My name is Amy Stephenson. I founded Human Recruitment back in 2013 because I didn’t like where the industry was going. Slowly but surely, recruitment was morphing into a very transactional, numbers driven industry. From my point of view, that was wrong and often results in a substandard experience for the client, the candidate, AND the recruiter.
Recruitment is about the individual, it’s about the people that we support, and how to help businesses grow by appointing the best fitting individual into a team. It’s about helping someone achieve their career goals because they had the confidence to go for that job, nail the interview they were having doubts about, or meet with the CEO of the business they’ve always wanted to work for.
I wanted to build a business that focussed on filling 3 great vacancies with people who truly belong in the business and who will add value long after the rebate has lapsed, rather than throwing CV’s at 10 vacancies that would be back open again in a few months time. I like to envision an entire change of perception when it comes to our branch. As such, at Human, we focus on 5 core values:
- Maintain high standards for our work ethic
- Create a collaborative, friendly, and open-minded environment where we can constantly develop and learn from one another
- Always undertake evidence based approaches to recruitment
- Continuously strive to innovate the business
- Value the individual for who they are, instead of treating them like an asset
Our team places extremely high importance on that last point. Whether we’re talking about our clients, people looking for a job, or someone who wants to partner up with us, it is our belief that the individual comes first and foremost. We strive to do away with the suits, cold calling, sales competitions, and CV flinging being the “epitome” of recruitment.
When you decide to become our partner, you choose a Human approach to your work.
But What Can We Offer You, Exactly?
Personally, I have over 10 years of experience in recruitment. For 7 of them, I worked hard to build a business that supports our clients and candidates from multiple points of view. I felt accomplished with what I had achieved and decided that I want to welcome other people into our way of operating. So, Mark (my recruitment coach at the time) and I decided to create Human Associates, an opportunity for others to benefit from high-profile coaching, and our combined experience of over 30 years!
As a solo recruiter, I’m certain you must have experienced some of the following, at least at times:
- Wanting to bounce off ideas with peers, because you were unsure of them
- Wanting to celebrate the highs with someone, as well as talking about the inevitable lows
- Wanting to spend more quality time with friends or family, but not being able to because you’re putting loads of hours into updating job boards and/or writing content
- Wanting to have someone to learn from, so that you wouldn’t have to figure it out all by yourself
- Wanting to ask for higher compensation for your work, because you know you’re worth it, but not knowing how
- Wanting to do less for more, but not having the right tools for that
Even as part of a company, I can assume from my experience that you’d rather have it much different at times. I certainly wanted to do away with unnecessary formalities, with reports that can’t contain or represent the whole picture; to have more independence to create my own, unique way of approaching recruiting and addressing candidates.
At Human Recruitment, we want to make sure you have all the skills and abilities needed to be confident in yourself, and to help each other grow as much as possible. We’re ready to place a number of turnkey solutions at your disposal, such as:
- The constant support of a like minded team of professionals (e.g. weekly coaching calls)
- Access to industry leading tech
- Your own website, optimized for search engines
- Marketing and sales templates
- HR support services
- Legal compliance templates
- Multiple revenue streams, including an HRIS system
- Engagement Tools
- Psychometric testing
To top it all off, we have our own, bespoke recruitment platform for efficient multi-level assessment (Human DNA™). Its unique methodology offers an almost 100% retention rate over a 12 months period.
We have a fresh, informal approach to business. We are straight talking, collaborative, and most importantly, Human.
If you want to join in our vision, click the yellow button below to get in touch.
