have recruited another graduate software developer to join our programming team upon completion of their final exams. Our continued trust and partnership continues to grow and we are very pleased with GRB’s service and supply of candidates!”
– Director
“I reached out to GRB after stumbling across your website whilst conducting a somewhat manic search for extra support with our 2015/2016 Associate Programme as our two current suppliers were not hitting their projected numbers. After briefing Alexis and running through our key requirements and timescales, Alexis was extremely efficient in contacting me with suitable applicant CV’s. Throughout the entire process, and especially towards the interview and assessment centre stages, Alexis was a fantastic support, constantly updating me on her candidates as well as pushing through much needed last minute applications. At all times Alexis was professional, friendly and always willing to help and I can honestly say that I wouldn’t think twice about contacting her next year for the 2016/2017 intake. Alexis worked really hard from start to finish to ensure she understood exactly what we were looking for, and despite being a brand new supplier, she outperformed our other long standing suppliers. If you have any internal recognition schemes at GRB, please do recognise Alexis for her hard work as she really has gone above and beyond what I would have expected.”
– Recruitment Partner
“As an innovative, award-winning, ambitious engineering firm we needed a similar type of graduate to join us – and the GRB team delivered. We were very pleased with the results and the Computer Scientist from Southampton University is making good progress.”
– Co-Founder and Principal
“When we were looking to use a graduate specific recruitment service for the first time we turned to our network for recommendations and we weren’t disappointed with the end results. A company we knew had successfully used GRB previously and they told us to get in touch with Gen. I must say working with GRB and Gen has been brilliant. She understands exactly the people we wanted for a Junior Web Developer role. On the strength of that candidate we decided to grow the team and have hired subsequent graduates from GRB’s talent pool.”
– Lead Developer
“We have worked with GRB over the past 6 months recruiting both graduate and post graduate research scientists. These are particularly challenging positions to recruit against as the candidates not only have to have excellent qualifications, but also need to have a good personality fit for the research team they join. Unlike others we have used in the past, GRB really took time to understand our requirements technically, and also put effort into understanding the personality types that would work well in our research teams. The quality of the CV’s and candidates were excellent from the start, but what really stands out is the quality of their staff and how they manage the process internally and with the customer. Feedback from our employees who we recruited through GRB was also very positive.”
– Nanotech Company
“After spending time unsuccessfully searching for potential graduates for technology consulting roles we got in contact with GRB to see what they had to offer. After taking time to really understand our requirements Aleks filled 4 interview slots on a day that was suitable to us. We saw the 4 candidates and were very impressed with 2 of them in particular who we progressed to a second interview. After this we found ourselves in a predicament as we could see ourselves hiring either but were not in a position to have both. We have now successfully hired a strong graduate who has quickly integrated into our organisation and we are happy to, and have, referred GRB’s services to our business partners.”
– Director of Professional Services
“I have used the Graduate Recruitment Bureau to recruit staff for my company for the last five years. The company has always provided me with a very professional service and has found me candidates who match the job requirements very closely. In fact a large number of the candidates recruited some years ago are still with the company today.
– Aftersales Manager
“We deal with a lot of recruiters, and your company and Corin in particular are a cut above. Generally recruiters are the bane of my life(!), but Corin is the only one who makes it a very easy and enjoyable experience. Even your billing department is more efficient than all the others. A bunch of recruiters have asked us for exclusivity and I always say no, but I have given Corin de-facto exclusivity just because she makes it all so easy.”
– Managing Director
“We certainly recommend GRB to other companies. GRB provide the correct quantity of candidates to choose from all of which are a higher calibre than most recruitment agencies. Unlike other agencies, GRB do not continually hassle and chase for updates/communication”.
– Director
“We approached GRB back in 2012 with an urgent requirement for a high level graduate to support our expansion at the time. This initial role was turned around quickly with a very strong graduate who is still flourishing in our company today. They have become our partner of choice for all our graduate recruitment as they understand what we look for in terms of capability and company fit. We trust them to source candidates and manage them through our interview process and backs up our belief in their recruitment experience. We have a great two way relationship with them and due to their understanding of the graduate market and links with top universities we would gladly recommend their service to anyone looking to hire a graduate. We have also since worked with their graduate with experience arm of the company, GRB IT. Both Aleks and Chris are great, personable consultants to deal with and really know their markets.”
