Luke Warner
Founder of Birchlake Recruitmentt

“You aren’t totally alone regards to any reservations you may have”

Over 15 years of industry experience predominantly within the Financial Services markets, Luke’s background includes heading up the UK FS offering for Huntswood, a 1000+ headcount recruitment business – where he led his team for 13 years. Luke. Previous to this was over at Robert Walters, recruiting across Finance & Accountancy within Commerce & Industry, covering perm and contract roles with a search focus.

MAIN DRIVERS:

“If you are a successful recruiter, you can scale it to what you desire, it’s yours and it’s enjoyable without the frustrations.”

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KEY QUOTES:

  • The whole approach of setting up was not at all pressurised. I felt they [RecruitHub] were really supportive, and they made me think about things I probably wouldn’t even think about – plus all of the handling in the background.

  • My gut feeling told me it was the right fit. Edmund put me through to other 2-3 people who also launched on the platform, and that really gave me the confidence it was the right decision.

  • The majority of my time is revenue generating. Which is what I wanted. I didn’t want to be bogged down with having to worry about a lot of stuff which RecruitHub does for me.

  • My reservations were working solo as I had previously been a part of a big firm – but I have found my routine and booking in meetings and now growing my team.

  • You aren’t alone, there are lots of people you can talk to if you are torn between staying put or moving to another firm and getting a £5K pay rise – this is a longer-term project. 

FOUNDERS' ADVICE:

“If you are a successful recruiter, you can scale it to what you desire, it’s yours and it’s enjoyable without the frustrations.”

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