JVP Group: Celebrating 5 years
22nd January 2019
A lot can happen in five years. From political changes such
as Brexit and the US presidential election, sporting events such as the World
Cup and the Olympics, technological advances with AI and social media tools, to
losing some of our most treasured artists such as David Bowie and Alan Rickman
(to name a few) – the past five years have been marked by significant changes for
all of us.
And since launching 5 years ago, there has been a lot of
changes for us here at JVP Group, including an overhaul of our brand identity, significant
growth of the JVP team, and the development and expansion of our services, so let’s
uncover and celebrate the journey so far for JVP Group…
How it all
began…
With an extensive background in supporting businesses with
recruitment for over 12 years, in January 2014 Cath Harrison launched JVP in
direct response to a shift in the recruitment landscape.
With advances in technology changing the face of
recruitment, Cath sought to disrupt the recruitment industry by providing a
comprehensive online recruitment advertising and marketing service that
combined support from an experienced recruiter, user-friendly technology, and wide
yet targeted vacancy exposure, all with a completely transparent approach, thus
JVP was established.
Since then we’ve successfully advertised thousands of
vacancies for employers across the UK and supported many
with lots of additional time saving solutions too. What a journey it’s been so
far!
Developing
and expanding our services
We never stand still at JVP Group, we strive to continuously
improve and there have been many developments with our service offering over
the past 5 years, although one thing that has remained the same is our passion
to achieve exceptional results for clients, with an efficient and helpful
service.
Since launch, our comprehensive recruitment marketing and
support solutions have included; employer branded advert writing; multiple job
board advertising; social media vacancy marketing; access to cloud-based
applicant management software; and fully managed pre-employment skills and
knowledge testing. Over the past 5 years we have expanded our offering to meet
demand and add even more value to our clients’ in-house recruitment strategies,
including:
- Psychometric
testing
- Application pre-screening
- Website
careers page development - Integrated with Google for Jobs
- Recruitment
helpdesk management
- Recruitment
PR and offline promotion
- Targeted LinkedIn emails - for those senior level and niche roles
To support the roll out of these new services and our growing client base, we we’re thrilled to have recently announced the promotion of Kay Thomas to Client Support Team Leader. In addition, Rian Kemp has joined the Management Team alongside Cath, Neil and Sion, as Client Services Manager, and will be continuing to head up the exciting expansion of our Jobs in North Wales brand…
Kay Thomas (Left) and Rian Kemp
(Right)
Jobs in North Wales
Whilst JVP supports employers across the UK, as a North
Wales based business, we know there are so many reasons to be proud of our
region and opportunities on the doorstep, so as part of the JVP expansion plan
we wanted to put North Wales in the spotlight! 2018 saw the launch of a fresh new
website for our Jobs in North Wales brand
– North Wales’ very own online hub, dedicated to living and working in the
region.
October 2018 saw hosting of the first of our ‘Get Connected’ events, bringing a diverse range of employers and job seekers from North Wales together under the same roof to meet for an informal chat, to showcase exciting job vacancies across the region, and to celebrate our online hub dedicated to living and working in North Wales.
Transforming
our brand identity
Our focus has always been on providing exceptionally high
service standards, and a unique and effective approach to supporting employers
with their in-house recruitment strategies - it’s what sets us apart from the
competition. So, in order to best reflect our enhanced service offering and showcase
how our unique approach to recruitment is far from the traditional and often expensive,
black and white agency method, we’ve worked on developing a distinctive brand
identity over the last 5 years.
In October 2018 our website and marketing material was
completely redesigned and content updated to better communicate how we work
with employers to attract the very best talent, significantly reduce the time spent
on recruitment administration, and minimise recruitment spend.
Take a look at the images below to see just how much we’ve changed. What do you think of the development of our branding?
The JVP
Team
We wouldn’t be where we are today without an amazing team. Our
passionate and dedicated professionals go above and beyond to ensure we provide
an unrivalled service which truly delivers results.
We’ve also created a new role within our growing team for a
Client Relationship Manager / Account Developer, so if you’d love to join us,
you can find out more by clicking
here.
Some things
never change…
Whilst there have been many developments here at JVP over
the last 5 years, one thing that has remained the same since day one is our dedication
to providing an unparalleled service and passion for getting results for our
clients.
It's great to have our achievements recognised, whether it’s
being crowned ‘Professional Service Business of the Year’ at the North Wales
Business Leaders Awards 2018, or being shortlisted for multiple awards by national,
regional and recruitment industry focused awarding bodies over the years, we
truly are honoured to have our core values and innovative recruitment solutions
recognised.
Looking
forwards…
As we look ahead to 2019 and beyond, we have exciting plans
in place with the continuation of the ‘JVP Roadshow’ employer seminars, the
growth of the JVP team, and the further development of our recruitment
marketing and support solutions.
Since 2015, we’ve hosted 20 recruitment and HR seminars,
across North Wales and North West England, where we’ve been informing and
engaging HR professionals and business owners on topics such as talent
attraction, candidate assessment and selection techniques, employer branding,
social media and various employment law topics, to name just a few.
More seminars are currently in the works for spring and autumn 2019, so if you’re interested in attending the ‘JVP Roadshow’ for fresh ideas and the latest updates, whilst networking with like-minded professionals – let us know at Services@JVPGroup.co.uk and we’ll make sure you receive an invite next time the JVP Roadshow stops in your area.
As we continue to support a wide range of employers such as
the NSPCC, Arriva Traincare, Luxfer, North Wales Housing
Association, Pinacl, Longleat, and Boots Hearingcare (to name a few!), and as
we develop new relationships with even more employers across the UK – we’re
excited about what the future holds, re-shaping talent attraction strategies.
With plans to grow our talented team and continue to develop
our recruitment marketing and support services, we’ll be ensuring that we are
able to continue to provide a high quality and innovative service to employers.
Thank you…
Finally, we’d like to say a big thank you to all our clients,
suppliers and friends who’ve been a part of our journey so far, we wouldn’t be
here without you and we look forward to the next five years and beyond!
Share in our celebrations, and tell us about your experience of JVP using
the hashtag
#5YearsofJVP
The JVP Team
Call us on: 01745 774 955
Email us at: services@jvpgroup.co.uk