If you need to find a job and you’re fresh out of uni, here are 10 of the best recruitment agencies in Leeds that you can use to help pave the way to success!
1. Lucy Walker Recruitment
Address: Fountain House, 4 S Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX
Specialising in office support, sales, graduate, legal, customer services, HR, supply chain and management, Lucy Walker are a Leeds based agency which began in 1992. They strive to achieve excellence through quality, professionalism, honesty and integrity. They focus largely on permanent or long term recruitment, but they do also cover the temporary job market for anyone needing it.
2. Interface recruitment
Address: Airedale House, 423 Kirkstall Road, Burley, Leeds, LS4 2EW
Interface cover the full spectrum of IT skills including but not limited to infrastructure, helpdesk, IT security, management, systems and software, web development, analysis, intelligence and architecture. The agency is independently owned by two directors and they cover the north and midlands, occasionally expanding into London and the south.
3. Get recruited
Address: 2nd floor, 83 Fountain Street, Manchester, M2 2EE
This agency is recognised a leading company in multi-sector recruitment, through their method of selecting specialist recruitment consultants within the industries, as opposed to hiring generalist recruiters.
4. ATS recruitment
Address: Sandbeds Trading Estate, RCM Business Centre, Dewsbury Road, Ossett, WF5 9ND
ATS Recruitment is part of Air Technical Solutions, and is a leading provider of professionals in construction, engineering, utilities and process industries. They focus on understanding the needs of clients, candidates and the sector within which they work to ensure that each placement is successful in the long run.
5. Steve Ball Recruitment Ltd
Steve Ball Recruitment Ltd cover the public sector, engineering, tech and construction. They can help you find a career with either a temporary or permanent contract! They have experienced staff who have the in-depth knowledge of the market at hand. They aim to build long term relationships through high quality services to maintain trust and reliability.
6. Ruth Moran
There is not a physical branch available in Leeds, but their website covers graduate jobs nationally. Founded in 1999, Ruth Moran is one of the longest established agencies. Over 90% of their placements over the last year are still with the company they were placed with!
7. Better Placed
Address: 25 Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London WC2A
Better placed focus on marketing, digital, sales, HR and executive roles. They work with companies such as The Open University, Momentum, Medicom, Ryvita, Kelloggs and Jordans. They believe in ‘The Real Network’. That is how they describe their principles, and their beliefs are that they should focus on candidates and employers through deep insights and strong networks. They take every candidate personally and endeavour to achieve their goals with them.
8. Affinity Search
Address: 3 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London W6 8DA
Affinity Search focus solely on commercial and management roles in business, HR, procurement, buying and supplying, offices and retail. They specialise in marketing, HR, accountancy, admin and sales.
9. Michael Page
Address: 1 Whitehall Riverside, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS1 4BN
Michael Page has 25 disciplines that focus on their own area of the market. They recruit permanent, temporary, contract and interim opportunities. They started in the 1970s and now have a global office network. They work in the banking, legal, life sciences, consultancy, fashion, finance, housing, human resources, legal, oil and gas sectors.
10. Yorkshire Graduates
Address: 22 Paradise Square, Broomhall, Sheffield, S1 2DE
Yorkshire Graduates work to connect graduates and employers across Yorkshire and have been since 1996. They promise that graduates can trust that they’re being offered genuine opportunities and that their profile will be fully accessible to Yorkshire employers. As well as recruiting they offer application advice and tips for living and working in Yorkshire.
Whilst not all of these agencies have physical offices in your city, they are all accessible through telephone or email, which you can find on their respective websites. Happy hunting!
