1. Make the leap...
to working with
IT Ventures

2. OUR CONSULTANTS ARE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
IN IT RECRUITMENT. THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE
DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS UNRIVALLED LOCAL
KNOWLEDGE TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN
DELIVER YOU A HIGHLY INFORMED AND
ACCURATE SERVICE

3. Contents
Pg.3 A Consultative Approach
Pg.4 The way we work
Pg.5 Expert Consultants & Proven Track Record
Pg.6 Local Knowledge
Pg.7 Technologies
Pg.8-9 Equality & Diversity
Pg.10 Testimonials
Pg.11 Contact Us

4. A Consultative Approach
The consultants at IT Ventures
believe that working in
partnership with our clients
and working together to secure
the highest quality talent is
what makes our recruitment
OUR APPROACH
services so successful. Through
a transparent and value driven IS TO LISTEN,
approach; where we are acting
as an advocate of your UNDERSTAND
business, we ensure a
collaborative approach working AND THEN ACT
with all key stakeholders within
your business to meet your ON YOUR
requirements.
We believe that our REQUIREMENTS
exceptional track record with
our clients is fundamentally
down to the unique
relationships we have built
over numerous years and our
consultants can boast of having
successful relationships with
some of our key clients for over
10 years!
We always strive to be the best
and create an original
recruitment solution to meet
the individual needs of each
client and take time to get to
know your business processes
and requirements
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5. The way we work
 Exclusive pool of contractors and permanent
candidates
 A database which has been developed over the
last 10 years, with in excess of 100,000 IT specific
candidates
 We advertise on over 250 job boards and can
access CV searching facilities across all major and
specialist job boards
 Pro-active use of social media tools including
LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
 Search based techniques including headhunting,
networking and referral generation
 Vastly experienced in-house resource team
 Local talent pools – Networking events
 Dedicated marketing team promoting your
requirements across the social and professional
networks
Our team constantly strives to go the extra mile in order to
understand YOUR business; and with the tools that we have at
our disposal we have access to a vast majority of the candidate
market place.
As well as thorough and comprehensive sourcing, our
consultants operate in specific technical and geographical
markets to enable us to help you with your requirements in an
expert manner.
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6. Expert Consultants and a Proven Track record
IT Ventures combines over 50 At IT Ventures consultants
years of IT recruitment adopt our strong belief in
experience across the UK. The forging close relationships with
reason our clients come back both clients and candidates,
to IT Ventures time and time listening and seeking to gain an
again is simple: Our People. in-depth understanding of your
Each consultant specialises requirements and business to
within a vertical market in deliver an unrivalled service.
order to network and attract We invest extensively in
the highest quality candidates training and developing all our
and give access to candidates consultants to ensure they are
not readily available on the best equipped to deliver the
market. They are trained in results our clients demand. The
head hunting and alternative team and your company are
candidate attraction in order to also supported by a dedicated
go beyond the active market back office team to optimise
and attract the very best and ensure excellent aftercare
talent. of the placement.
OUR VALUES OF PASSION, HONESTY AND DRIVE
ENSURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE CHOOSE TO WORK
WITH US THEY STAY WITH US
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7. Local Knowledge
IT Ventures focuses on local markets within the UK in order to
develop talent pools close to your business ready for us to tap
into when you need to fill a requirement. Our consultants
have localised knowledge understanding market rates, what
your competitors are paying as well as understanding
catchment pools.
With all our clients we are readily onsite to meet with you and
your team as well as conducting aftercare meetings with
candidates to ensure their effective transition into your
business. We pride ourselves on successfully placing
candidates into vacancies where they stay for the long term.
We work in
partnership
with our clients
to ensure a
thorough
understanding
of your
requirements
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8. Technologies
IT Ventures specialises in key technology areas on both contract/interim
and a permanent basis, in order to understand your requirements in
more detail.
These include:
 IT Director/ Head of IT/ IT Manager
 Programme & Project Management & Business Analysis
 Technical/Functional & Data Architects
 Software & Web Development
 Mobile Applications
 Networking & Virtualisation
 ERP & CRM
 Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing
 Infrastructure & Support
We work across a variety of markets, both in the UK and Internationally.
Including:
• Financial Services & Banking • Medical
• Retail • Digital Media
• Manufacturing • Local Govt, Public Sector and
• Software Houses NHS
• Consultancy
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9. Equality & Diversity
Purpose of our policy