– Head of Operations
A recruiter to benefit immediately from signing up to our Hot Graduate email alert was Carolyn , Head of Tax Development at a corporate tax software house. “After looking for 6 months Carolyn turned to GRB. We advertised for the roles but the overall calibre of candidates was poor and it was very time consuming. Once we got involved with GRB we didn’t need to do anything else.” The process was then explained by Carolyn. “After we got the first Hot Graduates email alert I could see Divya had the skills we needed. At that point her CV was only a click away. It was a painless process. Nice and easy to do and a very quick turnaround once I phoned GRB. It only took 4 weeks from signing up to the email alerts to Divya joining us. I have suggested to two of my colleagues to sign up as they are looking for graduates too! Carolyn had not seen anything like this before. She went on to say, “It was just so easy! You know graduates are of a certain calibre being hand-picked by GRB. It was very quick and easy to review their details. It added value to our recruitment process by speeding things up and enabling us to tap into a quality stream of new candidates for us.”
– Head of Tax Development
“I was very impressed with the service we had from Amelia and GRB. The standard of candidates presented was far higher than I?d had from other agencies specialising in our field, for quite some time. That was reflected in the fact that we decided to take on two of the candidates, rather than the single graduate that we were looking for. That decision has worked out well and I will certainly be contacting GRB when we next recruit at that level.”
– Director
“As a fast growing, award winning US e-sourcing firm we are looking to grow our presence in the UK with exceptional talent. Our thoughts turned to graduates and then to GRB. Our requirements were not the norm and it was a tricky role to recruit for. We were looking for a particular kind of graduate to join as a Client Support Specialist plus, given the time difference with our US clients, the role called for a very early start – 5am. However, to our delight within a very short space of time GRB were able to source, screen and select a number of suitable graduates and we successfully made a hire. The time and cost we saved using GRB not only filled a position but added a valuable member to the team to fuel our long term growth”.
– MD
“We have always found GRB to be courteous and attentive to our requirements. What impresses me most is the efforts GRB make to attract the top graduates.”
– MD
“I have used the Graduate Recruitment Bureau to recruit staff for my company for the last five years. The company has always provided me with a very professional service and has found me candidates who match the job requirements very closely. In fact a large number of the candidates recruited some years ago are still with the company today.
The personnel I have dealt with at the Graduate Recruitment Bureau have handled my requests promptly and efficiently and have recognised the need to keep in regular contact with the candidates right through the selection process to ensure we have managed to select the best people for the job.
I have no hesitation in recommending the Graduate Recruitment Bureau for any recruitment needs you may have.”
Aftersales Manager
“The Graduate Recruitment Bureau have been supplying us with candidates for the past five years. During that time they have supplied to us a high number of candidates, many of which we have taken on. We feel that the Graduate Recruitment Bureau listens to our needs as a company and only sends over candidates that match all of our requirements. They are a flexible company who are always willing to help and offer expertise.”
Recruitment Manager
Management
“We were pleased with the process, it was simple and the applicants we received were well vetted and a good match to our requirements. We have given you a second vacancy to fill and this therefore confirms our satisfaction with your services.”
– Project Manager
Manufacturing
“The service was excellent, the candidates put forward were all of a very high standard. We will definitely use GRB again when we look to recruit graduates. I have also recommended GRB to my daughter who will be graduating this year. Great Service, thank you.”
– HR Assistant
“I was looking to fill a hybrid role that straddled Engineering and Software at our office in Devon immediately. This new role required a rare graduate skill set and I’d heard GRB were experts in sourcing first-class STEM graduates. Within a week I was able to view four graduate CVs. Based on their skills ets I was able to adapt the role a step further and make 100% use of their skill sets. My job offer was accepted and so I was delighted. The service from James and Chelsea at GRB and the management of the project was great from start to finish. I look forward to turning to GRB again for first-class graduates.”
