"I have recently had the pleasure of dealing with Sam and the temps team whilst recruiting at UBM. Sam always supplied me with candidates with the right experience and was always at the end of the phone to help with any issues or problems.
Unfortunately, I was made redundant from my role at UBM at the end of February and Sam was one of the first people I called at this difficult time. She really put my mind at rest and also put me in touch with Natalie Adams who I found very professional and encouraging although realistic when discussing my next career move.
Natalie then put me forward for my current role at Sunday which was confirmed the day after I left UBM – again, she was with me every step of the way, sending me good luck texts on my first day and checking in to make sure everything was going well.
I am now in the position where I am recruiting again so have flipped back from candidate to client and have just finished a great meeting with Jenny.
Jennie was very knowledgeable about her graduate market and candidates and is in the process of setting up a group interview for the role I have. Her parting words were “ we will do everything for you to make it as easy as possible”
A couple of years where PFJ have featured very heavily in my career path and coincidentally I was placed via PFJ at my very first job in London almost 20 years ago so it really has been a full circle relationship.
Sam, Jenny and especially Natalie are a credit to the company and I would have no hesitation in recommending their work or PFJ to any of my contacts in media.
I don’t think we say thank you as much as we should during the recruitment process so here is a big thanks from me for the last 20 years." Charlotte Turner, Sunday Publishing
"PFJ have been an important recruitment partner working very closely with eCircle through a significant period of growth. They have taken the time to really understand our business and the people we require in all teams across the company, at all levels from grads to senior directors. Through a dedicated and consultative approach they have been successful in building our teams and filled 90% of our vacancies. I would recommend PFJ to anyone and look forward to working with the PFJ team in the future." Simon Bowker, Managing Director, eCircle
We had spoken to a number of agencies and were not aware that PFJ dealt with PR (we had used them last year for a Business development director). Last year the service that we received was second to none…the consultant understood our brief, researched everything and presented us with a number of excellent candidates. If I am honest , I put that down to the consultant and was delighted that he was working on my behalf. I was most surprised that we received the same service from Taz and now I believe that this is not just two amazing consultants, but it runs through the entire organisation. I would highly recommend PFJ. Dermot Dennehy, CEO, SaveMe4Later
"I have found working with my pfj contact to be very productive. She has been excellent in putting forward suitable candidates. I have been very impressed working with her - she has been very efficient and has also been very truthful in her appraisal of candidates. In summary, I would use my pfj contact above all the competition and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her" John, Zenithpptimedia
"From the few roles I have needed to fill, PFJ have provided strong candidates, of which we hired two and had offered a job to another. My contact has responded to me at all times with utmost professionalism and always in a very timely manner, which has made the process easy for me to manage, and we filled the positions quickly at a busy time." Luke, MediaVest
"This was my first experience working with PFJ and I found the collaboration to be seamless. PFJ were proactive, prompt to respond, and shared with us a candidate who was a great fit for the role." Tamina, MediaVest
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"In the time I have spent working with pfj, I have always found them to be a pleasure to work with. They have always listened closely to our candidate requirements and sent over CVs of people with skill sets that are relevant for the roles we are trying to fill. I think the face to face meeting at the beginning of the process definitely has its benefits. I was particularly impressed by the relatively large number of strong and relevant candidates we saw at interview - we obviously need strong candidates but also trying to find someone who fits into our small office culture is tricky. They have always responded quickly to any questions I may have and have set up meetings quickly and efficiently. Finally, it is good to work with an agency that completes the recruitment process by even sending a message on the day the candidate has started in our office, checking to see that all is well." Camilla, Zenithoptimedia
"When we looked to recruit recently we dealt with a number of agencies. pfj were easily the best. They sourced candidates quickly but most importantly they properly filtered candidates before sending them across. We only saw a high calibre of candidate from pfj. All in all a pleasure to deal with." Richard, Zenithoptimedia
"pfj have filled roughly about 80% of our non-sales roles. They are professional and always go above and beyond to help us find the most suitable candidates. They meet with all the team managers, and they too are very impressed with their expertise and ability to build relationships".
HR Advisor - Business Information Company
"pfj have just worked on an editorial search for us. All of the shortlisted candidates were truly excellent (making the decision hard) and I recommend them to other publishers looking for journalists." Alasdair - B2B Media
“pfj have proved to be very dedicated recruiter, helping us find some excellent new staff. They are very responsive and a great communicators.” Hugh - B2B Media
“I've really enjoyed working with pfj - they are very personable and are excellent communicators. I would always go to pfj if I had a recruitment need. They are honest, prompt and professional - and good fun too!” Melinda - B2B Media
“I worked with pfj on several occasions when I needed editorial staff and the quality of the candidates they placed with us were second-to-none. They were communicative through every stage of the recruitment process, took feedback well and acted on it and were generally a delight to work with. Recruitment was made so much easier knowing pfj were on the other end of the phone.” Catherine - Newswire
"Instant is a business that is all about people; our staff support, challenge, engage and inspire each other. The Graduate Recruitment Company and pfj have helped us to bring real talent into the company, from sales roles to account management; marketing managers to language specialists. They understand our culture and environment, and have matched us with terrific candidates over the years to support our growth and success. We will continue to work with them to find graduates and experienced professionals." HR Manager - Instant