IT Ventures has a commitment to be an inclusive organisation that provides
equality of opportunity to all in terms of employment, recruitment and the
service we provide to our customers.
We are committed to:
 Working within all equality legislation
 Treating each person we come into contact with in a fair
and equitable manner
 Encouraging, and valuing diversity
 Providing a working and business environment which is free
from harassment, bullying and discrimination
 Creating an organisational culture where every person
knows that their contribution is valued
Legislation
IT Ventures complies in full with the following
legislation and does not discriminate against:
 Race (1976 / 2001)
 Gender (1975 / 2006)
 Disability (1995)
 Age
 Sexual Orientation (2003)Religion and Belief System
Working with clients & observing the policy
IT Ventures employee’s work with our clients to be diversity aware and we
deal in a fair, honest and open manner. We have an ongoing commitment to
observe and follow our policy, it is visible within our offices and a large part of
our training is dedicated to this area. It is also published on our website and in
all employees’ handbook – all employees are tested and we implement
proactively this policy in our own business with a bi-annual review of our
policy.
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10. How we recruit
(i) For our own team
IT Ventures is committed to ensuring that we take all necessary steps to ensure
diversity and equality in our culture.
We monitor all employee applications to ensure that we make our selection on
the person’s ability to carry out the task regardless of the person’s race, gender,
disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief system and age.
((ii) For our clients
IT Ventures has a responsibility to inform clients about our diversity and
equality policy and the methodology used to ensure that we recruit ethically for
our clients and on behalf of our candidates. All candidates that apply for any
position we advertise are sent, electronically, an equality and diversity
monitoring form to allow us to statistically ensure we do not discriminate
against any candidate on the basis of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation,
religion, belief system or age.
In terms of candidate generation we proactively ensure that we advertise in a
variety of mediums, specialist, and online job boards that focus on specialist
ability and not discriminatory against any person and without a focus on a
particular race, gender, age range, sexual orientation, religion.
IT Ventures takes pride in its staff training, particularly in the field of equality
and diversity. Equality and Diversity training starts on day one, this policy is
included in every employee’s handbook and the importance and consequences
of such a policy are explained in detail. All employees are tested in this area; to
pass you must score 100%. Areas covered in training are the legal framework,
stereotyping and prejudice, and challenging unacceptable behaviour.
The Director’s of IT Ventures have been on external equality and diversity
training and take responsibility in ensuring that all new legislation and practices
are rolled out across the business.
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11. Testimonials
“I have been consistently impressed by IT “IT Ventures have really
Ventures when engaging them to source impressed me since we
candidates for our company. They always go started working together.
the extra mile and I have called as late as They have had an
7pm at night and they have been on hand to immediate grasp of our
talk through an update. I couldn't ask for requirements and will only
more. “ send cv's that fully match
Client them. They know and
understand the type of
person that will fit into our
company on both a
“IT Ventures have recently filled 3 vacancies
technical and cultural level
for us both contract and permanent. They
- saving both time and
understood our requirements instantly and
money. They have the
sourced an excellent shortlist within only a
necessary ability and
matter of days. I would be happy to
attributes to be
recommend the team at IT Ventures and will
outstanding recruiters!”
certainly be using them again for any future
Client
requirements.”
Client
“IT Ventures are the best recruiter in the market; believe me I have spoken to a
few. Both times I have looked for new roles; I have looked no further than IT
ventures. They are experts in the market and understand the needs of the
individual.”
Candidate
“I have worked with IT “IT Ventures have really impressed
Ventures on many occasions, me since we started working
not only when sourcing together. They have had an
quality IT consultants for my immediate grasp of our requirements
own team but also when the and will only send cv's that fully
time came for my next career match them. They know and
move. Without doubt, IT understand the type of person that
Ventures are my top pick will fit into our company on both a
within the recruitment technical and cultural level - saving
industry and I would not both time and money. They have the
hesitate to recommend their necessary ability and attributes to be
services.” outstanding recruiters!”
Client & Candidate Client
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12. Email:
info@it-ventures.co.uk
Website:
www.it-ventures.co.uk
Office Locations
London: Manchester:
Tel: 020 8895 4030 Tel: 0161 602 3727
Providian House Peter House
16-18 Monument Street Oxford Street
London Manchester
EC3R 8AG M1 5AN
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