– Managing Director, Manufacturing
“Owen and his team at GRB have been immensely helpful in resourcing high quality candidates for our European Graduate Leadership Programme. They have taken the time to get to know our company and our needs and always send relevant candidates who have been fully briefed on the roles. Recently Verity has been assisting me whilst Owen was away, and has seamlessly taken over and competency dealt with several telephone interviews/face to face interviews and different presentation briefs for different candidates. It was great to know that even though Owen was away we were able to continue our recruitment process with no delays or concerns.”
– HR Officer
“We were looking for graduates to join the business but the challenge was to find them in several locations across the country – London, the Midlands, the North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We needed an agency with national coverage and GRB had a readymade talent pool from the UKs top universities. The entire project was handled professionally and efficiently by GRB and especially Luke who provided a fantastic service throughout. He had a good grasp of the person we were looking for and we are very happy with the results. He has organised four assessment days for seven graduates enabling us to hire four exceptional graduates who join the Field Sales team as Executives.”
– Managing Director
“Rebecca’s attention to detail when shortlisting candidates for us, has provided our company with an impressive number of high calibre graduate CVs. In the past year thanks to Rebecca we have recruited two chemists to work in our technical R&D department in Shanghai, a trilingual account executive working within our global channel team and we’re now on the hunt for a graduate .NET developer. Rebecca has been extremely quick in sourcing such a broad range of suitable candidates and has certainly meet and exceeded our very high level of expectations. She’s polite, professional and a joy to work with, I look forward to continuing our graduate recruitment search with Rebecca and the GRB in the years to come.”
– Commercial Director
“GRB were great to deal with on what was an unknown market to us. Provided us with good advice and a fantastic selection of candidates who highly impressed our colleagues in Germany in comparison to other European graduates. Our consultant always responds quickly to any e-mails and calls and willing to help in whatever way she can.”
– Human Resources Advisor
“We have worked with GRB for the first time recruiting for our summer 2016 Graduate programme. GRB have worked hard to fully understand our technical requirements to source the right candidates. They have a professional, friendly and open approach to recruitment and we would recommend GRB.
– Recruitment Co-ordinator
“The process of selecting the right candidate took a long time (many months) and I went through a selection of recruitment agencies. The level of graduates I met through GRB was excellent, and they were mostly suitable for the position. I feel that GRB asked me the right questions in order to establish the type of candidate I needed for the role, which of course saved time by not sending unsuitable applicants. GRB’s analysis of our new employees skills and what they can bring to the company have been accurate, and for that I would like to say that GRB’s methodical approach and input into this whole process with us has been excellent.
– Installations Dept Supervisor
“Rebecca at GRB did an excellent job at filtering and shortlisting the candidates for me. Over one week she had six potential candidates all of which were suitable for the job. We ended up interviewing three which were of very high quality and shortly after we offered the job to one. Well pleased with the service.”
– Technical Sales Manager
“The team at GRB have been successful in sourcing a number of graduates for us across a range of disciplines. They have taken the time to understand the business and our requirements which always results in a very good, comprehensive short list of candidates. I would recommend GRB for any graduate recruitment needs.”
– Group HR Executive
“Having remembered the reputation GRB enjoyed when I graduated myself, when I began sourcing candidates for our sales based graduate scheme it was only natural that I contacted the GRB. In the years that I have been working with Owen and Sam, they have been the most successful agency that I work with for 2 key reasons – They have invested time & effort to understand our business & our culture and they put forward both quality and quantity candidates.”
– Marketing and Recruitment Manager
Market Research
“Danielle at GRB is an excellent recruitment consultant, always working with honesty and integrity and its a pleasure doing business with her.”
– Executive Assistant
“The level of service provided by GRB and their team has been of the highest quality and extremely professional. They clearly had the candidates interests at heart and treated them as people not a commodity. They took the time and effort to understand our needs and requirements and then acted quickly and thoroughly in their search, selection and introduction of graduates. Their business model is fantastic and a true matchmaking service of the highest level.”
