Value added retail recruitment services across the UK and Ireland.

From establishing the right specification for each job role and candidate profile to pre-selection screening and shortlisting, our experienced consultants have solid market knowledge and can work closely with your HR Department at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure success. In addition to our comprehensive retail recruitment advice, we can also offer you the following additional benefits:

Bespoke Management Reports.

With advanced systems in place, we can report back to you on just about anything you require, producing clear, concise reports on website advertising statistics, ratio and success analysis, equal opportunities statistics - and much more.

Regular Progress Reporting.

In touch, updated and fully in the know – we understand the importance of good communication. That’s why we discuss and agree with you exactly what you require from the outset, from weekly vacancy coverage reports to monthly top level statistical analysis.

Market and Competitor Analysis.

To help drive your business forward, we can support you with comprehensive overviews of the market and your competitors, including such things as salary surveys and recruitment practices. Plus, we wouldn’t be who we are if we didn’t understand – and show – the difference we deliver over our competitors.

Individually Designed Retention Packages.

For McCarthy, the work doesn’t end the moment your offer letter goes to the candidate – we offer support and advice to our placed candidates, and ensure that any initial new job teething problems are quickly ironed out for you.

Advertising, Design and Copy.

Our partnership approach can extend to helping you market your brand in the best and most effective way possible. We have experience in developing successful recruitment campaigns and can advise when and where to advertise to get the best response - plus we can help produce creative adverts that really work for you. Find out more about Retail Client Advertising.

Advertising Response Handling.

We can take care of all the administration, ensuring you see the final result of the sifted response – the best possible shortlist.

Headhunting.

In addition to our extensive database services, we’re also committed to headhunting a vacancy – where necessary – to ensure we find you the ideal candidate.

Retained Services.

When you need the entire recruitment process to be handled from start to finish, you can trust McCarthy to act professionally and with complete brand integrity. We work in partnership with you to agree every stage and aspect of the recruitment service, from advertising to the first stage of the interview process.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring.

At McCarthy, we’re committed to ensuring that we recruit fairly at all times, supported by our age, diversity and equal opportunities policies.

Campaign Management.

We have the capacity to provide a full outsource for your businesses recruitment requirements, providing everything you need to become your resourcing department.

All our services are used in accordance with your Service Level Agreement - from handling all administration, including offer letters, to advertised selection, database search, discreet search and selection plus a full management reporting package.

Master Vendor Services.

Often used in conjunction with Campaign Management, Master Vendor Services includes the management of your PSL. Drawing upon our extensive knowledge, we work in partnership with you, creating a total solution that meets your business needs exactly. Having agreed and set up a supplier list with you, we manage the whole recruitment process, assessing candidates put forward by your preferred suppliers – in addition to candidates from McCarthy.

Plus, as we’re not a company to rest on our laurels, we've introduced a number of ways to obtain feedback from both clients and candidates, enabling us to monitor our standards and deliver the service that is needed, wanted and expected. We’re McCarthy – we couldn’t do it any other way.