Testimonials
We try very hard to offer as complete a service as we can. We believe that we offer the most comprehensive IT recruitment service available anywhere.
For contract roles we prioritise speed of delivery, but we still believe that behaviours are important, especially for management or change roles.
We are very proud of our service levels, and we are committed to delivering a professional service to every candidate that approaches us, whether or not we end up finding them a role.
Recruitment services
Steph is professional, courteous and extremely knowledgeable in the area of IT recruitment. She was a pleasure to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Steph to others looking for a new career opportunity or to any business … Read More
Paul N, Senior Developer
Throughout the process, they were extremely accommodating, listened to our feedback, reacted in a timely manner and made the process very easy. For us they found the right person for the right role and at the right time! We … Read More
Sharon Stainer, Clinigen Group plc
We incorporated the IKM TeckChek tests into our recruitment process in order to validate a candidate’s technical skill set. The tests were easy to implement and results were delivered quickly, allowing the Hiring Managers to reduce risk and confirm the … Read More
Stephen Dashfield, University Of Derby
I highly recommend Alex and Blues Point as a recruiter. Out of the many recruiters I approached whilst looking for a new role, Blues Point and particularly Alex stood out as the most professional and most likely to find … Read More
Michael V, Developer
I began my relationship with Blues Point after our preferred recruitment partner failed to pre-screen candidates thoroughly. This resulted in the hiring of a candidate with a lack of relevant skills to complete the tasks that he was assigned … Read More
James Parry, Activa Healthcare
I was introduced to the Thomas International Ltd PPA evaluations by Blues Point as a tool for identifying a person’s motivations, work ethic and key drivers. To begin the process we completed the assessment by answering the questions from … Read More
Graham Coe, Shire Leasing plc
We engaged Blues Point having tried working with other recruitment agencies without much success. We were finding that a candidate looked great on paper but didn’t have the behaviours that Prima Solutions need for business success. A lot of … Read More
Mathew Burrell, Prima Solutions
Blues Point ensured that we hired the right person for our business, who was both technically strong, but more importantly, has the right behaviours to lead and motivate the development team. Sourcing the right candidate within a short timeframe, … Read More
Philip Morris, Potter Clarkson LLP
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Vicky and all at Blues Point for this opportunity and the excellent service you provided me. I had no single complaint or problem.
Marriott K, Support Specialist
Blues Point is a first-class recruitment partner for Juriba: the staff are professional, approachable and resourceful. They have a knack for getting right to the heart of your requirements, and filtering CVs accordingly. Their technical tests provide extra assurance, … Read More
Julia Bell, Juriba
We would highly recommend Blues Point for their professional, efficient and dependable service. We know that we can rely on them to produce high quality candidates for our IT roles. If we take time out of a manager’s calendar … Read More
Sarah Chapman, Hollister
Kerry Foods have been a client of Blues Point for a number of years enabling the recruitment of several members staff into the IT team. The latest recruitment was my first experience of using Blues Point’s services and through … Read More
IT Manager, Kerry Foods
Blues Point is definitely the best agency that I have used in over 15 years as an IT contractor, they make a genuine effort to find the best people for a particular role. In my experience most other agencies … Read More
Jon D, Microstrategy Consultant
A great recruitment agent and would recommend to anyone, Very honest and always returns phones calls when promised, which is a breath of fresh air when dealing with agencies. She was very knowledgeable about the role I was discussing … Read More
Adrian L, IT Consultant
We recruit technical roles through Blues Point, and all candidates now take the appropriate test before we interview them. The tests definitely add something to the process and they are a good indicator of a candidate’s actual technical ablility. … Read More
Support Team Leader, IT Services Provider
Riviera Travel have used Blues Point on a number of occasions to fulfil IT employment within the business. Blues Point have a much higher interview to employment conversion rate with us than other agencies due to their careful selection … Read More
Tim Mahoney, Riviera Travel
Alex provided an excellent service when I needed to recruit permanent software developers with a specific skill-set. He was able to provide a lot of added value, for example by performing some first round interviews using Competency Based Interview … Read More
Andy R, Software Development Manager
I engaged Blues Point after they were recommended to me by a colleague in the industry. They came over to talk about our situation and it was clear that they understood not only our technical requirements, but the business implications … Read More
Chris Laud, Pedigree Wholesale Ltd
Blues Point have provided us with their technical testing services for a number of roles now, and they also put candidates through them as part of their normal process. These technical tests are invaluable! We use them when we … Read More
Damian Byrne, Healthcare at Home
Blues Point’s service offering is more than just recruitment; they supply us with technical testing services, advice on market conditions and salary information, and they continue to support the staff that they have placed with us. Blues Point really seem … Read More
Paul Hudson, Haywyre LLP
