About Us.

Our strategy is to transform the lives of our candidates and add value to our clients through an open, honest and consultative approach. 

Who We Are

Put simply, we help our clients across the UK, hire the hottest talent!

Established in 1995, OA offers a complete portfolio of services providing for the occasional user of temporary and permanent services right through to high volume, long term agreements with multinational organisations. 

Our success is based on providing bespoke recruitment solutions, tailored to the needs of a wide variety of clients. We stake our reputation on the personal strengths and business expertise of our specialist consultants.

3,000 +
Candidates Placed

In 2021, 3218 people were placed into employment by OA with an overall average candidate experience rating of 4.8 out of 5. 

12
Branch/Solution Locations

In 2021, OA added 3 new locations due to continued growth within the business, expected to increase in 2022. 

135
Happy Clients

In 2021, OA partnered with over 135 new happy clients providing bespoke recruitment solutions. 

Working With OA

Our promise to our candidates, client and partners.

OA build mutually rewarding, long term business relationships with the key people we deal with, this is achieved by;
 
  • Delivering what we promise, listening to individual needs and exceeding expectations
  • Building trust, respect and relationships with everyone we connect with
  • Working closely with our people, clients, candidates and partners for mutual success
  • Creating a unique, tailored and transparent recruitment experience, encouraging honest feedback for continual improvement

We are open and honest in our communication.

Understanding our candidates

At OA, we strive to develop long term relationships with all of our candidates by providing sound and honest advice. Our aim is to ensure we match you with your ideal job. This is achieved by understanding our candidates and helping them to consider their long term future career plans. 

Our Values

Underpinning our actions and behaviours.

Our Business Values:

  • Open-Minded: Take time to consider, and be open to ideas that are different from your own.

  • Ambitious: Have a clear vision of what you want and the desire to succeed. 

  • Innovative: Constantly strive to redefine the standard of excellence in everything you do.

  • Caring: Never lose sight of the importance of someone's career and the impact it can have on their life.

  • Insightful: Immerse yourself in your specialist market and continually seek learning opportunities. 

We believe high staff morale is important.

Placing importance on personal contribution, self development and rewarding performance.

We believe our success requires everyone's participation in the development of new ideas and approaches. We encourage this involvement through the importance we place upon personal contribution, self-development and rewarding performance.