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About UsAbout Us

Progressive began over 21 years ago and is a founding member of ATSCO (Association of Technology Staffing Companies) as well as a FTSE PLC with a multi million

pound turnover. We now work with over 90% of the FTSE 100.

We believe our success is directly linked to the talent and passion of our people plusthe highest level of support & training Progressive ensures that all consultants receive

In 2008, this has been recognised by our inclusion in the following awards:

This enables us to attract the highest calibre of consultants available in the marketplace.

100 Best Companies to work for 100 Best Companies to work for

Sunday Times 2008Sunday Times 2008

Financial Times Best Financial Times Best

Workplaces 2008Workplaces 2008

Britain's Top Employers Britain's Top Employers

20082008

Global & Multi- Sector CoverageGlobal & Multi- Sector Coverage

From our 5 UK hub offices in the key city locations of London, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow we provide a full and comprehensive recruitment service.

We are also based in Amsterdam, Paris, Munich and Brussels as well as Singapore and Sydney worldwide and we are proudly able to offer a recruitment solution across multiple sectors include IT, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals and Engineering.

Representing both permanent and contract professionals, we place exceptional staff in exclusive industry specific roles across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific markets.

We have also recently opened offices in Houston and San Francisco.

Progressive London IT- What We Do!Progressive London IT- What We Do!

Progressive is a leading recruitment consultancy, specialising in IT.

• Network / Support / Infrastructure• CRM• Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing• ERP• Development • Senior Appointments

Our premier recruitment service has been designed so that you can capitalise on your time as we take care of your recruitment requirements.

Quite simply, we’ll do the hard work so you don’t have Quite simply, we’ll do the hard work so you don’t have toto

Technical Coverage - ITTechnical Coverage - IT

Microsoft BIOracle BIBusiness ObjectsCognosSASEPM

ERPERP

SAP PeoplesoftOracle ERPMicrosoft DynamicsJD Edwards

MicrosoftFront GUI Open Source

Senior AppointmentsSenior Appointments

IT Directors / CTOTransformation ManagersProgramme ManagersBusiness Analysts Project managers

CRMAnalyticsTestingRDBMSAudit/Security

Network/ Support / Network/ Support / InfrastructureInfrastructure

InfrastructureNetworking Support – 1st – 4th LineArchitects/Consultants/Engineers/Analysts

Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence

OtherOther

DevelopmentDevelopment

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ExpertiseExpertise

We have successfully placed over a thousand candidates and contractors in the London and South east region.

Our strength lies in our technical specialism, meaning our consultants are experts within a specific area of your IT Department. This gives us a unique ability to provide an equally strong service whether you are looking for a contractor or a permanent member of staff.

Our proposition goes beyond just providing you with a permanent or contract resource. Our extensive background and vertical market/ sector focus means we can provide you with excellent value added benefits including the following:

Up to date salary information Technical testing Advice on the availability of resource ( contract and perm skills profiles ) Assignment Progress Reports Contract and perm referencing Free on site interviews Job description writing service

What Vertical Markets Do Our Placements Come From ?What Vertical Markets Do Our Placements Come From ?

PERM PLACEMENT BREAKDOWN

16%

27%

22%

4%

21%

10%

Senior Appts Network Support InsDevelopment Relationsional DatabasesERP/ Data Warehousing Other Technologies

CONTRACT PLACEMENT BREAKDOWN

34%

25%

14%

7%

20%

Senior Appts Network Support InsDevelopment ERP/ Data WarehousingOther Technologies

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Our people have been handpicked from some of the most sought after individuals in the country and have been extensively trained to consult you on your recruitment problems.

• Expert advice from vertical market specialists on finding solutions to your recruitment problems.

• We pride ourselves on our ability to be able to communicate with you in business language, and understand your requirements. Our aim is to offer you advice and a consultative service acting as a recruitment partner.

Delivery/ServiceDelivery/Service

• Filling your vacancy -We aim to fill any contract requirement registered by our clients within 48 hours and permanent vacancies within two weeks. We believe we have the expertise and resources to continue to provide you with consistently rapid turnaround on requirements registered.

