New Year, New Talent

We’re sure by now you’ve heard the phrase “where did the year go?” a million times, but we’ve got a point… WHERE DID THE YEAR GO?! The big C is well and truly upon us, and we’ll be saying goodbye to 2024 before we know it. Before then, here’s a round up of everything from November…

Gear up for growth: Build your team with Live Recruitment in Q1

As we approach 2025, January presents a golden opportunity to get ahead in the competitive talent market, especially within the dynamic events sector. According to insights from the American Express Meetings & Events Global Forecast 2025, the meetings and events industry is poised for a banner year, with optimism at an all-time high among industry professionals. Notably, 66% of meeting professionals anticipate increased budgets, reflecting the growing demand for high-impact events. Internal meetings are expected to dominate, emphasising the need for skilled professionals who can design and execute engaging experiences.

Live Recruitment, with 20 years of industry expertise, specialise in connecting exceptional talent with roles in events, production, client services, design, sales and more. Live Recruitment are known as the UK’s largest events recruitment agency with deep industry knowledge, an extensive network, active members of the industry and a tailored approach ensures a perfect match for every client and candidate.

Read the full article here.

 Renewed partnership with Leeds Beckett for 2024/2025

Live Recruitment are proud to renew their partnership with Leeds Beckett for the 2024/2025 cohort after two successful years. Live Recruitment have supported the team at UK’s Centre of Event Management (UKCEM) at Leeds Beckett University since 2022/2023 and have enjoyed being able to support students in their final years to give them experience and preparation of how to conduct themselves within an interview setting as well to wrap up their understanding of their experience from the course.

Why partnering with Live Recruitment beats hiring directly…

Finding the right candidate can be a complex and time-consuming process, especially in specialised fields like events. For companies looking to build strong, capable teams, Live Recruitment offers distinct advantages over handling recruitment in-house. With 20 years of dedicated experience in events recruitment, a team of industry-experienced recruiters, and a candidate-focused approach, Live Recruitment provides a range of benefits that streamline and elevate the hiring process.

Laura Kelly, Managing Director at Live Recruitment, highlights the key reasons clients should choose a partnership with Live over recruiting directly.

Read the full article here.

One door closes and another opens

December is now well and truly here and so is Christmas, however that also means that January 2025 is looming. For many businesses, recruitment will be on the horizon to kickstart the new year with the best talent to drive your business forward. Get ahead of the rush and speak to our team about any roles that you may be recruiting for and brief us early.

Get in touch via email: hi@live-recruitment.co.uk, via your Account Manager contact if you have worked with us before or via our website: www.live-recruitment.co.uk/find-the-talent 

Team Live

As always, we’re a sociable bunch and love to celebrate our team; we celebrated a 14 year anniversary for Sabrina Pattison our Account Director, what a stint and our Account Manager & Team Lead, Megan Mitchell celebrated her 6 year anniversary at Live! Our Founder James Walton celebrated his birthday this month, so cake was in order, a staple in our office.

This is the last newsletter of 2024 as we take a well needed break at the end of December, but we’ll be back in January with lots of exciting news to share!

See you next year,

Team Live