This week, we’re celebrating 34 years of providing our exceptional recruitment services to businesses and candidates in Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and across the East Midlands. After 2020 quickly came and went, we wanted to do something a little special to celebrate our 34th Birthday.

As we pride ourselves in being a team of passionate people, this led us to bring you our 34 favourite things about Express Recruitment. So, without further adieu, here’s our 34 reasons celebrating Express Recruitment.

You can watch our video below or continue reading to find our transcript…

1. Working in town is easy, our prime location makes us accessible for all

Our central location, in the heart of Nottingham City Centre, ensures that our office is easily accessible for everybody who may cross our path, whether that’s a client, candidate or employee.

2. We value our people, enabling us to value each and every client

Our people are at the heart of what we do, which is why we make sure we find ways to develop, grow and truly thank them for all of their hard work. From offering various different qualification programmes, to having a clear structure and career path, progression with Express Recruitment is easy.

We have found that if you value your people, they value everybody they work with to, ensuring that our clients and candidates feel the personal touch too.

3. We have our own voice, all of our new ideas are heard

We are constantly open to change and smoothening processes to ensure that our clients and candidates recieve the best service when they are looking to hire, or find a new opportunity with us.

We can’t think of anybody better to help us tailor our services than the people who we work with every day, which is why we regularly hold team meetings, where people can bring their thoughts and new ideas to the table.

4. No frills – everything we do is about getting the best candidate, the best job

Recruitment is simple, and here at Express Recruitment, we do not try to complicate this. Everything that we do revolves around our team finding the best candidate, the best job possible.

When a candidate registers with Express Recruitment, our Specialist Recruitment Consultants will take time out to find out what your skills, experience and desires for your new job are. At the end of the day, we want to ensure that our candidates all find the right place for them.

If you’re currently looking for a new challenge, then you can give our friendly team a call on 0115 924 0010 or you can find all of our current vacancies here.

5. We lead from the front, having an inspiring, yet humble, female entrepreneur for a Managing Director makes it so much more relatable

Express Recruitment was founded in 1987 by Lesley Beauchamp, and her passion, dreams and approachable manner fills our team with hope that anything is possible, with hard work, dedication and the passion for service.

6. We give fresh graduates a chance, which gives us passion to serve other graduates who are looking for a role

We understand how difficult it can be to find a job as a fresh graduate, which is we’re here to give a helping hand. Whether we’re looking to expand our team, or our clients are looking for a fresh graduate, we not only help them find a position within the professional market where they can apply their skills, but our Recruitment Consultants give them a helping hand when going through the interviewing process as they understand what a daunting place it can be.

7. Dogs in the office

We pride ourselves in being a dog-friendly office, with our Chief Employee Relations Doggo, Winnie, and Head of Barketing, Pierre, coming in everyday.

This allows our Senior Management team to stay as long as it takes to deliver, without the guilt, and makes for a healthier work-life balance.

It’s no secret that we’re dog lovers… in fact, we our Directors, Lesley Beauchamp, and Rick Beauchamp, set up the Lanzarote Dog Rescue UK in aid to support SARA Protectora in Lanzarote, to improve the quality of lives of rescue dogs and find forever homes for these four-legged friends in the UK. We often find ourselves building the confidence and socialisation of these dogs by bringing them into the office, enabling them meet the wide variety of people we have within the team. If you want to find out more about the work we do, you can find our charity here.

8. The ‘Friday Night Unwind’, with a wine

Being more than just a team is important to us, which is why we have a ‘Friday Night Unwind’ where we can all gather as a team, and enjoy all of the local delights that Nottingham has to offer, with a wine (or a beer!) These Fridays allow our team to prepare for the weekend and feel refreshed for a new week.

9. Our close-knit community culture

There is some truth in the fact that there is no ‘I’ in ‘Team’. The community and family-like culture that we have embodied means that we all pull together to get it right for both our clients and candidates the first time. This was one of the many reasons we won ‘Family Business of the year‘ with Nottinghamshire Live Business Awards in 2019.

10. We have the best training process from Day One

From Day One, we give all of our new starters a full training induction to ensure they know all aspects of the business. This is to ensure that our people can deliver their best to our clients and candidates, and carry the Express values with them.

11. We don’t clip wings, we build a safe space to fly

Creativity, innovation and freedom are just some of the things we encourage at Express Recruitment. These are key factors to allowing our people grow into the superstars they are, and build their confidence within their fields to enable them to shine the brightest they can!

12. The growth opportunities allow for hard work to be rewarded

We have had 34 years of experience in building experts in our field. How do we do it, you ask? We offer a wide range of personal development plans, and growth opportunities such as fully funded degrees and training to allow for our people to find themselves climbing the career progression ladder.

13. Uncapped earning potential

As any good salesperson will appreciate, the uncapped earning potential is a huge benefit of working at Express Recruitment. This drives our Recruitment team to push for the best, aim high and achieve more.

14. We get to know everybody as individuals

Adding a personal touch is what our entire team looks to do for anyone who comes into contact with our business. For instance, before Laura started our team, Charlie dropped her a call to wish her a happy birthday before she even started.