After Sales- We believe that our interaction with you should not end with a successful placement. As such we will endeavour to contact you and the placed candidate to discuss your perception of our service in order for us to continue to improve. On contract we will carry out regular monitor calls to ensure placed candidates are happy and manage any

issues that may arise.

Progressive London IT -Value Added PropositionProgressive London IT -Value Added Proposition• Benchmarking our service- Without doubt we are able to deliver an excellent service to our

clients , but going forwards we would like to give you the client an opportunity to assess the quality of our service through our progress reports. The reports will include the following information:

• The Amount of Candidates notified

• Candidates Interviewed by consultant ( on phone and face to face )

• Candidate Acquisition methods: job boards used/ searches conducted

• Interview to placement ratio

• CV sent to placement ratio

• CV sent to interview ratio

• Offer to placement ratio

• Length of time to make placement

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• Apollo CandidateApollo Candidate – Is our Siebel based candidate management tool that harnesses our intellectual property so that we can present you with the best possible candidates. Over the course of five years we have invested over £2 million continually developing the database.

• To date we have over a million candidates who are skilled in the various areas of the project life- cycle and can potentially help you manage your team deliverables.

The main characteristics of Apollo include:

The ability to identify local candidates The ability to identify candidates with a certain amount of experience The ability to identify candidates who are experts in a given area The ability to identify candidates who have worked for us previously or who have

applied for similar jobs The ability to identify candidates who have recently registered on our database and

are more likely to be seeking work The ability to prioritise candidates using the aforementioned criteria thus speeding

up our turnaround process

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StandardStandard

• CommitmentCommitment - - We will without doubt apply the utmost commitment to any assignment you register with us to ensure your needs are met. By investing more time and

energy in our service we will allow you to meet your deadlines and run your business efficiently.

• HonestyHonesty - - As part of our business growth we have adopted an ethos based on open, honest communication and transparency. As one of our customers it is important that you always know where you stand.

• ValuesValues - - As a company our route to success is based on four main values, rapport, respect, energy and reward. It is these values that will underpin our approach to identifying a solution for your recruitment issue and how we hope to develop our relationship with you.

How We WorkHow We Work • Needs analysisNeeds analysis

Detailed analysis of your needs combined with our market knowledge and experience.

• Candidate sourcingCandidate sourcing

We have a network of more than 900,000 candidates on our database.We dominate the sector specific job boards.In-depth direct search and selection.

• Candidate selectionCandidate selection

We pre-qualify candidates prior to introduction.Competence based interviews.Long-term partnerships with top candidates.

• Comprehensive service during Comprehensive service during interview stageinterview stage

• Offer - expectation managementOffer - expectation management

• PlacementPlacement

• After placement serviceAfter placement service

Bespoke Recruitment SolutionsBespoke Recruitment Solutions

Contract RecruitmentContract Recruitment

• Interim ProfessionalsInterim Professionals -- We provide high end IT Professionals in the discussed areas on a an interim basis.

Permanent RecruitmentPermanent Recruitment

• ContingencyContingency -- Our vertical market specialists will offer you a tailored service based your individual recruitment needs. You should expect a high level of expertise and commitment everytime.

• RetainedRetained -- We provide you with a comprehensive solution, making use of a recruitment team to find the specialist staff you need within a set timeframe, and an unmatched success rate.

Our Recent ClientsOur Recent Clients

FinanceFinance• Close Premium Finance• FTSE• Augentius Fund Administration • Ernst & Young• City Financials• Barclays Wealth

RetailRetail• DSG Group• Harrods• HMV Group• Body Shop International• Burberry

InsuranceInsurance• Munich RE• Alliance Insurance• Friends Provident• Esure

MediaMedia• ITN• Sony Music• Walt Disney• Which?• BBC

Software/ ConsultancySoftware/ Consultancy• Gresham Computing• MRM Worldwide• Cognos Software• Research In Motion• Accenture• Logica

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