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Uniting Ambition is the UK’s leading recruitment brand for businesses experiencing significant growth, transformation or change. We provide specialist RPO, recruitment and talent management services to businesses at varying stages of evolution, from start-up and medium sized enterprises through to global brands. We deliver cross-functional talent solutions, insights and executive / leadership appo
intments in five core markets:
• Retail and Wholesale
• Telecoms & Technology
• Financial Services
• Business Services
• Gambling & Interactive
We use a combination of proprietary technology, digital marketing and real-time market intelligence to successfully attract and place exceptional talent in permanent, contract and temporary positions across the UK. Our team of highly skilled recruiters have an unrivalled ability to match talent with opportunities, allowing us to deliver an outstanding recruitment experience for both candidates and businesses. Led by Founder and CEO Adam Shaw, we’ve been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses by the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track Top 100 in both 2012 & 2013. More information is available at www.unitingambition.com
26/06/2019
Huge congratulations to Ashley, who's celebrating her 3 year anniversary with Uniting Ambition today!
She joined us straight out of university, from a retail background with no recruitment experience.
Three years later and Ashley has had two promotions, is managing some of our accounts and is one of our top earners in her area.
We wish you many more happy and successful years at Uniting Ambition!
14/06/2019
We would like to wish a warm welcome to our newest members of the team, Alexander Bladen and Olivia Dingwall-Fordyce.
They both have previous recruitment experience within global organisations that they bring to our Cloud Tech and IT Perm teams.
Olivia is also a fully qualified ski instructor, which I'm sure the team will take full advantage of!
They have given us great feedback from their first couple of weeks here is, they feel that everyone has been welcoming, helpful and eager to answer any questions that they have, to help them succeed in their new roles.
“Exceptional training programme and clear steps for my future career here.”
“Had a great start, very professional, clear structure. I know exactly what is expected of me and my part to play at Uniting Ambition."
We wish you all the best in your future careers her at Uniting Ambition.
11/06/2019
Today we wish good luck to Amber Hough-Clewes who is headed on maternity leave. We are going to miss Amber’s presence in the office but couldn’t be happier to share in her news and look forward to meeting her sweet, little bundle.
29/05/2019
Only a few days left until our Uniting Ambition Academy opportunities close.
We’ve had outrageous success with this programme in the past. Over 80% of our senior management team started their in the Academy, with members of our last intake managing teams after multiple promotions.
Search for the ideal Graduate Recruitment job at the Uniting Ambition Academy. Start an inspiring trainee Recruitment Consultant career on our Graduate Scheme based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. If you have Sales, Sales Advising, or Telesales experience this opportunity could be the right role f...
01/05/2019
About to graduate and looking for a rewarding career? If technology and talking is your thing, we have a Graduate Recruitment Consultant opportunity that’s not to be missed.
The Opportunity
We work in the technology sector. Naturally, this is ranked as one of the most innovative sectors in the world. So, imagine playing a part in an industry that supports bleeding-edge technology. And imagine the opportunity within it.
You will join Uniting Ambition at a time of real growth, with a huge opportunity to quickly advance through our Development Pathway. We believe in investing in our talent, with over 90% of internal roles being filled by promotions.
Our market leading training programme will equip you with all of the tools to move from good to great in a short a period of time. On day 1 you will enrol in the UA Academy - an intensive 6-month development programme to give you the best foundation to launch your recruitment career. By month 6 you can expect to have achieved your first promotion and associated pay rise.
What It's Like Here
You’ll work in a truly open and transparent environment with Managers and Directors committed to supporting the development of you, the future leaders of Uniting Ambition.
Our clients range from promising innovative growth companies to the biggest and most exciting organisations on the planet. At the heart of what they do are the skills, talent and drive of the people they attract. And that’s where Uniting Ambition come in. We find the people who drive these companies forward.
What You'll Need
This is a career that requires commitment, resilience and hard work. You’ll need to be career focused and ambitious to succeed.
