Moxie and Mettle, recruitment and HR consultancy company operating throughout the South West, is celebrating its first birthday with the launch of the ‘Your Moxie Coach’ mentoring initiative.
The company, which places permanent, temporary, freelance and contract professionals into roles throughout the UK in the marketing, PR, communications, digital and creative industries, is run by Liz Gadd and Becs Hodgson.
Having worked together in a range of roles for 20 years, Liz and Becs have always shared a passion for finding skilled talent for businesses and exciting roles for candidates. They decided to join forces in 2017 to form a recruitment business which meets the changing needs of the creative and marketing/PR sectors.
The business has experienced fast growth in its first 12 months of trading and the six-strong team has over 85 years’ combined experience between them in recruitment and HR.
Commenting on the new initiative and business focus, joint founder Liz Gadd said:
“Flexible working is something we are championing, including part-time roles, flexible locations, homeworking and job shares; the employment market is changing and we are advising clients on how to respond to ensure they remain competitive to the talent they want to attract. “‘Moxie’ and ‘mettle’ means strength, determination, bravery, boldness, energy and courage, which is why we chose the name for our company; we’re seeking to interview talented candidates who can embody the definition of these words which underpin the values of the business.”
The Moxie and Mettle team takes pride in developing strong relationships with candidates and clients – this sets the business apart in a sector which is often criticised for being too focused on sales commissions for placements.
“For decades, we’ve seen agencies trying to automate recruitment by using computers to scan CVs, effectively treating candidates – people – like commodities.
“Sorting applicants by keyword is never a substitute for a friendly phone conversation with both candidates and clients. Automation can lead to perfectly good candidates being overlooked because they didn’t happen to plug the right search term into their CV. People hire people, and this is why we like to get to know our candidates and clients really well.”
In an effort to support professionals even further, the Moxie and Mettle founders have drawn upon their specialist contacts to build a team of career and professional coaches as part of their new ‘Your Moxie Coach’ initiative.
Anyone, not just current or prospective candidates, can be referred to one of the company’s recommended coaches for additional support at all stages of their professional career and across all disciplines, sectors and job titles.
“Often, we are approached by people looking for career advice which is actually beyond the usual remit of a recruiter. However, at Moxie and Mettle, we’re always looking for ways we can add value to the recruitment experience and that’s why we’ve launched ‘Your Moxie Coach’.
“We can introduce candidates to specialist career coaches who will be able to give practical career guidance.”
Moxie and Mettle is currently looking for skilled professionals for a wide range of roles – both permanent and freelance – including: PR manager; marketing manager; and business development manager.
The company boasts an impressive roster of high-profile businesses such as Oak Furniture Land, Mantis PR, AMBITIOUS PR and Copper.
To find out more about the latest vacancies and the next Moxie and Mettle event, please visit https://www.moxieandmettle.co.uk/ or find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.