What We Do
COREcruitment are an international recruitment agency with divisions in the UK (London, Briston and Cornwall), The Netherlands, South Africa, North America (Vancouver) and France.
COREcruitment specialise in permanent and interim recruitment across the service industry sectors such as hospitality, catering, leisure, fitness, visitors attractions, holiday parcs, finance,venues, events, food retail (QSRs...), FM. FMCG, foodservice, HR, Senior Executives, etc.
COREcruitment helps you find the best candidates for your vacancies.
Advertising and advice
We also offer advice on how to recruit. We get qualified candidates through your door, but you have to know how to keep them.
We also offer business advertisements on our websites and social media sites.
Contingency recruitment is the most popular method of consultancy recruitment. After collecting a comprehensive job description and person specification we will adapt a number of techniques to find the right person for the job.
• Use of our own exclusive database (400,000+)
• Advertising through web and press
• Networking through the industry
COREcruitment excel at recruitment, screening and presenting candidates.
All of our specialist consultants have industry experience and have been trained in conducting competencybased interviews.
At COREcruitment we endeavour to reference check all candidates that we place with our clients.
Sourcing Markets
We are recruitment experts in a broad range of sectors within the service industry –and we’re always adding to the list. We source a wide variety of skilled and experienced staff throughout the world.
COREcruitment looks after all positions from Chefs through to MD and Board Level roles Across Europe, USA, Middle East and Asia. We have success in placing roles in support function roles such as training, marketing, human resources purchasing, finance and more.
Specialist Divisions
Wehave branched COREcruitment into 38 divisions (and growing):
• HR
• Finance
• Senior Executive Search
• Finance
• Leisure
• Fitness
• Visitors Attractions
• Events
• Venues
• Hotels
• Coworking
• Facilities Management
• Property
• Estate
• Private Residences
• Retail
• QSR
• Chefs
• Restaurants
• Pubs
• Bars
• High-End / Members Clubs
• Luxury Travel
• Private Dining
• Concierge
• Food Service
• FMCG
• Care Services
• Food Hygiene
• Health & Safety
• Supermarkets
• Delivery
• Supply Chain
• Warehousing
• Food Manufacturing
• Sales Tech
• IT
• Systems
Global coverage
In addition to the London Head Office, COREcruitment has rapidly expanded their presence
The COREcruitment Process
Client Process
Company research& meetings
Understanding recruitment needs; brief on the position
Advertise Position, sourceand attract high caliber candidates
Matching
Success
Candidate Process
Internal & external database search,referrals and targeted search
In-depth interviews
Referencechecking and psychometric testing
COREcruitment has the right people, with the right skills, an unrivalled level of commitment. We use the best tools and processes available. We streamline the job listing, candidate search, interview process, offer, negotiations and acceptance, creating a seamless & hassle-freemethod for identifying talent.
Internet Open Days Psychometrics
Weuse avarietyofwebsites for advertising and CV databases, depending on location and specialism: Caterer.com, CatererGlobal, COREcruitment, CV-Library, CW Jobs, Facilities Management Journal,Propel,Gumtree,Hosco, I Am Expat, I-FMJobs, Indeed, Inploi, JobLookUp, Jobs in Property, Monster, Niche Jobs, Reed Premium, Talent Nexus, The Staff Canteen, TipTopJobs, TotalJobs, Umbrella, Xpat Jobs, Your Food Job, LinkedIn, Adzuna, CareerJet, Careers4a, Euro Jobs, Glassdoor, JobFlurry, Talent.com,vacancytree…
Another one of our popular methods of attracting candidates is organising an open day. Essentially open daysareanopportunity forpotentialmembersofstaff tovisityourbusinessatoneof your locations, interact with your members of staff to furtherour understanding of yourbusiness.
We also have the ability touse our in house system of psychometric testing. We have found this especially useful as part of the recruitment process to double check that a candidate has the appropriate ability levels to be successfulinarole.
