Clients and Candidates Services

JFM offers a wide range of services to clients and candidates that include:

To the client

JFM offers a wide range of services, with over twenty five years in the provision of permanent, contract and interim staff from Graduates and Technicians to Director and Partner level in the UK and Overseas.

Search and Selection

We have the ability to access one of the largest and strongest database of candidates, based not only in the UK, but also overseas due to our significant time and expertise in the market place. Our candidates are accessed through our well managed system, Voyager which houses candidates coded by technical skill, industry sector and location.

Each consultant ensures the candidate is interviewed in person, an in depth meeting which touches on what is driving their move, where they are strongest and how they are able to add value to our client`s organisations. For us we find it key to offer job analysis and evaluation as well as person specification design and it critical to define competencies.

Through our database

We have the ability to access a database of a large number of candidates, based in the UK and overseas.

Executive Search

Search and selection, offering advertising on a confidential and known basis.  This is a refined form of recruitment focussing totally on the individual client and provides a positive approach by talking through their recruitment problems.

Specialist Headhunting

We ensure that all details and names are checked and vetted with the client firstly.  We use a specialist consultancy who is able to assist us in detailed searches and the identification of names of individuals.

Salary Surveys

We have an excellent knowledge of the market trends and because our business extends across the UK we are able to offer advice on a regional basis.

Highly Competitive Rates

As we are acutely aware of the marketplace and value our clients enormously we are able to offer truly competitive rates to both our existing and new clients.

References

Always looked into at the commencement of a campaign – vetting of candidates for both permanent and contract work. JFM always works in total confidence, we will keep the clients anonymity unless informed otherwise.

To the Candidates

JFM is careful to listen to our candidates, only advising on positions that really suit your aspirations.  This is where we are particularly strong and because we employ individuals from the industry we have a real empathy with what our candidates need. Our service to our candidates includes:-

  • Career counselling
  • A true picture of the market place and advice on the sort of salary you could expect and what clients we would look to focus in on.
  • Full preparation ahead of interviews, highlighting areas that could be improved and what you should be aiming for and how realistic you should be.  Focussing in on your areas of strengths and any weaknesses.
  • All opportunities, whether they be permanent or contract.
  • Advice on setting up a limited company.

Our service is always confidential to those candidates who may be looking only tentatively.  As our marketplace is currently very active we are careful to talk through all possibilities with our candidates.

Our consultants possess a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge of the industries they recruit into as well as the markets and their trends. At JFM we ensure you will always receive the highest level of understanding and that you will be guided carefully in your next move with well informed decisions.

Key for us to ensure our candidates are well prepared for and achieve successful moves and we are always on hand to discuss a move now or a future consideration without applying any unnecessary pressure. Our empathic approach and total discretion ensures you will always be supported by our team through every stage and given advice on the following:

Your CV should highlight all of your relevant experience

With over thirty years` experience in the market place, our consultants are able to guide candidates into presenting a cv which truly reflects their experience, drivers and career aims.

  • We would always suggest the following approach:
  • Typically keep a cv to three pages maximum, if possible.
  • The structure of the cv should be such that all personal and educational details are featured on the first page along with a Profile. This should be followed by employment history and project experience accordingly.
  • Cvs should be kept as concise as is possible and relevant to particular positions you are applying for – your cv your highlight all of your relevant experience to the appointment in question.
  • Interviewing techniques and thorough guidelines and culture awareness of our clients.

We would always encourage our candidates to thoroughly research the company you are meeting with, this gives employers a good indicator of your suitability and interest in the particular role.

A quick review of your cv should always be made along with studying the job description in more detail and preparing yourself for questions that might be asked of you. JFM`s consultants know their clients so well that we are always on hand to offer added advice and support on what questions might come up.

When you get to the interview, be confident, making direct eye contact with a warm handshake and always ensure you get to your destination with time to spare.
Remain positive and engaging and don’t fall into the trap of giving answers you feel they may want to hear.

After your interview ensure you give feedback and understand what the client`s expressions are you of and remember there is always something you can add and improve on.

Testimonials

The secret of success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the industry JFM support you every step of the way!
Read what our clients and candidates have to say:

“JFM have supported us in a number of complex assignments in the UK and Middle East. I have always found them to be highly adaptable to different challenges and briefs and capable of accurate and timely research.”

VPGlobal Consultancy, London

“Fiona Razak`s market insight and advice has been invaluable during this period, ensuring the longevity of our relationship. They remain my go-to-firm for retained search mandates. We have had many senior roles within our team over the past five years and JFM has always been our first point of call.”

DirectorMulti - National Highways/Planning Group, Birmingham

“We found working with JFM to be a hugely positive experience and we were reassured by their ability to build confidence in a professional environment. They were able to source exceptional candidates for two key roles that we had found increasingly difficult to fill and they made it look effortless. We were particularly struck by their openness, honesty and overall professional approach, whilst managing the whole campaign.”

HR DirectorIconic Design Practice, Solihull

“JFM has been engaged on several roles for us with some proving more challenging than others. They always took the time to understand the complexities of our business and delivered against our requirement time and time again. Their pragmatic, knowledgeable and ease to work with makes them a great partner to engage with.”

Group Managing DirectorForward thinking consultancy, Nottingham

“We started working with JFM over 12 years ago and what is clearly evident is that they took time to understand our business, culture and ethics. They were careful to make sure the candidate/client fit was absolutely right and only place candidates who they were confident would fit our environment and current needs. They have been instrumental in assisting our business in establishing offices in the Midlands and North West, which have become hugely successful.”

CEODynamic Multidisciplinary Consultancy, Bristol

“I have entrusted a huge part of my career to JFM and their expert guidance in locating the most suitable roles for me. They first introduced me as a Principal Engineer to a design and build organisation, five years later they found me a Director`s role with a leading structural practice and more recently as a Divisional Director with an Independently owned consultancy in the Midlands. I cannot recommend them highly enough and also use them to recruit staff for my practice, as I have with previous employers.”

Divisional Director Building Structures, Midlands

“JFM has been key to my career since graduating and even when the industry dipped and I struggled to locate rewarding work. They continually kept in touch and guided me through several situations with the successful outcome of a role, which was not only local but very rewarding. Two years into the position and I am very content and feel I truly add value to the business I work in.”

Transport Planner Development Planning, Oxfordshire

“What is clear from the outset is JFM`s ability to see beyond the obvious and demonstrate that they stand apart from the usual headhunters - as a result they have found me two exceptional roles in the past ten years and as a result I have continued to refer others to them. Alongside this both companies they have introduced me to have engaged their services to find suitable candidates.”

Director ITS - Manchester

“ Fiona has a unique talent for understanding what is really important in your next move. After struggling to secure a role in the industry, she took the time to approach clients whom I wouldn’t have considered initially. In doing so she introduced me to a really exceptional group of people within a practice who truly value what I do and who have promoted me exceedingly quickly.”

Principal Civil Engineer Bridges, Kent

“The team at JFM introduced me to an organisation that I have thrived at, gaining promotion very quickly. They stayed in touch throughout my career advancement and ensured I was kept in touch with what was happening in the market. My experience of working within the group was such that when you build a relationship with them it is not just about a placement, but making and staying connected.”

Senior Geotechnical EngineerLeeds

Bespoke solution

JFM is particularly adept at providing a bespoke solution to clients and candidates.  Our commitment is to provide a high level of support and to give the best advice and support as is possible at all times.

JFM always works in total confidence, we will keep the client’s anonymity unless informed otherwise. In a world of virtual recruitment, JFM offers a refreshing change, we meet all our candidates and clients with an openness that is well received.

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