Co-founder and Director of Hall Recruitment, Catherine brings a wealth of experience to the business, both to candidates and clients. Hailing from Sheffield, Catherine worked in international recruitment with one of the world’s leading agencies and held various senior management/executive positions in the UK and Ireland.
An experienced senior manager, she has an impressive track record in the field of permanent and temporary staff recruitment, outplacement services and HR advice, 16 years with a World leading Employment Agency, and then 17 years with Hall Recruitment.
Catherine started at ‘grass roots’ level running a commercial Temporary Recruitment Desk, with two clients and three temps, and before long had expanded operations to over 40 clients and 180 temps working each week.
A number of well-earned promotions followed, from Assistant Branch Manager to Branch Manager within a year, earning several awards including Regional branch of the year and becoming a leader with Northern UK region. Her next opportunity led her to develop an additional 5 Branches in Yorkshire before becoming the Regional Manager for 10 locations.
In 1998, Catherine moved to Ireland to run a loss-making branch, and soon became Area Manager opening additional branches in Dublin, Kildare, Cork and Galway.
Finally, in 2003 she opened Hall Recruitment with Vivienne, to focus on offering clients a personal and exceptional value-for-money service built on trust, experience and honesty!
Vivienne brings a wealth of experience to the business. She started her career in recruitment in 1973 with Alfred Marks Bureau in the capacity of a Telesales Clerk. Her success here led on to a role as a Recruitment Consultant and later Manager of the Grafton Street office where she led a team of highly successful consultants. Alfred Marks went on to become the Adecco Group and Vivienne was a Director of the company until she left in 2002 to set up her own company.
The thrust behind to move was based on a desire to bring professionalism, honesty and integrity to her business delivering a value for money service. Year on year the company has grown from strength to strength and she is proud of the fact that the company is Irish owned and managed; fully licensed by the Department; a registered member of the National Recruitment Federation – the Representative Body and Governing Authority of the recruitment industry in Ireland; fully tax compliant and up-to-date Tax Clearance Certificate; and fully insured as required by law.
Vivienne is an acknowledged authority within the profession whose achievements are recognised in the numerous tributes and awards made to her.
To learn more about Hall Recruitment and to obtain full and up-todate information how we can help you find the candidates you need call us +353 (1) 633 4040. In the business of managing your recruitment, it’s the only number you’ll ever need!