If you’re currently looking for a recruitment company who genuinely cares about your needs, and will go the extra mile to add a personal touch to the service they provide, then give our team a call on 0115 924 0010 or you can find out more about what we do here.

15. Investing in our people to ensure we can deliver the best outcomes

We like to show all of our employees that we care about their personal and professional growth, which is why we always look to invest in our people through various methods, whether that’s by the industry leading structured training programme to help our staff expand their knowledge, with the improved results often leading to internal promotions!

16. We find the perfect balance between work and fun

Within such a fast paced environment that the recruitment industry brings to any business, we like to ensure that our team have the perfect balance between work and fun. After all, burn out doesn’t service our clients.

We believe in working a hard between the hours of 08.30-17.30 with no beanbags in sight!

17. We’re driven to succeed and grow past our limits

You don’t hit a certain age and stop learning, every day truly is a school day, and with this, we motivate our entire team to continue succeeding and growing past our limits. With Express Recruitment, the world really is your oyster!

18. The true family feel keeps us happy at work

We know we say it often, but we are not just a team, we are a family. This helps our Recruitment team give a personal service to our clients everyday, and pushes them to be the best they can, within a supportive network.

19. The social environment brings a much needed energy in the office

Recruitment is a social job, so the importance of having a social environment where our team can enjoy their time at work allows the ‘recruitment buzz’ to carry through the entire office.

There’s one thing when working with Express Recruitment, you are never alone… there is always someone to confide or grab support from when needed.

20. We believe that good enough, is never enough – we want to exceed expectations every time

Exceeding expectations every time is one of our key mottos our entire team work by. This allows us to strive for giving our clients and candidates the best experience possible.

21. We’re trusted to work flexibly around other commitments, keeping our team disciplined to succeed

Our team have various things in their lives, such as sporting hobbies, which is why we allow them to work flexibly around these. Not only does this allow them to remain disciplined to succeed, but makes for a better work-life balance which is key to ensuring our team’s happiness.

22. Freedom to make your own mark, to take risks

Getting the best for our clients and candidates means everything to us, and allows us to provide the exceptional service that we’re renowned for across the East Midlands. We understand that sometimes our recruitment team needs to take risks and make their own mark on their position which is why we allow them to grow freely with help and guidance as needed.

23. We are dedicated to everything we do

One of our core values is that we are passionate people, delivering the best service they can, which allows our team to be 100% dedicated to the role they play within your recruitment drive or job hunt.

24. We’re not just a number, we’re a team – everyone’s appreciated

Each and every person within the Express Family brings something unique and special to the workplace, and we value the variety we have. We wouldn’t be where we are now, having helped so many local businesses and people without them.

Without our people, Express Recruitment would simply not be the family that it is.

25. We reward loyalty, which we’re proud to sustain with our clients

Our loyalty not only is with our employees, but stretches to our clients too, which we’re proud to have worked with many businesses for a number of years, being their core recruitment partner.

26. Our supportive culture ensures that no candidate or client conundrum is left unresolved

Communication is key within our business, and this is reflected by the fact that nothin is left unresolved. We pride ourselves in having a supportive culture, where no matter if your designated consultant isn’t available, anyone from our recruitment team will be able to help.

27. Meeting a wide variety of clients and candidates across our region

Throughout the 34 years that we have operated across the East Midlands, we have met so many people, from different backgrounds with different dreams and we are pleased to have supported you all throughout your journey with Express Recruitment.

Whether you’re looking for a new role, or looking for hire that perfect candidate, we can certainly use our great experience with communicating with a wide variety of people, to help you find the right person/job for you!

28. We epitomise friendliness

We understand that looking for a new role can be daunting, which is why we pride ourselves in having a friednly team to support you through your exciting journey. Give our team a call on 0115 924 0010 and say hello!

29. Growing confident people through on-going support

We don’t just throw our team into the deep end and see whether they ‘sink or swim’. Our family-like culture aims to grow people’s confidence, personally and professionally, with the on-going support that our team offers.

30. We always go the extra mile for clients, candidates and each other

We aim to ‘exceed expectations every time’ for anybody who experiences Express Recruitment – no matter if its clients, candidates or members of our team.

31. The trust in each other for things to run smoothly

Micro-managing is not something that we do here at Express Recruitment. We have trust in each of our team members that they will get the job done, ensuring that it runs smoothly for our clients and candidates.

32. Thriving in a fast-paced environment

There is never a quiet moment in our Nottingham-based HQ. Our team are constantly working hard to deliver the best solutions to our clients and candidates.

33. The work environment is everything, what you see is what you get

We like to wear our heart on the sleeves – we don’t believe that we need any of the fancy stuff like ping pong tables etc. We work hard to present our candidates and clients with the best solutions, and we feel like we don’t need anything extra to sell ourselves.

If you’re looking for a recruitment company who is honest, open and gets the job done, then look no further! Let us know what your hiring requirements are here.

34. The Express Family

Without Lesley Beauchamp, setting the foundations for the family culture, we don’t believe that we would be where we are now. The Express Family have made us achieve everything we have, and without the team, we wouldn’t be able to provide the fantastic service that we have provided the East Midlands with for the last 34 years.

We just wanted to take some time out to say thank you for everyone’s support for the last 34 years, and here’s to many more!