Specialist Recruitment Agencies in London

If you’re moving to London and are looking for work, one of the first things that we would advise you to do is register with several recruitment agencies to maximise your chances of finding a job. However, there are hundreds of recruitment agencies in London and it can sometimes be difficult to choose the correct agency to approach depending on the industry that you want to work in. Whilst there are many ‘general’ recruitment agencies in London, that will have a wide range of office jobs, there are other, more ‘specialist’ recruitment agencies, catering for specific industries.

Nursing and Medical is a healthcare consultancy, based in London, that recruits registered specialist nurses and allied medical professionals into permanent jobs. They recruit at all levels from junior healthcare assistants to senior management level positions. Their specialist healthcare recruitment includes candidates from the following areas: Cardiac, Neonatal and Paediatrics, Midwifery, Intensive Care ICU/HDU, Orthopaedic, Trauma & Surgical, Theatres/Scrub/Anaesthetics, Oncology/Haematology, Renal, Biomedical Science, Hospital Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Hand Therapy, Radiography and Radiotherapy.

If you’re looking for a job in broadcasting, you should contact the Career Moves Group broadcasting division. With high-profile clients such as Sky and MTV, they’re able to place candidates into a wide range of roles in the following areas: Broadcast (operations, on-air, branding, scheduling, traffic and programming), Research & Marketing (broadcast and non-broadcast marketing at all levels including CRM), Production (independent sector from production assisting to executive producing for long form content or promos), Post-Production (library, tranmission and editing) and Distribution (programme sales, material distribution, rights and clearance.

London is the base for many charities – if you’re interested in working in the charity sector, you’ll need to use a site such as Charity People who recruit for some of the best NFP’s in the country across all job categories. In 2001, they also launched forum3 which is Europe’s largest recruitment fair for the not-for-profit sector.

If you are looking for a job in childcare, you might want to contact Greatcare who are based in Battersea, South London. They work  with individual families and employers such as First Choice, Club Med, Virgin Active, Bright Horizons, Thomas Cook, Thomson and Tinies. As well as searching for jobs on their site, there is the option to upload your CV to the Greatcare database.

Those of you with experience in the hospitality industry, will want to contact the People Tree, who recruit managers and chefs for branded and themed restaurants, gastro pubs, style bars, brassieres and boutique hotel operations. Some of their clients include Frankie & Benny’s, Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia, Vodka Revolution Bars, The City Inn Group and the Living Room chain of style bars. You can search some of their current jobs online, or alternatively attend one of their monthly recruitment open days.

If you’re struggling to find a specialist recruitment agency for your chosen industry, then please feel free to email contact@moove2london.com and we’ll try and assist. In the meantime, you should all definitely think about registering with top recruitment site Monster, where you can search for jobs and upload your CV and cover letter for thousands of potential employers to read.