Which best describes you?

Vendor

What company do you work for (or own)?

Tiro Associates Ltd

What is your current position within your organization?

Director

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http://www.tiroassociates.com

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http://email: nichola@tiroassociates.com; tel: 0044 1277 840177

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Recruitment Director Tiro Associates Ltd
January 2000 – Present
Tiro Associates Limited http://www.tiroassociates.com is a leading recruitment and executive search consultancy, working with leading automotive, aerospace, defence, electronics and rail companies. We are a preferred supplier to all our FTSE and FORTUNE listed clients and also provide a managed service (or act as sole supplier) where this meets our clients' requirements.
We attract the best talent through multiple attraction and networking channels:
•Search and headhunting (from scarce skills to executive level using our extensive network)
•Our own database of candidates built up through candidate referral
•Professional Networking Groups and Forum membership
•Bespoke attraction and advertising campaigns
•Specialist job boards

Senior Engineering & Technical Recruiter XR Associates Ltd
January 1999 – January 2000
Headhunted by the Recruitment Manager to grow the permanent engineering division. Responsible for managing the engineering division of 3 Recruiters and a Researcher.
Achievements:
Establishing sole supplier and preferred supplier agreements with global multi billion t/o organisations
Consistently exceeded set monthly sales targets
Achieved IEC Foundation vocational award in Employment Agency Practice (distinction

Senior Engineer & Technical Recruitment Consultant RD Recruitment
January 1998 – January 1999
Head of the technical division responsible for both supplying both contract and permanent engineering, technical and IT staff to the automotive, aerospace, electronics, commercial and general engineering sectors. Responsible for training and supervising one member of staff to assist with engineering contract workers.
Achievements:
Turn around of a "dead desk"
Expanded existing client base gaining preferred supply status with global organisations
Consistently achieved and exceeded set sales targets

Recruitment Consultant Professional Recruitment, Essex
May 1994 – May 1997
Initially employed as a researcher within a specialist executive recruitment consultancy, part of Humana International, Europe's largest head hunting organisation. This involved sourcing high achievers within the legal and accountancy professions to pass on to the 17 strong team of consultants. Promoted to Recruitment Consultant in August 1994, responsible for setting up and running own desk head hunting and placing sales professionals of all experience levels with client companies in the print and packaging sector. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, responsibilities included:
Head hunting and interviewing high calibre professionals
Marketing selected sales professionals to suitable clients within a niche marketplace
Preparing and conducting presentations to clients to promote Retained Executive Search (head hunt) assignments
Exploring new market opportunities and sectors to expand and enhance the client base

Overseas Travel .
November 1991 – April 1994 (2 years 6 months)

Undertook various short term jobs during a 2 year world tour encompassing South East Asia, Australia, Mongolia and Russia.

Reporter YELLOW ADVERTISER PUBLICATIONS LTD, Essex
June 1989 – November 1991 (2 years 6 months)
Received comprehensive training with a weekly local newspaper. Reporting to the Editor and working as part of a 5 strong team, duties included writing copy, contributing articles/features and organising photographs in various editions of the Yellow Advertise newspaper. Later took sole responsibility for 2 local editions of the newspaper