Recruiting in the snow

January 27, 2021 by Matt

It’s snowing here in Derbyshire, and who can resist a lunchtime frolic in weather like this? I know I can’t!

I love snow, but I know that not everyone feels the same way. This year of lockdowns has affected people very differently, and I appreciate how lucky I am to be able to work from home and to have a garden in which I can throw snowballs and make short films for LinkedIn.

So here is the latest one. Prepare yourself for another contrived Midlands IT recruitment analogy.

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Matt has worked in recruitment since 2000, and is a co-founder and director of Blues Point. He has a degree in French from Durham University and is a qualified chartered accountant. He looks after the financial and legal aspects of the business. Interesting fact: Matt used to live in Blues Point, which is in Sydney, in 1998. Hence the name!

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Matt Sayers

14:55 17 Oct 23

Steph was perfect from the very start, understood my requirements and met every one of them! Would highly recommend!

Jacob Shanks

00:53 08 Oct 23

Very professional and friendly!

Saffron S

16:30 20 Mar 23

Amazing agency! Steph particularly was very kind and helping and gave out great resources. Landed a great job, very... happy overallread more

Callum Lees

09:58 18 Oct 22

I have been ever so lucky to work with Steph Lunn at Blues Point Ltd. What an absolute star! The whole process from... start to finish was smooth and professional. A credit to the company. I have now got my dream new job! A million and one thank yous to Steph for all her hard work, time and help! Very highly recommend working with Blues Point to anyone looking for the next step in their professional career.read more

abdul maqeem

17:14 15 Feb 22

If only every agency was as smooth to work with as BluesPoint. You can tell how on the ball someone is with the... communication. Effective at the start. Very little need during the role and amicable during the end. Simply perfect.read more

Max Walsh

14:11 25 Jun 21

Matt was extremely accommodating, supportive and helpful. A real testament to the service that Bluespoint offers. I... cant thank him enough, my experience was both enjoyable and fruit-full, as the day after my mock interview with Matt I completed my interview and have since been offered the role.read more

Spongebob

17:02 16 Feb 21

Really good company. I recently got a job and I got to know about it from Blues Point.

nathan helpdesk

09:17 16 Feb 21

Matt was very helpful in the interview process and has helped me to get the job that I wanted. Would definitely... recommend. He did a fantastic job. Thank you.read more

Richard Gregory

09:56 09 Feb 21

My experience contracting with Blues Point as been excellent from start to finish. They have great relationships with... their clients. They can explain to potential contractors/employees not only what the business of the client is about but also the culture. When I went for an interview with client I found that I was well matched with my skill set. When I started contracting payments from Blues Point were set up swiftly and were always on time. For me this was weekly. I would not hesitate in recommending Blues Point. Many thanks for their fantastic service.read more

Chris Bowley

15:46 05 Jan 21

After being made redundant in October 2020, I have been in recent contact with several recruitment agencies with the... hopes of getting a job. Before this, I had dealt with recruitment agencies both as a job seeker and as a client. Let's be honest - recruitment agencies are often seen by many as being anything from vermin to tolerable and in many cases, this is probably justified. My past experiences [with other recruiters] range from failing to call me back to enticing me onto their books over coffee for a job that wasn't available. As a potential client, many recruiters continuously called despite them being told that no positions were available.This wasn't my experience with Blues Point. Right from the start, Steph was honest and went out of her way to answer questions for my benefit. As a person that likes to be kept in the loop, confirmation emails related to even seemingly minor updates were appreciated. As a job seeker, you are essentially a resource to a recruiter but I felt like a person throughout the process.Whilst I can't comment on Blues Point from a client point of view, I'm certain the values and level of service would remain.Thanks Steph for helping me not only land the job but change career in the uncertain times of Covid.read more

Henna Makwana

11:51 04 Nov 20

Bluespoint offers an amazing recruitment service and the staff are attentive, professional and friendly. I would highly... recommend them to anyone seeking a position and to any businesses looking for some assistance with their recruitment processes.read more

Brian Christie

14:03 31 May 20

Professional team 👏Prompt payment I haven't worked with an agency that was so smooth with getting invoices... paid.I'll definitely take on contracts with Blues Point again.read more

Yazzzy

15:51 06 Feb 20

Great Recruitment agency, Steph Lunn who was seeking a IT Contract for me is extremely professional and provided... feedback and updates daily, throughout the process. I am extremely impressed with Steph's recruitment skills, professionalism and communication throughout the process. Keep up the great work.Thank you for all your support.read more

Gurpreet Sohal

12:02 06 Feb 20

Blues point have been absolutely amazing throughout this process. I have mainly been in contact with Steph Lunn who has... been super helpful keeping me updated throughout the process.Steph also reached out to me via FaceTime to go through the company I was applying for and provide information and useful interview techniques and tips which really did help on the interview day.My journey with blues point has been great and I can not fault them. Thank you Steph for all your help 😊read more

Heather Clarke

14:25 19 Nov 19

I've been really impressed with the team from Blues Point and how well they describe and deliver their services. I... felt completely confident recommending them to someone else in my network who needed IT staff and know they also had a really positive experience with Matt and the team.read more

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