The Internet Group consolidates proposition to UK recruitment consultancies

Specialist IT support and consultancy provider The Internet Group today underlined its proposition to UK recruitment consultancies by achieving Microsoft Certified Partner status.

The firm, based in North London with more than 20 highly qualified engineers, has specialised in supporting the UK recruitment sector since 1999. The organisation helps recruitment companies manage their IT effectively and derive real business benefit from database integration and online recruitment. The Microsoft Certified Partner status recognises technological excellence and impact on customers through Microsoft products and services.

The company, which works with more than 40 UK and European recruiters - including award-winners Shilton Sharpe Quarry and Eutopia - has enjoyed significant growth in the last 12 months including a number of high profile client acquisitions. Customers from the recruitment sector have increased by 25% over the last year. Mitchell Feldman, MD of The Internet Group, outlined the opportunity: The UK recruitment sector is incredibly dynamic, and is ideally positioned to benefit from the increased connectivity of candidates. We're helping recruitment companies at every stage of their development, from ensuring maximum email and internet uptime, to security audits for the prevention of database theft and infected attachments ñ a real threat in the CV-driven recruitment space.

Feldman describes three principal reasons why his organisation is ideally positioned to support recruitment firms. Uniquely in this space we operate a predictive monitoring platform - or PMP - where the companies' IT is remotely monitored by our engineers 24 x7. This means that, in most cases, we know about potential problems before they even happen. In terms of problem resolution, the recruitment process tends to move at 'internet speed' and the inability to post a job or receive a CV means you're unable to do business. Our average response time in case of a problem is 12 minutes ñ meaning our clients are up and running and back in business as soon as possible. Perhaps most importantly we genuinely tailor our solutions to the individual needs of our customers so that their IT investment truly supports their business, not the contrary.

In the coming months, The Internet Group is expanding in the North of England to meet growing demand. The group is also consolidating a number of strategic alliances with key vendors, in order to continue providing recruiters with solutions at the forefront of technology.