Team Rewards chose Blues Point as our recruitment partner after a recommendation from one of our own clients. After our initial meeting Blues Point quickly took ownership of our project to recruit into the team, and they delivered to … Read More
Catherine Bennett, Team Rewards
STRATEC Biomedical has experienced considerable growth over the last 18 months, with a 50% increase in headcount. Blues Point were our first choice when it came to filling the new vacancies created and provided an excellent array of candidates … Read More
Mark Dexter, Stratec Biomedical
Blues Point are very good at understanding our business, our projects, our vacancy requirements, and our culture. I have been consistently impressed with their professionalism, their honesty, their attitude, and their results. The assignments we give them are never … Read More
Hannah Heathcote, Northgate
I just wanted to say a big thank you for the kind card you sent me – I’ve just picked it out of my in-tray now and was very surprised to receive it! Time is flying past here and … Read More
Fahad Shafi, Prima Solutions
I’ve had a lot of experiences of agencies over the years, mostly from a recruiter perspective, rather than recruitee. Blues Point exceeded my experience of recruitment agencies. They contacted me about a single job, which was a perfect match … Read More
Mandy F, Project Manager
Technical tests
Blues Point are very good at understanding our business, our projects, our vacancy requirements, and our culture. I have been consistently impressed with their professionalism, their honesty, their attitude, and their results. The assignments we give them are never … Read More
Hannah Heathcote, Northgate
Kerry Foods have been a client of Blues Point for a number of years enabling the recruitment of several members staff into the IT team. The latest recruitment was my first experience of using Blues Point’s services and through … Read More
IT Manager, Kerry Foods
I began my relationship with Blues Point after our preferred recruitment partner failed to pre-screen candidates thoroughly. This resulted in the hiring of a candidate with a lack of relevant skills to complete the tasks that he was assigned … Read More
James Parry, Activa Healthcare
Blues Point ensured that we hired the right person for our business, who was both technically strong, but more importantly, has the right behaviours to lead and motivate the development team. Sourcing the right candidate within a short timeframe, … Read More
Philip Morris, Potter Clarkson LLP
STRATEC Biomedical has experienced considerable growth over the last 18 months, with a 50% increase in headcount. Blues Point were our first choice when it came to filling the new vacancies created and provided an excellent array of candidates … Read More
Mark Dexter, Stratec Biomedical
Alex provided an excellent service when I needed to recruit permanent software developers with a specific skill-set. He was able to provide a lot of added value, for example by performing some first round interviews using Competency Based Interview … Read More
Andy R, Software Development Manager
We would highly recommend Blues Point for their professional, efficient and dependable service. We know that we can rely on them to produce high quality candidates for our IT roles. If we take time out of a manager’s calendar … Read More
Sarah Chapman, Hollister
Throughout the process, they were extremely accommodating, listened to our feedback, reacted in a timely manner and made the process very easy. For us they found the right person for the right role and at the right time! We … Read More
Sharon Stainer, Clinigen Group plc
We recruit technical roles through Blues Point, and all candidates now take the appropriate test before we interview them. The tests definitely add something to the process and they are a good indicator of a candidate’s actual technical ablility. … Read More
Support Team Leader, IT Services Provider
We incorporated the IKM TeckChek tests into our recruitment process in order to validate a candidate’s technical skill set. The tests were easy to implement and results were delivered quickly, allowing the Hiring Managers to reduce risk and confirm the … Read More
Stephen Dashfield, University Of Derby
Blues Point is a first-class recruitment partner for Juriba: the staff are professional, approachable and resourceful. They have a knack for getting right to the heart of your requirements, and filtering CVs accordingly. Their technical tests provide extra assurance, … Read More
Julia Bell, Juriba
I engaged Blues Point after they were recommended to me by a colleague in the industry. They came over to talk about our situation and it was clear that they understood not only our technical requirements, but the business implications … Read More
Chris Laud, Pedigree Wholesale Ltd
Blues Point have provided us with their technical testing services for a number of roles now, and they also put candidates through them as part of their normal process. These technical tests are invaluable! We use them when we … Read More
Damian Byrne, Healthcare at Home
Blues Point’s service offering is more than just recruitment; they supply us with technical testing services, advice on market conditions and salary information, and they continue to support the staff that they have placed with us. Blues Point really seem … Read More
Paul Hudson, Haywyre LLP
We do our own recruitment but supplement it by purchasing these tests from Blues Point. They do help the process, and are a cost-effective way of reducing the time we spend doing technical interviews. They are a very useful … Read More
Richard, Development Manager
Team Rewards chose Blues Point as our recruitment partner after a recommendation from one of our own clients. After our initial meeting Blues Point quickly took ownership of our project to recruit into the team, and they delivered to … Read More
Catherine Bennett, Team Rewards
I found the test to be difficult but not impossible, and it correctly identified my technical strengths – and weaknesses! Overall, it seemed very fair, and the results document is a good thing to show at future interviews.
