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Client Services

Mackenzie Stuart was established with a wealth of recruitment experience across different sectors. At the outset, the Senior Management team decided they did not want to become “just another recruitment company” and aimed to find ways to differentiate themselves from their competition.

Whereas the type of services any recruitment company can offer are typically very similar, it is the implementation of the processes and use of available resource that makes the difference.

Experience and Specialist Knowledge
For this reason each consultant specialises within one market sector, led by someone with long standing experience and knowledge of that industry. This means that rather than working with someone with a general understanding of recruitment you will receive specialist advice from someone with an intimate understanding of the market you work in on a daily basis. They will have an immediate understanding of your business and the challenges of the sector.

Integrity and Respect
Our aim is to never to make a one off placement and walk away but to build a long term partnership with our clients. To achieve this we need full transparency in all our work and we acknowledge that we are operating as an extension of your organisation. It is important therefore, that we operate with the upmost integrity and treat all of your potential candidates with respect. We feel it is vital that everyone involved in a recruitment process with Mackenzie Stuart, whether they are successful or otherwise, leaves with a positive impression both of ourselves and your organization.

Interview Process
It is a primary focus for us to provide you with candidates who meet you requirements, not only on paper but in person. Once we have taken a detailed brief we will create an interview process so you only see the best available and relevant individuals. All candidates are interviewed by us against agreed criteria and we are very focused in making sure the right cultural fit is met.

Technology
Mackenzie Stuart utilises the best available technology therefore providing their consultants with the greatest opportunity to be able to source candidates. This technology offers exceptional coverage locally, nationally and internationally in terms of networking and generating relevant contacts.

Mike Faers – MacDonalds

“Good people are the difference between being successful and being the best” Knowing where to find them becomes increasingly difficult. Knowing who to ask to find them is subsequently more important than ever.

Koshe Patel – Ekspan

“I would certainly use/ recommend Mackenzie Stuart for all my recruitment needs as the service is very focused and professional at all levels.”

Rob Whitehead – Zubrance

“Of all the recruitment consultancies I deal with Mackenzie Stuart’s approach is the most responsive and flexible with a real desire to meet the customer’s needs.”
“Kelly grasps the requirement quickly and has good intuition/insight/feeling for people. Her approach is professional, responsive, and usually hits the button. She’s great and not like the usual recruitment consultants who remind you of an estate agent!”

Jeff Archer – Adande

I can say that the service received from Steve Hull & Claire Hepburn was excellent, for the reasons below:- Always available to take calls from us Persistent but not over-bearing in following up on progress during the rather unusual and somewhat protracted recruitment period Sensitivity and understanding of the issues involved in our attempts to recruit Karl Hodgson Preparedness to listen and discuss a more economic fee level for the service, given this particular recruitment case

Kevin Walton – Cox Gomyl Integral

Found Mackenzie Stuart extremely helpful in finding and securing a very suitable candidate to met our business needs. Their contact, Nick, was particularly helpful, well researched and had a broad knowledge of my particularly industry and the specific needs of our market. I would have no hesitation in using Nick and his team again.

Sally Beckett – Daniels Group

Excellent service overall. Kelly understood the brief well & responded quickly with a candidate who ticked all the boxes. Interview process through to offer & acceptance was smooth & well managed by Kelly. Obviously it helps if the ideal candidate is already on file but every placement we have had by Kelly has been successful & most of the candidates are still with us. My first port of call for all recruitment needs is Kelly- I know she'll adhere to the brief & not waste my time pushing candidates who don’t really fit it.

Sue Ullman– Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association Ltd

I was delighted with the service provided by Mackenzie Stuart and in particular by Nick. The information provided on both candidates was excellent; follow up phone calls took place after interviews which were supportive and useful. When more information was requested for both candidates it was fed back almost immediately. We successfully recruited into two very important roles for HNHA and the caliber of the candidates was brilliant. I would have no doubt in using the company again and indeed recommending them if someone wishes to recruit and in particular if they are looking for a key role.

Pamela Smith – KSB Ltd

Phil assisted our Company in the replacement of a Area Sales Manager based in Scotland. As we are based in the East Midlands we were looking for an agency with relevant contacts in Scotland, that could recommend quality candidates. We found Mackenzie Stuart to be very professional, thorough and worked to remit in a timely manner

Elizabeth Orme – Park Cakes

I found working with Mackenzie Stuart was a pleasant experience and they were extremely helpful and offer a great service. The contact we have, Richard understood what we were looking for, he was friendly and very helpful. I would recommend Mackenzie Stuart and would use them again for any future recruitment

Eve Popper – Snopake

We placed our vacancy for an Export Manager with Mackenzie Stuart and one or two other specialist agencies. We had a very specific brief and were extremely impressed with understanding and following of our brief by Mackenzie Stuart. The candidates interviewed through this agency were well suited to our requirements and we were delighted to find a very high calibre applicant from them who we have subsequently recruited. Mackenzie Stuart were at all times very professional and pleasant to deal with and we would have no hesitation in returning to them for future vacancies.

John Sexton – Lovering Foods

I would like to express my appreciation for your assistance in our recent recruitment of a new buyer to our company. As you are aware we gave the brief to several agencies as we were conscious that given the sector that we operate in and our location it was always a challenging assignment. The candidates that you proposed to us all met the brief; however the successful candidate was and is exceptional and is already making a valuable contribution to our business. It is relevant that he was not actively looking for another role, but only became aware of the position following your direct approach. Thank you again for your valuable assistance and I look forward to working with you again in the future.

Pam Westwood – Cranberry Foods

Very helpful, was able to understand our requirements quickly, gave us appropriate CV's to consider, gave us a good match with a Senior level Production candidate.