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DNA Appoint David Owen09-Dec-20

DNA Recruit, the specialist marketing, digital, and technology recruitment business has appointed David Owen as Associate Director to further develop their Contract and Interim recruitment division across the UK.  David’s specialism and focus in his new role is Client Services, Project Management, and Strategy supplying to both agencies and brands across the UK.   Founder of DNA, Ali Wallace, said “It’s exciting times at DNA and we’re delighted to bring David on board to manage the Freelance, Interim & Contract desk at DNA. David has a wealth of experience and has worked with creative and a...

DNA make key hires looking towards 202111-Nov-20

DNA make key hires looking towards 2021 DNA Recruit, the specialist marketing, digital and creative recruitment business have appointed Stephen Phillips as Head of Tech to bolster their Technical and Digital recruitment division. Stephen will join the leadership team alongside Julie Storey who recently joined the business as MD and to head up DNA North and Ali Wallace who founded the business back in 2008.   Ali said “It’s a really exciting time here at DNA. Having joined the Iliad Group earlier this year, we identified some key strategic hires we wanted to make which would help deliver our...

Interview with Hannah March10-Nov-20

Interview with Hannah March from Engine 2019 winners of the BD100 Business Development Team of the Year. We are very excited to announce that for the third year running, DNA Recruit will be partnering with The BD100 on their annual awards. Once again, we will be sponsoring the BD Team of the Year award – this year the awards will be held virtually on Thursday, November 26th 2020. 2020 has been a year where collaboration has shone through. We have seen some fantastic examples of virtual teams coming together to work on and deliver pitches with brilliant success. We really want to recognise a...

Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Use A Recruitment Agency03-Aug-20

In a world so significantly impacted by a global pandemic, we know that many companies are feeling the squeeze. The economy has been hit hard and we all need to find ways to tighten our belts; However, let’s be mindful that there are some places where it is actually counterproductive to cut back on spending. Recruitment is one of these areas where a short-term financial saving can end up costing more; let us talk you through the top 6 reasons why you should outsource your recruitment to an agency. 1. Save Money (really!) and Internal Time (which is valuable!)  Choosing not to use a recruitm...

Retained vs. Contingency Recruitment30-Jun-20

Retained vs. Contingency Recruitment No matter what industry you work in, you will have had some experience of recruitment – possibly from the perspective of both the job seeker or the organisation seeking a candidate. What many people don’t see is the work that is carried out ‘behind the scenes’; From pinning down precisely what role needs to be filled, to building a profile of the perfect candidate. From trawling through applications and bedding the right candidate into their new role once selection has been made – it’s a vast amount of work! Recruitment is far more than simply hiring the...