Candidate attraction
Our Networks Referrals
Each consultant at COREcruitment has a niche area that they work in, and withinthisnicheareathey are partofmanydifferentnetwork groups. Consultants use these network groups to their advantage. As we’ve mentioned,referralsarea big part of our candidate attraction and good people know good people. Consultants make aconscious effort to attend any relevant networking events, so when wesay theyknowtheindustry insideout-theyreallydo!
Working within these niche areas alsomeansconsultants are constantly working on similar roles. Therefore, consultants knowas soonas theyreceiveavacancywhois available, who would be suitable andwhomayhavea referral.
Some of our top candidates are known as ‘passive candidates’ which means theyarenot actively looking but we always keep an eye out for them and contact them if any suitable roles comeup.
We have a target at COREcruitment that 40% of our placed candidates will come via referrals and recommendations – good people tend to know good people. We actively incentivisecandidatestoput us in touch with their friends / colleagues and contacts to find a higher number of ‘passivejob seekers’.
In 2015 COREcruitment was the fastest growing UK recruitment agency on LinkedIn
More recently our focus has been on using social media to attract candidates. We see this as being a key area of growth for us as a business and 12 months ago we appointed an inhouse web development and SEO specialist to manage our social networks and on-linepresence.
Social Media
It is important to embrace social networks as part of any business’s recruitment strategy. COREcruitment has adopteda2-tierstrategy:with morerecruitment orientated wearemoregeared towards actively networking with potential candidates; on networks that are more socialbynaturewe
positionourselvesmorefrom an employer branding perspective giving updates to candidates on building their ‘social work profile’ or with updates and notifications of industry news through our Twitter andRSSfeeds.
Target candidate selection
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SENIOR EXECUTIVES
JOB SPECIFIC SCREENING
NETWORK OF 220,000 CANDIDATES
NON VACANCY SPECIFIC SCREENING
TRADESHOW
WE SCREEN SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO
COREcruitment is a leading international recruitment consultancy with a friendly team of market specialists covering multiple markets across the service industry. Established in 2005 we have rapidly earned an enviable international reputation for our professionalism and high quality service delivery – founded on our three core principles of integrity, efficiency and transparency.
International team
Irene Garcia Bedoya Head of Operations – Europe
I joined COREcruitment in 2021, to continue my career in Hospitality, an industry I am passionate about! After having worked in different countries and industries, I am currently specializing in the Spanish market (all sectors) and in Germany (only QSR, FMCG, Facilities Management and Property).
¡También hablo español!
Beatrice Forest-Valentine
Recruitment Consultant - Europe & International
Beatrice joined the COREcruitment team in November 2012 and successfully completed our in-house training program. With an early career in France, Canada and the UK in positions with the front of house and F&B division within luxury boutique and Internationally branded hotel operations Beatrice has gained an excellent knowledge of the Industry.
Maria Angulo
Recruitment Consultant – Europe
Maria's initial career path started in psychology but when she moved to The Netherlands, she decided to get into the hospitality industry, a sector she was very interested in. She joined our team in 2022 and is loving the rapport she is building with her clients and candidates alike across Europe.
Els Petitjean
Recruitment Consultant – Europe & Benelux
After nearly having spent 25 years away from Europe it was time to return back to The Netherlands. To be able to find the perfect match for the client and candidate really gives her so much joy and excitement. Being born and raised in Belgium originating out of a hospitality family there was no way that she would not have a career in a similar field.
Areas
• BENELUX & DACH
• France
• Mediterranean gulf
• Southern Europe
• Western Europe
• Scandinavia
• Remote Islands
Positions
• CEO, MD and C sector recruitment
• Regional Management
• General Management
• Operational Management (all departments)
• All levels chefsfrom CDP to Culinary Director
• Human Resources & Training
• Finance Department
• Sales, Marketing, PR & Social Media
• IT Division
• FM, property and engineering Sectors
• Hotels
• Pubs, Restaurants & Chefs
• Retail
• Leisure & Entertainment
• F&B
• FMCG
• FM & Property Development
• Head Office Support
• Fitness & Gyms
• Co-living/Co-working
• etc...
