Claire Askwith
Recruitment Director/Owner,
Big Fish Little Fish
I own an independent consultancy and have done for 22 years, from when I started it was all about temp labour, 70% of my business was temporary recruitment to now, where it is 65% permanent and 35% temporary. The model and industry over the years has changed so much, the resourcing tools and how we recruit is more enhanced and fast paced. Over the years we have niched rather than being a generalist, we do a lot in construction and geotechnical recruitment now, which is a growing industry. I set this business up when I had 2 very young children, and over the years it has evolved and grown in numbers of my employees, more recently it has shrunk a little but the ROI, and profit is definitely improving. In an industry of change, we are still here, filling roles with some excellent businesses.