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Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Octo House, 2 Station Road, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3HX
tel: 01943 461 327
email: info@blueoctopus.co.uk
email: contact form on website
website: www.blueoctopus.co.uk
Accountancy and Finance, IT, Public Sector, Retail, Marketing, Human Resources,
Engineering, Administration, Sales.
deal with candidates with limited experience? Yes
opportunities for students while they are at college? No
deal with graduates? Yes
opportunities for candidates with foreign language skills? Yes
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Burns Carlton
Fountain House, 4 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX
tel: 0113 367 2850
email: contactus@burnscarlton.com
website: www.burnscarlton.com/
Executive Search and Selection - operating internationally across a range of industries and
disciplines as diverse as: Oil & Gas; Renewable Energy; Mining; Contracts; Food
Manufacturing and Engineering; Healthcare; Financial and Professional Services; Private
Equity; Human Resources.

Flint Hyde Ltd.

21 York Place, Leeds, LS1 2EX
tel: 0113 220 6550
fax: 0113 394 4959
email: info@flinthyde.co.uk
website: www.flinthyde.co.uk
Executive Search and Selection company associated with Non-Executive, Executive and
Senior Management appointments.
Flint Hyde's focus is on the following sectors: Consumer; Financial Services; Manufacturing,
Construction & Engineering; Motorsport; Gaming/Betting; Media; Private Equity; Retail.
Its clients range from global brands and major high street retailers to venture capital backed
and owner managed businesses.
deal with candidates with limited experience? No
opportunities for students while they are at college? No
deal with graduates? Yes
opportunities for candidates with foreign language skills? Yes possibly
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation

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Futures
4 Feast Field, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4TJ
tel: 0113 205 0120
email: Contact form on website
website: www.futures.co.uk
Education Futures: Senior recruitment and consultancy support to schools and local
authorities: Deads and Deputy Heads; Department Heads; Inclusion/SEN (Special
Educational Needs); School Improvement.
Welfare and Skills - recruitment to the welfare to work, training and skills industry.
Supply Chain Futures: recruitment across all parts of the value chain, from entry level to
board level, for specialist permanent, interim and contract positions within procurement,
merchandising, planning, distribution and broader logistics.
Manufacturing Futures - e.g: Strategic Management: General Management; Operational
management; Technical; Design; Product Development; Process Development; Production
Leadership; Quality; Asset Care / Reliability; Business Development; Marketing;
Management and Cost Acounting.
Retail - retail head office, store operations, luxury retail, fashion, and hospitality.
Care Futures: recruitment of staff to support change programmes and business as usual
requirements across Adult Social Care and Childrens Services, covering the interim,
consultancy and permanent recruitment markets.
IT Futures - e.g.: Developer; Designer; Technical Architect; Business Analyst: IT Director;
Head of IT.
Energy Futures: recruitment for the Energy Sector with a particular focus on upstream Oil
and Gas.
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Industrious
Lower Ground Floor, 6 Butts Court, Green Dragon Yard, Leeds, LS1 5JS
tel: 0845 543 6793
fax: 0845 543 6794
email: enquiries@industriouspeople.com
website: www.industriouspeople.com
Commercial: permanent and interim placements as well as skilled and semi-skilled
temporary positions both in the public and private sectors, e.g. Admin, Financial Services, IT,
Telecoms, Engineering, FMCG, Retail, Customer Service, HR, Sales and Account
Management, Marketing, Accountancy and Education.
Industrial: placements in the Food, Warehouse and Distribution sectors.
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation
member of any other industry body? Association of Labour Providers (ALP).

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Michael Page International

1st Floor, West Side, 1 Whitehall Riverside, Leeds, LS1 4BN
tel: 0113 243 7700 Accounting, Audit & Advisory, Tax & Treasury, Banking & Financial Services
tel: 0113 243 7719 Consultancy, Strategy and Change
tel: 0113 388 9010 Digital
tel: 0113 388 9061 Engineering and Manufacturing
email: use 'Office Location' on the website
website: www.michaelpage.co.uk
Executive and managerial positions in: Finance; Consultancy, strategy and change; Digital;
Engineering and manufacturing; Executive search; Facilities management, property and
construction; Health, safety and environment; Hospitality and leisure; Human resources;
Insurance; Legal; Life sciences; Logistics; Marketing and agency; Procurement and supply
chain; Retail.
deal with candidates with limited experience? Yes in sales, but generally need experience for
marketing
opportunities for students while they are at college? No
deal with graduates? Yes there is a graduate programmes for sales
opportunities for candidates with foreign language skills? Yes but rarely

Pure Placements Ltd.

Park House, Park Square, Leeds, LS1 2PW
email: enquiries@pureplacements.com
website: www.pureplacements.com
Contract, permanent and temporary recruitment across a number of sectors and disciplines,
including: Admin, Office and Clerical, Data Entry, Secretarial and PAs, Accountancy,
Financial Services, IT and Telecoms, Marketing and PR, Retail, Sales, Call Centre, Fashion
and Beauty, Human Resources.
deal with graduates? Yes
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Quantica Retail
West One, Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 1BA
tel: 0113 246 2525
email: enquiries@quantica.co.uk
website: www.quantica-retail.com/
We are a specialist international executive search company. We place mid-senior level
candidates in Europe's leading retail / fashion businesses. Specialisms include: ECommerce; Retail Operations (own store and franchise); Merchandising, Planning and
Allocation; Buying; Design; Wholesale; Human Resources.