We'll give you all of the support and skills needed for a great career in recruitment - but you'll need to bring a career driven and dedicated attitude to thrive in a target driven environment.
You will ideally be a graduate with some form of phone or sales based work experience. If you don’t hold a degree you must be able to evidence experience which shouts drive, ambition and hard work.
What's On Offer
You’ll work in a true meritocracy that puts you in charge of your career, following in the footsteps of our Directors that started as Trainee's and are now earning over £100k.
Recruitment is a career that rewards quickly and rewards big. We have members of last year’s Programme now running teams and earning in excess of £50k.
In addition to our fast moving career path, highly competitive base salary, commission structure and benefits, we offer a fantastic working environment where success is rewarded every day.
Whether it's a daily award, monthly incentive or a quarterly jackpot, we pull no punches when it comes to incentives. From team nights out to exclusive holidays, we make them bigger and better every time - last year our top performers went to New York.
You’ll be part of the business where you’ll feel valued. From monthly wrap-up meetings with the C suite to talk through the business’ performance to 360 feedback surveys and share schemes, you will have your say in how the business is run.
Not only that, but we never run out of coffee, enjoy free breakfasts and early Friday finishes, and regularly take part in charity events to give back to the community.
We're running a Trainee Recruitment Consultant day on December 4th!
If you've ever considered a career in recruitment, this is the day for you.
We're proven to build the careers of our consultants by:
1. Investing in you. 72% of our internal roles are filled by promotions.
2. Giving you a clear development pathway. We have some of the longest tenures in the industry.
3. Giving you real opportunities. Whether you want to grow key accounts or build your own recruitment brand, you will have the opportunity to make your mark.
Get a career with ambition. To register your interest, drop an email to [email protected] or call Laura Bullock on 01782 557351.
Welcome back Thomas Sillitto. We hope you enjoyed your incentive winners week in ✈️✈️✈️.
Here at UA, we make sure that you get the recognition you deserve. Whether it’s a weekly incentive or a trip of a lifetime, we pull no punches when it comes rewarding great work.
Start, restart or grow your recruitment career with us. Email [email protected] for more information.
07/11/2018
Happy Adam Simcox!
The last 3 years have been amazing don’t you think?
After spending a year as a rep in Ibiza, Adam joined our contract team as part of our Trainee Programme. He saw an opportunity with a key account and ceased it with both hands. 3 promotions later, Adam still employs the skills he picked up in our Trainee programme all those years ago.
Congratulations Adam. We’re really happy you’re growing your career with us 👏👏👏.
If you’re looking for a career like Adams, then you’re in luck. Come along to our Trainee Recruitment Assessment Day on 4th December.
3 proven ways that we build recruitment careers:
✅ We invest in you. 72% of our internal roles are filled by promotions.
✅ We give you a clear development pathway. We have some of the longest tenures in the industry.
✅ We give you opportunities. Whether you want to grow key accounts or build your own recruitment brand, you will have the opportunity to make your mark.
Get a career with ambition. Email [email protected] for more details.
Tom started as a Resourcer in our IT division. He's worked incredibly hard and achieved some great things here at UA - including being founder of our high performance breakout division Uniting Cloud.
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Uniting Ambition deliver niche technology talent to high growth businesses.
Proven successful by over 500 clients, our partnership approach takes ownership of hard to find talent, building high performing IT teams or finding individual hires that solve your biggest technology challenges.
By maintaining a specialist focus, our consultants build an in-depth knowledge of their markets. This means our clients benefit from niche expertise across three main functions:
- Technology Change & Transformation
- Web & Software Development
- Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure
Our brands — Uniting Ambition and Uniting Cloud — deliver the very best DevOps, Java, Python, Information Architecture, Information Security, .NET, Oracle Fusion, Data and BI professionals to start-ups, SMEs and Enterprises in the UK.
For more information about our talent solutions, visit www.unitingambition.com or get in touch with us today