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Astute would like to welcome Louise Lyall to our business. Louise has joined Astute to develop and focus on the North Derbyshire & North Nottinghamshire market’s, and specialises in recruiting all types of accountancy support staff, managers and part qualified accountants on a temporary, permanent and contract basis.

Louise was registered with Astute after being made redundant from a finance position within a blue chip organisation, at which she spent 18 years.

Astute would like to wish Louise every success with her new career with us !

Astute Recruitment have been proud to help the Derby Evening Telegraph in promoting the Local Business Accelerator Awards in Derby and have featured in the paper several times. This is a local award in which 3 companies are selected to receive mentoring by some of the best MD’s in Derbyshire and 3 months free advertising with the Derby Evening Telegraph. One company is then selected to go through to the national final, where the winner with be mentored by Dragons Den Deborah Meaden !

Astute were selected as one of the 10 finalists and we were asked to pitch to a board of about 8 people in a Dragon Den Style. Please see below for the write up about us featured in the DET on Wednesday 11th Jan

“Probably the most assured and confident performances in the board room came from Sarah Stevenson & Mary Maguire co – directors at Astute Recruitment. Our team of experts when deliberating who should benefit from the Local Business Accelerators, were of the opinion that the Astute Directors had the drive, intelligence and experience to achieve there goals without the added boost of the scheme.

The Astute presentation centred on how the company only sends a candidate if it is certain they are right for the job.

Sarah said “98% of our customers have used us more the once because we don’t waste there time with candidates that are not suitable ”

The honest approach is paying of because in just 2 years, the business has grown the employ 7 people and is looking to take on more consultants. ”

While obviously were are dissapointed at not making the top 3 this time, what positive feedback we received from the board of judges. We are looking forward to an exciting time during 2012, where we are hoping to build on 2 fantastic years we have had since forming Astute Recruitment.

Thank you to the Derby Evening Telegraph and everyone involved in the Business Accelerator Awards.

Astute was yet again in the Derby Evening Telegraph on Saturday 29th October along with a lovely picture of the team outside our church. The DET are running a competition for new businesses , where the top 3 will receive 3 months worth of advertising and mentoring from some of the regions most dynamic entrepreneurs. All the regions winners then go forward to the national awards where the winner will receive 1 years mentoring from Deborah Meaden one of the famous dragons. Astute were one of the first entrants, and the DET wanted to use us with our previous success at the Chambers Business Awards to raise awareness of the competition.

Sarah Commented ” We all have our fingers crossed that we will make the top 3 regionally, to have the free advertising would be a real boost to enable Astute to raise awareness of the brand and what we do, and to be able to have local sucessfull MD’s to offer advice and guidence on how we could expand and drive the business forward would be a real asset. ”

The finals of the Derbyshire Chamber Best Business Awards were held on Friday September 30th at the Round House in Derby. We were down to the last 3 for the most promissing new business, disapointely we didnt win, however this didnt detract from what was a fantastic evening and an amazing achievement to get down to the last 3. This category apparenlty had record entires this year ! The whole office attended and everyone was very proud to be there representing Asute and mixing with the best of the best in local business.

Astute was then featured the the Derby Evening Telegraph the follwing Wednesday 3rd October and a lovely article was written about us. This was the first time we had been in the local paper, and what a lovely response we have had from out clients and candidates who had read about us and the awards and the congratulations they had sent us.

We would llike to thank the Derby Eveing Telegraph for the use of the picture taken from the awards, and to congratualte the winners of our categaory Oviso and wish them continued success for the coming years, and also the other runners up, Evolution Training.

Astute have been selected as one of the three finalists for the Most Promising New Business category at the Derbyshire Chamber Business awards. The results will be announced on Friday 30th September at the awards ceremony at the Round House in Derby
Sarah Stevenson Director at Astute commented – We are thrilled to have made the final 3 from such a massive number of entries. It means so much to be recognized like this and proves all the hard work over the last 18 months has been worth it. Everyone at astute would like to thank all our clients and candidates , that have not only supported us over the few months since Astute was formed, but have also supported and been loyal to the team here for the many years before, without your support we would not be here !
Good luck to the other 2 finalists Oviso and Evolution Training

Stephanie Radley with Lisa Allen – Purchase Ledger Manager at Sun Chemical, where Stephanie and Astute have placed 7 new purchase ledger clerks earlier in the year.

Everyone at Astute Recruitment would like to say a big congratulations to Kieron at Pendragon Contracts who received a bottle of champagne for receiving our 1000th invoice!

Astute wish to welcome 3 new starters to the business in August.

Samantha Tidy has joined us as our office administrator.

Aneesa Bano will be specialising in Accountancy Support positions based within the south Derbyshire / Staffordshire markets.

Gemma Higginson with be developing our Office Support division.

We wish them all every success with Astute Recruitment.

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Mike

16:04 13 Mar 23

Highly recommended! Josh and Sarah have been fantastic at Astute. They've found and placed me in 2 jobs now between them, both really responsive and excellent at keeping you up to speed with things. Very knowledgable about the roles and happy to talk to companies with any queries you have.

C R.

10:45 27 Jan 23

Great agency one of the best ones I've worked with! Liz has been a great help and support in helping me towards a new direction in my career life. She is very attentive and keeps me in the loop at all times! She makes the extra effort to work with my preferred requirements for work and even if it isn't completely attainable she meets me in the middle and does as much as she can to help! Also Liz is very funny might I add 😂 and I'm happy that I can now put a face to the name after all these years! Thank you again Liz for all your help and support! 😊

Christine

10:32 20 Dec 22

Josh and the Astute team was very swift to help me to find roles that matched my profile. They are really reliable and will help through every step of the recruitment process going out of their way to assist and follow up when needed. Could not find a better recruitment agency!

Helen Pinegar

16:19 18 Dec 22

Fantastic recruitment agency.. Josh was extremely enthusiastic, encouraging and clearly knowledgeable about what was needed from both the employee and the employers point of view. Extremely supportive especially in regards to interview preparation and endeavoured to procure feedback promptly. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Astute in the future to both candidates and recruiting businesses particularly for the right fit for the role!!!

Lisa Leigh

11:56 30 Nov 22

I have worked as a candidate for Astute and they have been excellent. Super friendly service and professional agents keen to fit the right person to the right job. It has been a pleasure dealing with them and I would happily work for them again in the future. Highly recommend this agency.