Alan Simmons, Divisional Sales Manager (UK Existing Business)
“I have been at JobServe just over 4 years now and it has been such a positive impact in my life, it really is so much more than just a job. I actually applied and was interviewed for an admin position within the company, fortunately Wendy Cowell (Global Sales Manager) spotted my potential and offered me a job on the sales team instead, a promotion before I had even started, not a bad start!!
I have held a number of different sales positions during my tenure from focusing on winning New business from corporate clients, to dealing with agencies and companies both UK and internationally, as well as helping to set up our very first country specific site (JobServe.de)
After consistently performing above targets in these roles, last January I was offered the opportunity to take over the management of the Key Account team, managing a team of 3 initially.
I grew the team to 5 during the summer of 2011. The team looks after JobServe’s top tier agencies and companies. Working with these companies helped provide me with in-depth insight into the ever changing needs and demands of recruiters in the 21st century and took my knowledge and experience to a whole new level.
In October 2011 I was presented with the opportunity for promotion to the role of UK Divisional Sales Manager for Existing business, which was made official at the beginning of January 2012 and in addition to management of the Key Account team also incorporates management of our Core/SME and Ad-agency teams. The role is already proving to be as challenging and exciting as I was promised.
JobServe is without question the most forward thinking, dynamic and fun place to work I have ever experienced. The whole ethos of the company is creating better recruitment solutions for our clients through innovation and hard work. This is a company which embraces change and rewards its best and brightest. I can honestly say I have never dreaded the thought of coming to work here.
I have a wonderful team of enthused, hard working people and the most knowledgeable and supportive management team I have ever experienced. Without all their help I would never be in the privileged position I am in today.
I cannot wait for the next 4 years!”
Alan Simmons
Chris Moss, Divisional Sales Manager (UK New Business)
“After the news I was going to be a Father for the first time I decided the time was right to leave my JOB and find a CAREER. After 8 years of being on the road in a field based role I wanted to be close to my family and also work for a major global company where I could settle down for the foreseeable future.
It didn’t take me long after researching local companies to find JobServe, 5 miles from home, a global company and a major player in the job board industry; in fact the world’s first. I had to get this job!
The interview came and went and the job was mine (I won’t talk about how tough the interview was – but it was!!).
I remember the date well, 12th April 2010 – my first day at JobServe. Intense first week induction training, I have been is sales for 23 years and I have to say the training program was up there with the best in the market.
The focus on staff having the right ‘cultural’ fit became very apparent, everyone gets on and they work so hard for each other – a real team ethic that starts at the very top and filters down.
Within 2 to 3 weeks I felt like part of the furniture and knew the decision to move closer to home had been a good one.
I took on board the comments of my then manager, Seb Sperring – work your socks off and you will be rewarded! So I did, in early, stay late – this wasn’t in fact difficult to do as the demand for our products and service was huge – I know I was told that JobServe were number 1 in the market place, however I didn’t expect the great feedback customers were giving me – a salesman’s dream!
The process is very consultative, discuss your customer’s business needs in great detail and match the products that best suit, detailing that all important ROI. This was made easy by the depth of products available; I had a solution to all of my clients’ headaches - job postings, a huge top quality database of candidates and inventory products to promote every aspect of their business.
After 8 months of consistently hitting target my hard work paid off and I was promoted to Team Leader for UK New Business. I started with a team of 4 and through constant demand for our products this quickly grew to 9, all of which had and still have that magic JobServe cultural fit.
The team grew from strength to strength and through the hard work and support of my team and managers I secured another opportunity for promotion in October 2011 to Divisional Sales Manager for New Business, which was made official at the start of January 2012, now with a team of 14 great hard working sales staff and 2 really great supportive Team Leaders (more to add to this shortly as recruitment continues in line with the demand for our products).
JobServe deliver on their promises – whether that is in relation to their staff (I am a great example of this) or providing that magical ROI and high service levels for our clients.”
Chris Moss