– Market Research Company
“I just wanted to say thank you for the great service you have given us again, this time with our Editor role. You gave us some great candidates and we’ve chosen someone who seems perfect for the role. I asked the candidate about their experience of GRB and they were extremely positive: said you treated them as an individual not just a grad to be placed, you gave her a lot of support throughout the process and you were very ‘human’ throughout. I wanted to pass that on.
So thanks again and I’m sure we will be back again in the future.“
– HR Director
Marketing
“Working with the Danielle and her team at GRB has been an absolute pleasure. We needed three critical graduate hires in three separate areas of our business, all within a tight time frame. The quality of candidate, as well as the service, provided by GRB was exemplary. We were delighted to work with them and now consider them a partner for all our graduate recruitment needs, rather than a ‘recruiter’.”
– Managing Director
“We have worked with GRB since 2014 when we were seeking graduates with management potential. Since then we always turn to GRB on an ad hoc basis. I reached out recently to GRB to recruit Account Executives. We are based in Surbiton and sometimes this makes it challenging attracting graduates who are set on working in Central London. Nevertheless GRB always manages to carefully screen graduates and only put forward those that want to work in our industry and have ties to Surbiton. I was delighted to be offered a choice of eight candidates and promptly decided to interview three of them. We took two to the next round and offered them the roles. Both have accepted. I am delighted with the calibre of all the candidates we considered and the service provided. If you need first-class graduates look no further than GRB!”
– Managing Director
“My colleague was originally in touch with Cortex (GRB’s experienced hire IT division) however on learning about GRB’s service to supply graduates it soon become clear they could also support us more broadly with junior marketing roles. We were impressed with GRB’s work, both candidate calibre and the speed at which they moved. So much so that we actually took two marketing graduates to help drive our digital strategy forward!”
– Head of Marketing, Tech start up
“We recently started working with GRB to help us source talented graduates to join our growing business. Our requirements are traditionally quite demanding and bespoke, so we were really pleased that GRB were able to supply a really high calibre of candidates. After one successful first hire we’ll undoubtedly be using GRB again in the future.”
– Account Director
“We have used the Graduate Recruitment Bureau for years and have found the service they provide to be excellent. They understand what our organisation requires from graduates, which in turn means they only put forward candidates that meet our criteria. As a result of this we have employed many graduates over the years and will continue to do so.”
– Personal Assistant
“If looking for a graduate again I would definitely use GRB- the team at GRB were really friendly, helpful and most of all gave us strong good fitting candidates so our time was not wasted with pointless interviews.”
– Manager
“I was recruited through GRB 3 years ago, so I always turn to you first when we need a new graduate. The CVs GRB sends us are high quality and are relevant to the role which is great. Some recruitment agencies waste time sending through low-grade CVs with irrelevant degrees – I have never experienced this problem with GRB.”
– Data Analyst
“I have no issues with the excellent service provided to date by GRB. Hence, why we have retained your services for the last 5 years since my time at this firm and previous history subsequent to my appointment. GRB provide an excellent level of service with high calibre candidates. GRB’s consultants really know their market and always attract and put forward high calibre candidates who have gone on to achieve successful careers within the firm. Always a pleasure to work with and not irritating like some agencies, GRB is highly recommended.”
– HR Manager
“We needed exceptional graduates to fuel our global expansion and after searching for the best provider of graduate talent turned to GRB Online. After consultation with Victoria we launched a carefully timed, targeted one month advertising and social media campaign to get our brand in front of the right graduate job seekers. The best thing about our campaign was the quality of the response and the service levels which were second to none from start to finish. We would certainly be recommending GRB Online and using them when recruiting for another graduate position”.
– Graduate Recruitment Manager
“GRB Online have always been really helpful and flexible when putting together our email campaigns. They have been able to provide us with accurate information and target the right individuals to meet our requirements. We would definitely recommend GRB Online for your business and marketing needs, and will use them again. “
– Professional Development Assistant
Operations
“We have been using your services for a few years now and have always been very satisfied with the quality of candidates we receive from you. We deal with many agencies for all our vacancies and can report that your staff are among the few that actually listen to what we require and send us relevant candidates every time.”