Joshua, C# Developer
Behavioural assessments
We engaged Blues Point having tried working with other recruitment agencies without much success. We were finding that a candidate looked great on paper but didn’t have the behaviours that Prima Solutions need for business success. A lot of … Read More
Mathew Burrell, Prima Solutions
Riviera Travel have used Blues Point on a number of occasions to fulfil IT employment within the business. Blues Point have a much higher interview to employment conversion rate with us than other agencies due to their careful selection … Read More
Tim Mahoney, Riviera Travel
I was introduced to the Thomas International Ltd PPA evaluations by Blues Point as a tool for identifying a person’s motivations, work ethic and key drivers. To begin the process we completed the assessment by answering the questions from … Read More
Graham Coe, Shire Leasing plc
I engaged Blues Point after they were recommended to me by a colleague in the industry. They came over to talk about our situation and it was clear that they understood not only our technical requirements, but the business implications … Read More
Chris Laud, Pedigree Wholesale Ltd
Blues Point ensured that we hired the right person for our business, who was both technically strong, but more importantly, has the right behaviours to lead and motivate the development team. Sourcing the right candidate within a short timeframe, … Read More
Philip Morris, Potter Clarkson LLP
Blues Point’s service offering is more than just recruitment; they supply us with technical testing services, advice on market conditions and salary information, and they continue to support the staff that they have placed with us. Blues Point really seem … Read More
Paul Hudson, Haywyre LLP
We’ve been using Blues Point’s behavioural and motivational assessments for a few months now, and already I notice the difference. We have a more structured management plan, and our staff churn is noticeably down. I attribute this in part … Read More
IT Director, Software House
I began my relationship with Blues Point after our preferred recruitment partner failed to pre-screen candidates thoroughly. This resulted in the hiring of a candidate with a lack of relevant skills to complete the tasks that he was assigned … Read More
James Parry, Activa Healthcare
Motivational assessments
We’ve been using Blues Point’s behavioural and motivational assessments for a few months now, and already I notice the difference. We have a more structured management plan, and our staff churn is noticeably down. I attribute this in part … Read More
IT Director, Software House
Blues Point are very good at understanding our business, our projects, our vacancy requirements, and our culture. I have been consistently impressed with their professionalism, their honesty, their attitude, and their results. The assignments we give them are never … Read More
Hannah Heathcote, Northgate
Riviera Travel have used Blues Point on a number of occasions to fulfil IT employment within the business. Blues Point have a much higher interview to employment conversion rate with us than other agencies due to their careful selection … Read More
Tim Mahoney, Riviera Travel
Candidate care
Blues Point found me my ideal role shortly after being made redundant and their processes were second to none. I supplied Blues Point with the names and contact details of my ex-colleagues who had also been made redundant and … Read More
Michael, Developer
Steph is professional, courteous and extremely knowledgeable in the area of IT recruitment. She was a pleasure to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Steph to others looking for a new career opportunity or to any business … Read More
Paul N, Senior Developer
Blues Point is definitely the best agency that I have used in over 15 years as an IT contractor, they make a genuine effort to find the best people for a particular role. In my experience most other agencies … Read More
Jon D, Microstrategy Consultant
I was introduced to Blues Point when I was looking for a new role myself. I was unsuccessful in my pursuit for that role, however I did recommend Blues Point to one of my friends. My friend managed to … Read More
DP, Project Manager, Derby
I was contacted by Blues Point regarding a permanent job – at the time I wasn’t looking for a new role but I mentioned to the consultant that I knew someone with similar skills that might be interested. They … Read More
Oliver Gurnell, Web Developer
I found the test to be difficult but not impossible, and it correctly identified my technical strengths – and weaknesses! Overall, it seemed very fair, and the results document is a good thing to show at future interviews.
Joshua, C# Developer
When a friend mentioned to me his difficulty in finding a developer for his IT department I immediately introduced him to Blues Point. Having used them previously and been very impressed with their service and the quality of their … Read More
Mark H, Enterprise Applications Manager
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Vicky and all at Blues Point for this opportunity and the excellent service you provided me. I had no single complaint or problem.
Marriott K, Support Specialist
I highly recommend Alex and Blues Point as a recruiter. Out of the many recruiters I approached whilst looking for a new role, Blues Point and particularly Alex stood out as the most professional and most likely to find … Read More
Michael V, Developer
A great recruitment agent and would recommend to anyone, Very honest and always returns phones calls when promised, which is a breath of fresh air when dealing with agencies. She was very knowledgeable about the role I was discussing … Read More
Adrian L, IT Consultant
I just wanted to say a big thank you for the kind card you sent me – I’ve just picked it out of my in-tray now and was very surprised to receive it! Time is flying past here and … Read More
Fahad Shafi, Prima Solutions
I’ve had a lot of experiences of agencies over the years, mostly from a recruiter perspective, rather than recruitee. Blues Point exceeded my experience of recruitment agencies. They contacted me about a single job, which was a perfect match … Read More
Mandy F, Project Manager