CU Recruitment Ltd

Our Service

Our Service

Why trust us?

Our Promise of Service

We have a well-defined promise of service at CU Recruitment, and if we drop below 80% at any time, compliance, we will pay £500 to a charity of your choice.

1. Deliver exactly what we promise or inform you immediately if we cannot

2. Always act truthfully and transparently

3. Keep in regular contact even when there you have no vacancies available

4. Take a keen interest in your credit union’s goals and challenges

5. Submit candidates whose CVs match your brief, and who have been fully qualified, briefed, and pre-interviewed

Why Choose Us

Benefits of working with us for your organisation

Industry Specialists

As credit union specialists, we understand the credit union business model inside out, and as such, we will seamlessly integrate with your organisation. You'll never have to explain to a recruiter what a credit union is again!

Candidate Suitability

With our deep industry understanding, we are experts at finding the perfect candidate. We use motivational matching to find people who aren't just in it for the money and who share the same values as credit unions - improving staff retention.

Service

As a small team, we strive to operate as your own entire outsourced recruitment department. Our staff are friendly and personable, always available for unlimited free consultation, and contactable for any reason at any time.

Security

Have peace of mind when hiring with CU Recruitment. You don't pay a penny until your new hire starts, and if, within the first 12 weeks, your new employee doesn't work out, we'll either refill the position for free or give you a rebate.** Working with us is 100% risk-free.

Hassle & Resource

We know that credit unions can often be under-resourced, and senior leaders are often wearing many hats. That's why our service takes the pressure off you completely, allowing you to spend the time saved on more important tasks like running your credit union.

Time-to-Hire

CU Recruitment will drastically the time to hire, so that you're not left with an empty position damaging your organisation. Our quickest hire to date took under 2 weeks from job inception to the candidate's first day - a massive drop on the UK average of 40 working hours/27.5 days*

Fill Difficult Positions

Some positions can be difficult to find the right person for, especially unique or bespoke roles that are often required by credit unions. We have been able to place a candidate into every hard-to-fill role that we have worked to date, and working with CU Recruitment is the obvious choice to find different or unique candidates.

ABCUL Partners

CU Recruitment is a trusted ABCUL partner. We work with them to stay informed on what's occurring within the sector, provide & improve our tailored service, and to their member credit unions, and educate credit unions on topics such as leadership, employee retention, and best hiring practices.

TEAM Members

CU Recruitment is a member of TEAM - The Employment Agents Movement. This network of UK SME recruitment agencies allows for collaboration, brainstorming, and job sharing. This gives us access to a much wider talent pool, and provides the opportunity to consult with experts from other industries for specialist roles.

Our Process

How We Work

Consult & specify


We work with you to:

  • Deeply understand requirements and reason for the vacancy, collecting 25 different data points
  • Give advice and consultation based on our understanding of the market
  • Manage your expectations so that you know exactly what is going to be delivered and when

Advertise


We use our recruitment expertise to:

  • Create compelling job adverts that are sure to capture the attention of high-quality candidates
  • Post your openings across all of the major UK job boards
  • Sponsor the adverts so they have the highest reach possible

Headhunt


We capitalise on our network and resources to.

  • Use our tools and knowledge to create complex search strings to find the best candidates
  • Search multiple job boards with our back door access to find passive candidates who may not be actively applying
  • Use our own network connections and affiliations to reach those that other agencies won't know about

Pre-interview


We make sure that you only recieve the best and most suited candidates:

  • All candidates are pre-interviewed, to make sure you only see those most qualified
  • We use motivational matching to ensure candidates have morals and values that align with those of credit unions
  • Collecting over 30 data points for each candidate, we meticulously compare them to the role requirementss

Present


We make your decisions easier:

  • We provide summaries of each candidate when presenting to you, so you don't have to spend hours trawling CVs
  • We rank candidates so that you know how each one compares to the others
  • We provide our own reccomendations to help you in what can be a difficult decision

Manage


We take care of the whole process to save you time, hassle, and costly staff resource:

  • We organise all interviews, ensure that the candidates are prepared, and collect & convey feedback from both sides
  • We manage all negotiations around start dates, salaries, benefits, packages, responsibilities, and perks
  • We thoroughly check references, and can provide a wide variety of background checks and screening services

Post-Start Support


We're committed to your satisfaction, which is why we offer:

  • Follow-up support to ensure a smooth transition and continued success
  • If a candidate leaves or doesn't perform up to standards within 12 weeks of starting, we'll provide a free refill**
  • If the refill can't be found, we'll give you a rebate**

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