– Recruitment Manager
As an HR practitioner I have used GRB for a number of years. I have never been disappointed. Hiring graduates can involve a lot of advertising on different job boards then sorting to find those candidates that fit our particular requirements. GRB are focused in their enquiries about our needs and are lean and flexible in their administration requirements. We have key employees now that started with us from GRB and make a significant and positive impact to our business today.”
– Head of HR UK & Singapore, Oil and Gas Consultancy
Pharmaceuticals
“Thank you for your help and assistance in finding an outstanding graduate. The whole process has been brilliant and the business here are really pleased we have been able to source this graduate even though we came to the “game” late. We thought we would miss out on quality graduates and assumed they would have been snapped up at this time of year – but we were proved wrong! GRB managed the process professionally and with open communication turning it around extremely quickly. I will definitely be using GRB again if we are searching for graduates next year and will contact you earlier to avoid sleepless nights! I will also recommend you to my other HR colleagues.”
– Head of HR
“I found Gen to be very helpful and efficient. She managed to source two/three candidates for us for interview for the Junior Analyst role, which was a very tricky role for us to achieve the right candidates. We?d been previously trying to source candidates ourselves for six months. We liked the fact that she took the time to work out exactly what we required and matched personality profiles and technical experience with the candidates she put forward.”
– Manager
Publishing
“GRB supplied the perfect graduate skillset we needed. Danielle at GRB listened to our brief and understood what we were looking for on all levels – top academics, preferred work experience and cultural fit – which is often the hardest thing to match. She met the challenge and we hired the first candidate she introduced! Saved me a lot of time and effort – thank you!”
– Director, Publishing Firm
“We’ve worked with James, Henry and Aleks at GRB for two years now hiring four candidates to join as Developers – three at graduate level and one at experienced level. I’m very happy with these additions to our team and the service provided by GRB has been excellent. We look forward to a long and happy partnership with GRB now and in the future!”
– CTO
“The service we received from GRB was excellent. Our consultant quickly understood the role and person-spec we were looking for, and within a few days had produced a well-matched shortlist of suitable candidates. One round of interviews and we were able to make an appointment. Our previous attempt at advertising had produced no responses! Good work GRB!”
– Director
Recruitment
“The service provided by GRB has fully met the expectations of the business and facilitated the steady growth of our firm. Response rate from GRB is always very prompt, the rates offered by GRB are competitive, they follow our processes and ensure they work collaboratively with the Recruitment Team, and most importantly GRB understand our business and are very accommodating to our requirements.
Owen Gill is an asset to GRB and does a great job, it feels like GRB are an extension of our own internal Recruitment Team and I would definitely recommend GRB as a supplier.”– Resourcing Manager
“The team at GRB have successfully sourced a number of graduates for the AGR who proved to be excellent hires and we’ll have no hesitation in using them for our future recruitment needs.”
– CEO
“Nine great staff in around three months! What more could we ask for? When we decided to recruit graduates to help grow our team at, little did we know how great the service from GRB could be. They listened and understood our brief fully and worked in partnership with us.
– Internal Recruitment Manager
I’ve had a great service from GRB who have found us some great candidates. I would recommend GRB as they are a hardworking and friendly agency who has made a considerable effort to understand our business and what we want from our candidates.
– Recruitment Manager
“We are very happy that you find us good people and I expect to work with you for many years to come. In the end it’s always the quality of your candidates that will determine most how much we appreciate your work.”
– Partner
“GRB get the right people in front of us and quickly. They are also easy to deal with and understand their candidates. They are now our first port of call for all our needs in this area.”
– Director
“We are very pleased with your level of service and we would definitely recommend you to others as a professional organisation who consistently deliver. Your ‘non-aggressive’ approach is also very refreshing! We have now hired three people from GRB and they have all been of a very high calibre, thank you!”
– Associate Consultant
“GRB provide an excellent professional service, well matched candidates and a well-managed process.”
– Consultant
“I just wanted to pass on how positive an experience it’s been so far, whilst we haven’t actually hired anyone through Emily (Yet) she’s presented three very credible options all of which meet the somewhat loose criteria I set and more importantly they’ve all come prepared and engaged with us as a business.
