Kathy Claridge Email & Phone Number

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Beyond Recruitment is a proudly 100% kiwi-owned multi-service recruitment agency. We are specialists in permanent, contracting, executive, consulting solutions, temporary and fixed-term recruitment. A values-based organisation, we are passionate about seeing New Zealand organisations succeed through employing great people. Our team of recruiters has years.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• I recruited for Permanent and Fixed Term positions as well as Contracting assignments. Successfully placed candidates into policy, governance, evaluation, research, strategy, technical performance and planning roles.
• Managed a specialist recruitment portfolio, identified customer requirements, business opportunities and built new relationships.
• Candidate management (including recruitment, selection, vetting and job placement).
• Sales and client management.
• Ongoing candidate and contractor support upon job placement.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

This fixed-term assignment focused on recruitment and candidate management for temporary candidates in office support services. Responsibilities included: writing advertising, screening and interviewing large numbers of candidates, conducting reference checks and skill testing, as well as candidate care and database management.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Appointed as sole representative of Teaching Personnel in New Zealand, to establish a local presence for candidates, commence recruitment efforts specific to New Zealand and increase the number of New Zealand teachers.
• Researched and evaluated the education recruitment market in New Zealand, international competitors and the available methods of promotion and recruitment.
• Developed all marketing and promotional materials specific to the New Zealand office.
• Utilised a variety of recruitment methods including online advertising, newspapers, magazines and education publications.
• Built relationships with schools and tertiary education institutions, visiting and presenting regularly to potential candidates.
• Conducted candidate selection, interviews and vetting. I managed, built and maintained candidate relationships through regular contact, providing information and advice about relocating to the UK and working as a.

London, United Kingdom

• Involved in the recruitment and training of the new International Team of 5 staff.
• Improved recruitment and management of overseas candidates.
• Increased sales, marketing and promotion efforts with a focus on securing permanent placements for candidates
• Continued involvement with strategic planning, policy and process development as well as becoming increasing involved in marketing and website development.
• Lead the team through several significant changes in their roles to ultimately become a specialist sales team.
• Ongoing liaison with over 30 branches, managers and teams through-out the UK ensuring their ongoing commitment and support, fundamental to our success.

Brighton, United Kingdom

• Developed policies and procedures for the recruitment of teachers from overseas
• Wrote and presented training for staff and orientation events / forums for teachers.
• Fundamental in changing the culture of the company from a UK agency with UK teachers, to prioritise overseas teachers for work in client schools. I achieved this by working with designated individuals within branches.
• Solely responsible for the recruitment of teachers registering before they arrived in the UKAfter 18 months of foundation work an International Department was created, I was appointed Team Leader and began working in.

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Appointed at the establishment of the Leeds Branch, our small team was responsible for developing business and increasing demand in target geographical areas.
• As a senior consultant, I had responsibility for day-to-day management and decision-making for individual areas and for the direction of the branch.
• Assisted with on the job training and management of junior consultants.
• In particular I shared knowledge, experience and areas of expertise with colleagues and displayed initiative with the recruitment of International Teachers.
• International Recruitment was not a focus of Teaching Personnel at the time and the services and information I provided to Overseas Trained Teachers demonstrated additional business opportunities.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Palmerston North, New Zealand