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​My experience with First Choice Recruitment so far has been second to none. In the first instance, the fact that Heidi and her team took the time to come out to see me was a breath of fresh air as that proved they really wanted to understand about the Role I was recruiting for as well as the environment the candidates would be working in which demonstrated to me that they care about both parties. This has then ensured that the right Candidates will in turn be forwarded to me.​

​“EMS has been dealing with First Choice Recruitment now for over 10 years. Our job requirements are often varied and we like to deal with people who understand our business needs and can match these requirements with the ideal candidates. First Choice tick all our boxes and offer us an exceptional bespoke service which gives us peace of mind. They filter the candidates, only giving us people who can match our roles, and enable us to minimise our downtime”​​​​

​“What separates First Choice Recruitment is the time taken to truly understand our business. This means we only see high calibre candidates who fit in with the culture of our business and have all the core skills required to become a huge success.”​​​​​​

​First Choice Recruitment are one of the reasons good things happen in Wakefield: dynamic, really well connected, totally grounded in the local Wakefield area, a bright team, full of ideas, always read to support businesses and people and invest in worthwhile projects in the business district.

​Within our business we have distinctive peaks and troughs where we know we will require additional resource. We have tried many providers during this time and never really settled with one provider until we tried First Choice Recruitment.There was an obvious improvement in the standard of candidate being sent to our business and in my opinion that was down to the staff at First Choice, the interview process and the emphasis they put on communication, especially listening to what we needed. Since then we have used their services every peak and also to fill vacancies that arise and to date have never been disappointed.

​Sarcophagus have only been a client of First Choice Recruitment for a reasonably short period of time but nevertheless we have received first class service. We have supported their involvement in initiatives such as Wakefield Works since 2012 and more recently Wakefield Children's Charity Lunch. Our impression of First Choice is not only do they provide a thoroughly professional recruitment service, but they care.​​

​First Choice Recruitment have been a significant supporter of a number of Wakefield Council initiatives to assist local businesses and the wider community. During this time First Choice have assisted the Council to achieve its objectives in relation to jobs and businesses growth in the district.

​I have used First Choice on numerous occasions over many years, on various assignments including the provision of large numbers (100+) of temporary industrial staff, the supply of small numbers of specialist temporary professional staff and as a recruitment consultancy in the search for permanent employees. I have found First Choice to be flexible, responsive and highly capable, with a proven ability to understand and deliver on a wide variety of recruitment briefs.​​

​I would certainly recommend First Choice. As well as being known for excellent service and results, Andy and Anne also take positive steps to contribute to the Wakefield Community, something which is really important to us at Statement. I have been privileged to work with the First Choice team on the development of the Wakefield Works initiative, an employer-driven campaign to improve employability for the district's young people. This initiative was co-founded by Andy and the success of the campaign is greatly attributed to his commitment to it.​

​The Wakefield Express has worked closely with First Choice Recruitment and Andy Turner for a number of years. It has been a pleasure to be involved with a company that prides itself on what it can do for the city of Wakefield as much as for itself. This is a company with a heart, which puts people first.​

​As a large service provider we have our own in-house recruitment and HR team and subsequently have always recruited directly.Following the expansion of our commercial division we needed to increase our head count and as time was of the essence we needed an agency who would find us not just a person to do a job but someone who would really fit in to the team and the business.As a HR professional I always found the hard sell coldness of recruitment agencies a real negative but I have to say I was very impressed with the level of professionalism and the time taken by the team at First Choice to really understand my needs. There was no hard sell or constant prospecting and I was kept informed and up to date all the way through the process. The position I needed to fill was part-time, temporary and working in a very busy Accounts Department which was no easy task, yet First Choice delive...

​The level of service provided from First Choice Recruitment is excellent. They have gained a good understanding of our business and have always supplied us with skilled and personably staff who fit in well in our team and fully meet our requirements. This has led to us to having a long standing relationship with First Choice for many many years. They are fast, efficient, and relaible and always the first company I contact when I have a recruitment need.