She’s been a really effective communicator and for sure she’s stood out amongst her competition, some with many more years of experience than her.
Whilst most feedback would be shared post-hire, the way she has operated fills me and our team with every confidence in how she represents us which is hugely important for me in what we know is a hyper-competitive market. “
– Recruitment Manager
“When GRB are against the clock we have proven once again we are experts in our field identifying and selecting graduate talent for our clients. To do so in 24 hours is an all-time GRB record” Says Dan Hawes, GRB Co-Founder. Here’s how they proved it. In June a firm in Crawley, West Sussex were seeking a potential recruit with the right mix of educational attainment, skills and personality. “Our client made it clear it was crucial the person fit the company culture and had a high level of intelligence.” Enter Paul a Sports Science graduate from the University of Brighton. Having left his job search until after he graduated Paul was naturally nervous about entering the job market. “I was worried I’d left it too late. I definitely knew what I wanted to do but realised the jobs market is exceptionally tough right now. There were 60 graduates on my course alone looking for work so I had to act.” Paul didn’t hesitate to make a start. He finished University on the Friday and started googling for graduate opportunities the following Tuesday. Discovering GRB he applied for a Researcher role with a fast growing recruitment consultancy. “I read the job ad and applied for the role at 3pm on the Tuesday. It sounded perfect.
I just hoped GRB thought I was a good match too!” Paul needn’t have worried. At 5pm Matt at GRB called Paul to go through his application and the role. “From the very start of the conversation I realised Paul was made of the right stuff but I still wanted to grill him so asked him some tough questions just to be sure. By the end of the interview I was confident my client would want to see him so I sent his CV to the firm immediately. Within an hour they called back to arrange an interview the following day. It took me by surprise that they moved so quickly but the client didn’t want to hesitate and risk losing such a perfect candidate.” The face to face interview on Wednesday finished at 1pm after an hours interrogation with the Manager. “Normally this client run two interviews but they were so impressed with Paul they knew enough to make a decision. It was a perfect scenario.” By 3pm – exactly 24 hours since Paul applied for the role – he was offered the position to start the following week. Dan Hawes met with Paul over lunch in September to personally congratulate him on the role. “It was a pleasure to meet Paul and be able to share his journey with other graduate job seekers in the same predicament. The jobs market is tough but opportunities exist if you know where to look and have focus. He is loving the role and is delighted to be making a start in his career in recruitment.”
– Recruitment Manager
Retail
” Please excuse this unsolicited email. I have been dealing with your business for the last 18 months, using your services we have recruited three excellent work colleagues’ this week we added a fourth. The standard of applicants you send are excellent and we really value the care that is taken in matching them to our requirements. Key to this are your staff, firstly we dealt with Mia, we were disappointed when she left, but I am delighted that Emma, assisted by Grace, has more than matched the previous level of service. I hope that this message gives you the opportunity to acknowledge within your business Emma’s excellent service. Saying thank you is often rare these days, but Emma definitely deserves this, and I am happy to do so.” –
Head of Category Management
“Working with Owen was a pleasure during our campaign. Owen listened and took on board the processes that we all work to and Owen and the team found some great candidates for us.”
– Recruitment Manager
“I have been extremely happy by the quality of service and candidates provided by GRB. The two ladies working with us, Danielle and Ruby, have been on top of things from the get go and have been super helpful in reaching deadlines. We have managed to be more efficient and they have truly understood the work ethic here and worked like an extension of my team! We were also invited to a networking event, chocolate making which was lovely, especially to meet and have a laugh with the ladies who work so hard for us. Will continue to work with these for the foreseeable future!”
– Talent Acquisition
“GRB provided a great calibre of candidates throughout our Graduate 2018 intake, all possessing the necessary skills and criteria which suited exactly the kind of employees we look for. We’re delighted to have two team members starting with us in September who came from GRB!GRB provided a great calibre of candidates throughout our Graduate 2018 intake, all possessing the necessary skills and criteria which suited exactly the kind of employees we look for. We’re delighted to have two team members starting with us in September who came from GRB!”
