Stephen Stott, CEO and founder, comments: “Experience doesn’t have to dictate your future career path. Charlie was an unconventional pick to take over Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but he had the character and the personal integrity needed to come out on top.”
Stott adds: “Every firm has consultants. I want innovators, magicians, and miracle workers, and there’s no template for that. Security in particular needs recruiters with the right knowledge, but they also need to be able to forge creative solutions. The Inventing Hub will concentrate on both.”
Stott and May’s academy sector experts will be leading the sessions, which will familiarise enrolees with several relevant industries. For example, in the wake of several high-profile system attacks, information and cyber security roles are in high demand – and now represent 14% of vacancies across the entire IT recruitment market. The curriculum will include workshops, classroom sessions, and seminars – all with theoretical and practical elements, including instruction in the day-to-day realities of the sales floor.
Stott and May’s other educational ventures include its Centre of Excellence, which opened in July 2015 and has already seen several successful graduates. Benjamin Fairhall, a team member from the autumn 2015 intake who now serves as one of Stott and May’s lead inventors, comments: “I joined Stott and May from insurance sales, and in my first five months I tripled my salary. The courses and learning material really helped boost my subject matter knowledge and confidence – I’m on course to become one of the company’s top billers, and I’ve already won a ski trip.”
Based in London, New York, Thames Valley and Brighton Stott and May’s approach to recruitment emphasises professionalism, expertise, and creativity, contributing to an annual turnover of over £30m and several award wins and nominations – including a listing in The Sunday Times’ annual Best Companies to Work For list.
Stott comments: “We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams. It’s a line from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that’s stuck with me, and coloured my worldview. The best recruiters on the planet have similar ambitions. The Inventing Hub will help make sure they get realised.”
For more information about The Inventing Hub, or to sign up, please email Lettie.Overall@stottandmay.com