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Randstad
2nd Floor, 14 King Street, Leeds, LS1 2HL
tel: 0113 218 6900
fax: 0113 246 8516
email: leeds@randstad.co.uk
website: www.randstadstaffing.co.uk
Administration and Office Support - e.g. Secretarial and PAs, reception, office manager,
administrator, marketing manager, accounts assistant, credit control, payroll clerk, sales
executive, legal secretary, medical receptionist.
Call Centre, including: outbound and inbound call centre operators, telesales executives,
customer service advisors, team leaders and call centre managers.
Catering and Hospitality: food & drink, front of house, revenue & sales, behind the scenes,
chefs & kitchen, meetings & events, and management & executive.
Legal Support, e.g. legal secretary, paralegal, pay & fee earner, litigation associate, legal
assistant, conveyancing assistant.
Manual and Technical, e.g: production operatives, cash processors, pickers, packers,
production managers, service engineers, gas installers, warehouse operatives, depot
managers, warehouse managers, fork-lift truck operators, maintenance workers and HGV
drivers.
Medical Support, e.g. medical secretary, medical receptionist, dental assistant, pharmacy
assistant, custody nurse, laboratory assistant, care assistant, care co-ordinator.
Outdoors / Ground Maintenance.
Recruitment to Recruitment.
Retail, ranging from store assistants and sales staff, through to retail managers, area
managers, buyers, merchandisers and visual merchandisers.
Sales: The opportunities can range from counter staff through to sales director roles, and
include account managers, sales executives, area managers, regional sales managers,
technical sales specialists, customer relationship managers, estimators, contract/bid
managers, field sales specialists, trainee sales executives, sales engineers., and support
workers.
Telesales and telemarketing campaign opportunities.
deal with candidates with limited experience? Yes however, it is better to have experience
opportunities for students while they are at college? Yes
deal with graduates? Yes
opportunities for candidates with foreign language skills? Yes but very rarely
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation

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Reed
Ground Floor, Toronto Square, Infirmary Street, Leeds, LS1 2HJ
tel: 0113 236 8952 Accountancy
tel: 0113 236 8956 Admin & Office Support
tel: 01924 203 940 Education
tel: 0113 236 8954 Finance
fax: 0113 236 8998 Accountancy, Insuramce, & Finance
fax: 0113 236 8999 Admin & Office Support
fax: 01924 203 941 Education
email: rapleeds@reedglobal.com Accountancy
email: leeds.employment@reedglobal.com Admin & Office Support
email: leeds.education@reedglobal.com Education
email: leeds.finance@reedglobal.com Finance
website: www.reed.co.uk
website: www.reedglobal.com
Accountancy - non-qualified and part qualified accountancy positions within commerce and
industry, financial services, public sector, and not-for-profit.
Administration and Office Support - e.g. PAs, Secretaries, Receptionists, Data entry clerks,
Marketing administrators, Call Centre staff, Customer Service, and senior level
appointments.
Reed Education Professionals - e.g. Early Years, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Nonteaching Staff, Further Education.
Finance - including Audit and Taxation, Banking, Financial Services.
Human Resources - e.g. Generalist HR, Compensation & Benefits, Recruitment &
Assessment, TUPE and Change Management, Training & Development, Industrial /
Employee Relations, Employment Law, Policies & Procedures, HR Strategy, Redundancy.
Insurance - including Actuarial, General Insurance, Mortgages.
Reed Social Care - including work for: qualified social workers, team leaders, residential
social workers, project workers, care assistants, child care, social housing, etc.
Any local vacancies in sectors such as Information Technology, Engineering, Health, Legal,
Marketing and Creative, Purchasing, Retail, and Scientific, dealt with by other Reed offices,
will also feature on the website.
deal with candidates with limited experience? Yes. Experience is preferred for Accountancy
candidates. Insurance candidates must have an insurance background. Social Care candidates
need at least 6 months hands-on social care experience.
opportunities for students while they are at college? Yes
deal with graduates? Yes
opportunities for candidates with foreign language skills? Yes sometimes
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation

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The Works
Canal Office, 18-20 Canal Wharf, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 5PS
tel: 0113 320 1130
email: leeds@theworksrecruitment.com
website: www.theworksrec.co.uk
Administration and Secretarial;
Accountancy and Financial Services; Banking; Insurance;
Construction Management and Site Services; Civil Engineering; Property and Property
Management; Facilities Management;
Technical-Mechanical and Electrical; Security and Safety;
Scientific; Renewable Energy; Environmental;
Engineering and Manufacturing; Industrial and Production; Food Manufacturing and
Production;
Transport and Logistics; Distribution; Purchasing;
Customer Service; Retail; Sales and Marketing; Debt Management/Collection;
Hospitality; Catering and Events; Leisure, Travel and Tourism;
Education; Health, Medical and Social Care; Legal;
Human Resources, People and Recruitment;
Media, Digital and Creative; IT and Telecoms;
Executive and Management; Public Sector; Non-for-Profit, Third Sector, Charitable Trusts.
member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation