The PR Boutique Interviews Denise from Teamworx

Denise Brady, co-owner of retail recruitment company Teamworx gives us her view on the industry she loves and works tirelessly to assist. For further information see www.teamworx.ie

1)What does an average day at Teamworx involve?

Every day at Teamworx is varied and challenging and having your own business means you can be on a plane to London to meet with clients such as Gucci, Arcadia Group, Louis Vuitton etc or be sitting at your desk screening CVs or talking to candidates about making the next move in their career. At Teamworx we provide a service to both our clients and candidates alike to ensure we place the right candidate in their perfect job. We are only as strong as the last placement we have made and our reputation is extremely important to us. Over 75% of our business comes from word of mouth and referrals.

We recruit for a lot of prolific brands and have become synonomous with recruiting for fashion retailers in Ireland such as H&M, Zara etc as well as luxury and boutique style retailers. The retail market has changed dramatically over the past year and job hunting has become a lot more difficult – it is definitely now an employers market. Candidates are no longer using the press as their recruitment tool of choice but have turned to social media, company websites and recruitment agencies.

2) Why hire a recruitment agency, why not just advertise?

Due to the economic downturn, there is now a huge amount of candidates in the market place. A lot of our clients have found when they advertise avacancy on a job site, they are getting a huge volume of applicants but not the quality they are looking for. This is where Teamworx comes in! Our job is to save our client time. We work from the initial screening process through to end result and rather than dealing in volume we present our clients with three or four of the most suitable candidates with relevant job experience. This not only saves a huge amount of wasted time trawling through CVs, it is also a very cost effective way to recruit. If we don’t get you the perfect candidate, we are not paid a penny!

3) What one trait, above any other, do you find companies ask you to find in a recruit?

When a retailer is recruiting for a member of their team at junior or senior management level, they always look for candidates who are extremely hard working, hands on, flexible and don’t want to work nine to five – that’s what retail is about!