– Resourcing Specialist
“I have worked with GRB for some years and they have an excellent understanding of the culture of our company, which is somewhat different to most. As a result of this GRB are able to perfectly match and recruit not just the right candidate job-wise, but also with the right personality which is equally important to us.
– Personnel Manager
“After an extensive beauty parade of suppliers, it was evident that GRB ‘got’ Kingfisher and what we were aiming to achieve in our pilot International Graduate Commercial Programme. In the space of four weeks they delivered 30 excellent potential graduates for us to assess. Our original estimation was to offer six and the calibre was that strong we offered nine and hired seven. There was no need to readdress our partnership and this year Jenny has continued to be pragmatic and supportive whilst delivering the calibre that we require in this tricky market place – so well that I felt confident to recommend GRB to my Kingfisher IT Services colleagues to support us in the challenge they also have, which is to seek out those unique individuals, with a passion for retail – who can deliver our strategy of Creating the Leader.”
– Group Senior Talent Manager
“I have always found your agency very easy to deal with and my contact a good agent to work with. The quality of candidates are always very good resulting in several successful applications.”
– Customer Experience Manager
“Kingfisher plc, Europe’s largest home improvement retailer, this week welcomes nine new graduates to its International Graduate Programme. Now in its third year, the programme gives graduates the opportunity to work in the Commercial functions of two of Kingfisher’s Operating Companies over a two-year period. By partnering with recruitment consultancy, GRB, Kingfisher were able to successfully run an entire five month international graduate recruitment campaign without a hitch. GRB’s targeted campus attraction campaign generated 450 high calibre candidates who were then rigorously screened via telephone interviews, video interviews (a perfect tool to reach international candidates) and three assessment days including one in France. Kingfisher made nine offers and all accepted. “We were very pleased with the outcome and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.” said Kingfisher’s Recruitment Director.
The nine new recruits, from the UK, France and China, will take up roles at B&Q UK, Castorama France, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt France and Kingfisher Sourcing & Offer in France and the UK – reflecting the expansion of the programme across more of our Operating Companies since its inception in 2012. They will start by shadowing buyers, merchandisers and category managers to understand our commercial principles, before being assigned projects and categories of their own to review, develop and deliver within the following 12 months. After 12 months they will move to another Operating Company for a further year. The aim is to give them an international mind-set and make working across our varied businesses second nature. After two years they will have the opportunity to move into permanent roles around the Group. The first intake of graduates, from 2012, have just taken this next step, with two graduates in particular taking up roles in the buying team at Brico Dépôt France and in the Group Net Positive team at Kingfisher’s London head office. Kingfisher’s Recruitment Director, said: “I’m excited to see the arrival of our latest intake of graduates. The time they spend within our Operating Companies will give them insight into how our businesses work, both independently of each other and also how they collaborate in areas of product development and sourcing. The aim at the end of the formal two-year programme is that they are able to work seamlessly across the Commercial Divisions of Kingfisher’s Operating Companies.” Two graduates have also joined the Kingfisher IT Services (KITS) Graduate Programme. They will gain experience in all aspects of Kingfisher’s IT support services provision.”
– Group Senior Talent Manager
Comet has a large volume of entry level positions within multiple functions in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The diversity of the positions meant we needed to get a high volume of CVs from high-calibre graduates to fill our Assistant Buyers, Marketing Assistants, Online marketing Assistants, Analysts, and Graduate Finance roles. For the fourth year running, GRB have been really useful as they have a large selection of pre-screened graduates from top Universities to choose from. This year, our Account Manager, who specialises in the Retail sector, was able to use her understanding of our sector, company culture and roles to target the best candidates from the GRB database. The shortlist she presented was ideal and we hired seven graduates. We would not have been able to source these candidates were it not for the team at GRB – thank you.
– Recruitment Manager
Sales
“We needed two ambitious graduates interested in joining our Sales team – and quickly. GRB introduced a shortlist of six strong graduates who we interviewed within a two week period. Of the six candidates we invited back, for a second interview, five were from GRB. We were so impressed with the calibre that came through that we hired three graduates, all from GRB. The turnaround of the process and the quality of the interviewees was particularly impressive with all candidates enjoying a good experience throughout. GRB professionally managed our project and I can recommend GRB’s services.”