The Numbers
45+ Specialist Consultants
1,200+ Live Vacancies
10,000 Applications Per Week
250,000+ Social Media Connections
340,000 Candidates Database
Case Study
Client business
AnAsianfoodfranchise business,operatingin13 countrieswithbrandssuch asSushiDaily,Bamtuk,TUK TUK,KellyLoves&Happy Toyko.
BRIEF 1
FINANCE MANAGER
GERMANY
A key player in the KellyDeli business, with the German market growing by 40+ Sushi Daily Kiosks in 2022 & launching Happy Tokyo, the need for a Finance Manager was imperative for the daily operation.
We were originally contacted in conjunction with the need of Finance Managers in two of our key areas; Germany & the Nordic Region (based in Stockholm)
BRIEF 2
FINANCEMANAGER NORDICS
Similarly to Germany, the Nordic region is growing, with plans to reach another Noric Country in the near future & with a new Country Manager coming on board, the need to have a Finance Manager was more important than ever.
The COREcruitment
Case Studies
Restaurant Business
United Kingdom
Issue
Wefound alarge numberof underperforming management at general management & operations managementlevel.
International Facilities Management Business Europe
Issue
Verygeographically diverse businesswith operationsin challenging locations requiring candidatesnot only with market experience but alsothe right local knowledge and language skills.
Identified area of weakness & talent banked high Calibre candidates. We adopted our normal Processes & Targeted key competitor businesses to seek out top performers
Result: Minimised the time lapse when sites were without management and regions were without proper support as candidates to fill roles had alreadybeen earmarked.
COREcruitment conducted local marketing and job advertising utilising country specific websites and all forms of social media. Our multi-lingual team also prepared adverts in local languages, where possible, to attract talent.
Result: COREcruitment now representthe clients recruitment needs exclusively in Europe.
Case Studies
Retail and Hospitality
Business
International
Largebusinesswith huge expansion plansglobally and highly uniquebrandswhich have individual requirements when selecting candidates
Issue
Finding crediblecandidates willing to relocate.
ContractCatering &RetailBusiness
UnitedKingdom
Businesswith massive challengesand tight budgets who were looking to redevelop keybrandsacrossthe UK.
Issue
Anti-socialworking hours,low payin line with restof market, little budget for training and development, low brand recognition.
Utilised our candidate database & external job boards and advertised our websites. We adopted an aggressivebut friendly approach for candidates on social media that generated many referrals. We learnt more about the brands and develop better relationships with hiring managers.
Result: Wehave consistently provided aflow of candidates to the businessplacing more that 20 candidates per month.
Wetargeted anapproach to candidatesattractionthat focusedon localcommunities. We usedspecificbrand advertising to increaseemployer branding andto assistin buildingabetter impression of thebusiness Wefocused specificallyon their bonus scheme which isverylucrative.
Result: Weplacedover40 candidatesin thebusinessover a6 month periodatvarious levels.
COREcruitment
Testimonials
Making—Contact
Our Offices
The Netherlands
+31202620088 holland@corecruitment.com
France
france@corecruitment.com
UnitedKingdom
8 NileStreet
London N1 7RF
+442077902666 hello@corecruitment.com
SouthAfrica
+27 72 335 4472
hello@corecruitment.co.za
North America
+1 604 708 6444
+1 718 530 1186 canada@corecruitment.com
Our People
The Netherlands /Germany
IreneGarciaBedoya Irene@corecruitment.com
MariaAngulo maria@corecruitment.com
ElsPetitjean els@corecruitment.com
France
Beatrice Forest-Valentine
Beatrice@corecruitment.com
South Africa
Michelle Wells – Divisional Director Michelle@corecruitment.com
London
KrishnanDoyle– Managing Director Krishnan@corecruitment.com
North America & Canada
Sharlene Cross - Head of North America
Sharlene@corecruitment.com