• What is the main line of business of Olive Recruit? What does Olive Recruit do?

LB: Olive Recruit offers permanent staffing solutions and is a partner of choice for employers across the UK. It is one of the brands that fall under the Catalyst Care Group, where we are all connected with one purpose – to transform health and social care in the UK for the better.

Olive Recruit ensures the candidate’s journey is efficient, simple and enjoyable. We can achieve this thanks to our proven step-by-step process that streamlines the recruitment of qualified clinical and corporate professionals. Our main priority is to match the right person with the proper role. Therefore, we are committed to being candidate-centric and prioritize the care and support of people throughout the entire recruitment process.

We provide bespoke solutions to our clients and are committed to maintaining our high-performance standards. We continuously listen to the feedback we receive and work hard to improve the quality of our services.

Our structured approach saves valuable time for our candidates when searching for the proper role. We are committed to finding caring and dedicated professionals and connecting them with companies that share their values.

  • What industries do Olive Recruit deliver solutions to?

LB: Olive Recruit is a permanent health and social care recruitment specialist.  We offer a consultative approach to contingency recruitment.

We are committed to sourcing, finding, and placing health and social care professionals into clinical and corporate roles, enabling the companies to progress and thrive within their chosen business development model.

  • What regions does Olive Recruit cover?

LB: Olive Recruit as permanent staffing solutions partner covers all regions across the United Kingdom. Our headquarters is in Bristol, but we offer outsourcing staffing solutions all across the UK.

  • In a competitive job market, how do you ensure Olive Recruit stands out as an attractive option for businesses and candidates?

LB: Olive Recruit aims to act as a partner and collaborator, meaning we will be your eyes and ears on the market. Also, as specialist recruiters, we know the market trends and can give the companies insight into what is happening.

Olive Recruit knows how to reach out to the best available talent, present career opportunities and salary rates, and navigate the hiring complexities.

  • How does Olive Recruit stay up to date with industry trends and changes in the job market to ensure effective recruitment strategies?

LB: Usually, recruitment agencies are focused on the industry they find candidates for, so they learn and understand the trends and the demand for specific skills and qualifications. The hiring process can be seamless by matching the companies and the candidates based on the expectations and values. There is also a substantial opportunity for developing strong relationships between the employer and the candidates so they can grow stronger and be more productive.

Furthermore, I am part of the REC (Recruitment and Education Confederation), which provides up-to-date news about the recruitment industry and legislative changes.

In addition, I also rely on my professional network online as well as our internal communications.

  • How does Olive Recruit collaborate with hiring managers and other stakeholders to align recruitment strategies with business needs?

LB: We are using our best-practice methods, and we understand both candidate’s needs and companies’ requirements.

Olive Recruit is in contact with high-quality candidates with relevant skills and expertise in the health and social care sector. As recruiters, we have access to a large pool of already referenced and screened talent, allowing us to match candidates with the required qualifications and skillset to the right employer while being interviewed and assessed.

Additionally, getting the hiring managers to provide a detailed overview of the company’s structure, the team and the entire department is essential. This allows us to understand the roles better and know the responsibilities and the company culture.

Once they have discussed the job description, we focus on the culture fit and what that would look like. Before finalising, it is vital to give feedback on the plan and specific timescales so we can manage the hiring manager’s expectations of the process.  

  • What methods does Olive Recruit use to gather hiring requirements and preferences from the stakeholders?

LB: Olive Recruit can function as an internal resourcing team. We, as recruiters, dive deep into the company culture and learn more about how a company works, why it was founded, and everything that happened along the way.

This way, our team can gain insight and use it to represent companies as if they are working within the company. Having this approach can help find the best candidate for a company culturally and technically. When done right, the team of experts will know everything about the company processes and be able to manage all of the procedures in a time-effective manner.

  • Can you share some successful placements Olive Recruit made and the impact those candidates had on their respective teams or companies?

LB: Considering we only started the company in December 2022, we have had a fantastic start. Olive Recruit took over the internal recruitment for CCG, which has allowed us to be part of shaping our own company, introducing some tremendous A Players across the UK throughout our branches and head office functions.

We have also had great success working in partnership with several healthcare providers across the UK. 

It’s more challenging than it seems; however, prioritising everyone’s expectations consistency and providing timescales and updates means that people know where they stand. It’s a natural mark of success when you are recommended to others or when a candidate becomes a client, or a client becomes a candidate.  

  • Why Olive Recruit Should be Your Recruitment Process Outsourcing Partner?

LB: Our proven processes ensure sourcing and identifying the best candidates for the roles companies are looking to fill. We implement fine-tuned strategies that allow us to hit the hiring goals and do it on a scale and quickly.

If you need Olive Recruit to support you in finding suitable candidates or you need support in finding your dream job, contact us today and see how we can help.