– Sales Director
Science
“I’d like to thank GRB Online for assisting us with advertising our recent internship vacancies. We received a good response to the advert and have recruited two committed young graduates from a strong field of high quality candidates. Many thanks for your help.”
– Chief Executive
Supply Chain
“We are delighted with GRB who helped us fill a Commercial Finance Analyst vacancy at our Heathrow cargo hub. Recruiting within a short time frame we expected a limited choice of candidates, but GRB were able to search and select from their talent pool and introduce five talented finance graduates. We invited all five candidates to interview and were pleasantly surprised at the calibre. Three were put forward to the final interview stage which resulted in us making an offer to the successful candidate. We’ll definitely be turning to GRB with any future recruitment challenges!“
– Resourcing Manager
“The quality of the CVs that Samantha and the team forwarded to us was excellent and were a good match to the job description that we had given. The whole process was simple from start to finish and the candidate has proven to be an excellent addition to our team. “
– Office Manager
“The Graduate Recruitment Bureau is excellent. I first became aware of GRB when I graduated myself a few years ago and used their job matching service. Now as an employee with a graduate hiring requirement, I had no hesitation in contacting GRB to help with the recruitment for our graduate scheme. I explained that our industry and role possibly wouldn’t be on many any graduates radar yet both consultants invested time and energy to understand our company, our culture and the graduate vacancies we were looking to fill, by visiting our office, meeting staff and senior management to gain a thorough understanding of our business.
– Recruitment Manager
“One of our Software Development Manager’s suggested that I engage GRB. I took upon his request despite being sceptical about bringing on additional agency support. Gen is clearly someone that is comfortable within her vertical market and quickly identified the types of profiles that would be suitable for us. GRB are considered a more than capable partner in this space and I’m sure many more success stories will follow over time.”
– Technical Recruitment Manager
Teaching
“EF have been partnered with the Graduate Recruitment Bureau for more than 2 years and they have delivered amazing hiring results for us. They have really taken the time to understand our roles and hiring needs and the results speak for themselves. They have gone above and beyond and provided us with high quality graduates for our overseas teaching positions that have far exceeded our expectations and is a testament to the calibre of work they provide. In addition, the team have been great to work with, providing a friendly, professional and supportive collaboration. We’d highly recommend working with the Graduate Recruitment Bureau for meeting your hiring needs.”
– UK Partners Manager
“After two months searching we couldn’t find the right graduate with a strong interest in the private education sector and an exemplary academic background to fill a role as a Tuition Account Manager. We then instructed GRB who established our needs very quickly and understood our brief very well. Our GRB Account Manager, Zara, introduced six graduates who we interviewed taking four impressive candidates to second interview stage and successfully hiring one graduate – all within one month! Zara and her team were excellent, efficient, intelligent and proactive from start to finish keeping us in the loop throughout the process.”
– Director of Education
“We were looking for a recruitment partner with an innovative approach to our recruitment challenge. A solution that not only had to deliver the right graduate traffic for our training schemes but also the optimum conversion – on budget. GRB didn’t let us down. They were the only agency to think outside the box and truly understand our situation from the beginning to design a bespoke recruitment package. Our Campaign Manager, Jenny, spent time with us to understand our company culture, team fit and process so we soon realised how serious GRB take the partnership model with their clients and that we could trust Jenny and her team from the start. Through a combination of online advertising, targeted emails, social media and mobile channels GRB have introduced some amazing candidates we have hired. In addition, communication has been excellent with Jenny throughout the campaign with fine tuning and regular reporting to allow flexibility month by month to keep in sync with our hiring patterns. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with GRB. “
– Director
“We used GRB Online to promote our teaching vacancies in both China and South Korea. From the outset, GRB Online were quick to respond and took the time to ensure our needs were effectively met. Within a day of posting the ads, we started to receive applications from well qualified candidates. We’d definitely use GRB Online again in the future and would like to thank them for an excellent level of service.”
– MD
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