Employers Testimonials

Here are a selection of testimonials from delighted clients that can be viewed in full on my LinkedIn profile (including details of the person who gave it).

• We worked with Matthew to recruit 5 graduate engineers. The standard of applicants was excellent. He had clearly listened to our requirements. We were only presented with the best candidates at the interview stage and the recruitment process did not take up too much time. All have now been working with us for a number of months and are progressing really well. We could not be happier. (Operations Director)
• A joy to work with and my first phone call when I next need a graduate. (Finance Director)
• Matthew takes time to understand what the business needs, keeps you updated with progress and provides quality candidates to review. We have made two excellent Graduate hires recently (HR and Marketing) and it was easy. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Matthew. (HR Manager) 
• Very impressed with Matthew and the service he provides. Many companies (ourselves included) don’t really know how to tap into the graduate market for technical recruitment. Look no further than Matthew. We would gladly us his services again(Director)
• Matthew listened to my verbal brief – which was less than comprehensive – asked some questions and then went away to start his search. Following this initial interaction, my experience with recruitment agents has rarely been positive but Matthew produced three candidates, all of which were well suited to the role and all were invited to second interview. Communication with Matthew was good throughout the process. He certainly doesn’t fall into the trap of deluging the hiring manager with unsuitable CVs. (Director)
• We’ve used Matthew’s firm SME Graduate Employment to hire for our last 3 vacancies. He’s made the process so much easier for us, only providing us with good quality candidates and allowing us to focus on the interview process, rather than wading throught dozens of CVs as we used to. We’d heartily recommend him for any SMEs looking to recruit into graduate positions (General Manager)
• Matthew recruited a new starter for my organisation. He was incredibly diligent, organised and attentive. From my perspective, he supported the recruitment drive well – he sent high quality applicants, responded quickly and asked for honest feedback. It was a pleasure and I would absolutely work with Matthew again.(Senior Marketing Executive)
• Matthew provides a tailored service and I can recommend. One of the good guys! (Director)
• I have been working with Matthew for a while now and he has always been able to source relevant candidates for the graduate positions we have had available. As we look to recruit more graduates over the coming months I’m pleased to be able to count on Matthew for supporting our growth (Director)
• As a growing and developing company, recruitment is high on our list of priorities. We are very selective about the agencies who we work with as we believe that forming the right relationships, based upon shared objectives and behaviours in extremely important to us. We have worked with Matthew and SME for almost a year now and Matthew has recruited for and filled a number of our future critical roles. Aside from the shared success, I find Matthew professional and helpful. Matthew really listens to our needs and the type of candidates we want and I never feel as though Matthew is sending CVs to me for the sake of it. Matthew is also very adaptable to our developing needs, when the goal posts move. Matthew follows up on a regular basis, once a candidate has been placed and demonstrates a genuine level of interest in how the candidate is settling in and developing. This is a great after service which helps us to develop the induction and evaluation of employees during their first few months with the company. Due to the great service and the standard of candidates Matthew has provided, SME Graduate Employment will be our go to agency for our Graduate needs for the foreseeable future. (HR Business Partner)
• I contacted Matthew as our business was looking for a graduate from a bioscience or business background looking for an entry role within medical sales. Working with Matthew was very simple and after going through the job spec and candidate profile I was sent a number of relevant CV’s. As an employer, I cannot stress the benefit enough of a recruiter listing to the brief, and only sending CV’s which fit the profile we were look for. This saves an enormous amount of time and builds long lasting relationships. The rates for the recruitment were very reasonable and fixed at the outset. I am pleased to say we have offered the first candidate we received through from Matthew and he has mad a great start to his career with us. I have already gone back to SME Graduate Employment for assistance in filling our next role (Sales Director).
• If you are looking at recruiting a graduate then please speak to Matthew. I could not fault Matthew’s expertise in this area and he has helped me recruit many graduates over the years. He listens to your brief to ensure that he finds the right graduates to suit. He doesn’t rush in, he takes his time to understand both the needs of the graduate and of your business to ensure you get the right match and don’t waste valuable time. He also follows up after you have recruited to ensure that both you and the graduate are happy. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Matthew and recruiting a graduate makes good business sense. (Sales and Marketing Director)
• Matthew was quite possibly the easiest recruiter I have worked with in some time, he understood our requirements when looking for the right person to fit into our team. Listening to the pace we needed to go at without forcing timescales which was really important and was a pleasure to talk to. Overall a pleasant and professional service. (Head of Client Services)
• The service is aimed at SME’s who are looking for graduates and placements. Due to the timing of our requirements we decided to go for a placement. The investment we have made into the service has been fruitful and we have a brilliant addition to our team thanks to Matthew’s hard work and University connections. (Director)
• We’ve been mulling over the idea of Summer Internships for some time but without the time or resources to spend finding the right candidates we’d all but given up. Matthew Parry took no time at all to provide a great short list of students. Matthew was super-fast, found ideal candidates and took out all the hassle. I can’t recommend him enough. (Operations Manager)
• Matthew helped me secure an excellent intern. He listened to what I needed and found me someone who was a great fit for the role. I couldn’t have done this independently, I did try but was unsuccessful. Matthew made it an easy and cost effective experience. (Executive Director)
• We worked with Matt to help locate a student placement. He really went the extra mile to understand our needs, deliver constant progress communication and eventually find us some stellar candidates. During the interview process, it was also great to hear all of the students we met talk highly of Matt and the support he had offered. We hope we get the chance to work with Matt again in the future and would definitely recommend him! (Director)
• We worked with Matthew Parry on a couple of occasions and I can recommend him for any future client. Matthew is highly professional in his approach to advertising, selecting and recruiting processes. It was an ultimate pleasure working with him – great communication, quick response, precise information and every step of the process is organised perfectly well. We found a fantastic candidate for our role with Matthew’s help. (Senior HR Generalist)
• Matthew understood exactly what type of person we were looking for and put forward an excellent selection of candidates. I would not hesitate to work with Matthew in the future (Group Marketing Manager)
• Matthew was very helpful in finding an excellent graduate to work with us recently. He was helpful, prompt and professional. Very happy with his service. (Director)
• I reached out to Matthew recently to help fill a position within my team. Matthew was great to work with. He very quickly understood the role and requirements and within a very short time frame was able to provide a highly qualified list of candidates. He saved us an immense amount of time and we were able to find the right person for our team. I won’t hesitate to work with Matthew again. (Data Science Director)
• Very grateful to have worked with Matthew. I am delighted that his recommended candidate has embedded themselves so well into the team. (General Manager)
• Matthew has been extremely helpful in finding me great staff to enhance my team. His approach has been fantastic and he took time to understand what skills I required for my new staff. I would highly recommend him to anyone! (Sales Support Manager)
• In a challenging recruitment environment Matthew provided us with a number of great candidates for our role. With the quality of candidates being so high this allowed us to quickly recruit the right team member and have them begin adding value to our business straight away. Would definitely recommend Matthew (Commercial Director)