Andrew Scholes

CEO

Frodsham, England, United Kingdom33 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 25 years of IT recruitment experience
  • Award-winning sales performance
  • Strong focus on ethics and relationship building
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned recruitment expert in IT and technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingQuality Engineering

Other Skills

Permanent PlacementManagerial ExperienceContract RecruitmentConsultancyTeam LeadershipSourcingManagementInterviewsResource ManagementBusiness AnalysisTestingNetworkingNegotiationUser Acceptance TestingSystem Testing

About

Extremely passionate about building exceptional client and candidate partnerships within the world of IT, Digital and Data. I always provide an honest and transparent approach to recruitment and this has helped me build long-term and loyal relationships throughout my career. 25 years IT Recruitment and Consultancy sales experience, working for SMEs and global organisations. I have won multiple awards for individual sales performance and for building high-performing teams in all of the businesses I have worked in. I have a very strong working background across most IT Markets with a real passion for Quality Engineering, Software Testing, Business Change/Transformation, CRM and ERP, gaining experience from working for some of the fastest growing Consultancies and Recruitment Agencies in the UK and Europe. I have an enviable network of candidates and clients across Europe, focusing on helping others at every stage of the recruitment process. Proven experience winning, managing and building large IT teams for global organisations and large-scale Business Change/Technology Change Programmes across Central Government, Consultancy, eCommerce, Financial and Higher Education environments. I live, breathe and dream recruitment with a real focus on ethics, values, being honest always, remaining true to myself and other people. Relationship led and building true value within my network. Half-decent Husband | Comedy Dad of 4 kids under the age of seven, a blue staffy (Gladys) and crazy tortoise (Ethel) | Sofa Manchester United fan | Spice fanatic | Very average footballer | Swimmer | Tattoo enthusiast | AgilePM Foundation | Pay it forward | Passionate about mental health | ED&I advocate | | 07539 679 081 | andrew.scholes@xpertise-recruitment.com | www.xpertise-recruitment.com

Experience

33 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Xpertise recruitment

Regional Director (North)

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 10 mos · Manchester Area, United Kingdom · On-site

  • Xpertise builds top to bottom technology, data and transformation enabled teams that empower organisations to deliver world class products and services.
  • We are famous for the human touch.
  • From executive leadership through to high performing delivery teams, we partner with businesses across the UK and US to solve their most complex resourcing challenges.
  • With offices across the UK (London, Derby & Manchester) and the US (Atlanta), we combine deep market knowledge with unrivalled candidate networks & insights.
  • Over the past decade, we’ve placed 2,500+ technologists across permanent, contract, interim and outcome based engagements.
  • Our Services
  • Contract Recruitment
  • Permanent Recruitment
  • Executive Search
  • Statement of Outcomes (Consultancy / SoW)
  • Scaled Hiring & Augmented Teams
  • Our Specialist Practices
  • Analytics, Data, AI & ML
  • Software Engineering
  • Cloud, Infrastructure, SRE & DevOps
  • Cyber Security & InfoSec
  • Product, Project Delivery & Transformation
  • Quality Engineering & Testing
  • Architecture
  • Technology and Data Leadership
  • Every Xpertise consultant operates as a true market specialist, delivering exceptional candidate and client experiences at every stage.
  • We’ve won more than 24 industry awards since our launch; we’re proud winners of Best Tech Recruitment Agency of the Year 2024 (Recruiter Awards) and hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
  • 📍 UK & USA | 🌎 Global Talent Experts
  • Scaling teams. Delivering outcomes. From top to bottom.
  • www.xpertise-recruitment.com / www.xpertise-recruitment.us
Permanent PlacementManagerial ExperienceContract RecruitmentConsultancyQuality EngineeringRecruiting

Roq - making software work

Client Director - Government, Healthcare & Higher Education

Jan 2021Aug 2021 · 7 mos · Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom

Anzu it

Director and Investor

Aug 2020Jul 2021 · 11 mos · Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom

  • Interim Recruitment and Sales Consultancy for various companies including tender management, tender creation, account development, account planning, sales strategy and IR35 expertise.

Man v fat

Player-Facilitator & Average Footballer

Jan 2020Oct 2020 · 9 mos · Salford

  • WEIGH, PLAY, LOSE, WIN
  • MAN v FAT Football is a football league only for guys who want to lose weight. Every player is in the same situation and wants the same thing - to enjoy football, lose weight and get healthier. Uniquely, the league is decided not just on points won, but pounds lost. We give support to every player with unique resources, inspiration and 24/7 support to help you lose weight, get fitter and enjoy the beautiful game.
  • 244,390.43 lbs lost so far!
  • www.manvfat.com

Talent

2 roles

Client Success Director (EMEA) // Talent UK and Hunter Charles // Shareholder (Global) //

Oct 2018Sep 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

Regional Director (North) // Co-Founder // Major Shareholder (EMEA) // Board Member //

Sep 2013Oct 2018 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Hunter charles

Regional Director (North) & Client Success Director // Co-Founder // Shareholder (Global) //

Sep 2013Aug 2020 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

  • Hunter Charles was the specialist Division of Talent International (UK) Ltd focusing solely on Microsoft Dynamics.

Monarch recruitment

Regional Sales Director - North & Scotland

Sep 2012Sep 2013 · 1 yr · Manchester, United Kingdom

Certeco

Recruitment & Resource Manager

Mar 2011Sep 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · London

Search consultancy

Divisional Manager - IT Division

Aug 2007Mar 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Holiday

On Leave

Dec 2006Aug 2007 · 8 mos · Australia · Remote

  • Time out for travel. Spent all my time in Sydney breaking hearts.

Reed

Principal Account Manager & Team Leader

Oct 2003Nov 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Experis uk

Recruitment Consultant & Account Manager

Jul 2002Oct 2003 · 1 yr 3 mos · Altrincham, England, United Kingdom

Sebden steel service centres limited

Rookie/Part-Time/Holiday Superstar

Jan 1992Jan 2002 · 10 yrs

Education

The Manchester Metropolitan University

Bachelor’s Degree 2.1 — European Business with German

Jan 1998Jan 2002

Ruhr University Bochum

Betriebwirtschaftslehre

Jan 2000Jan 2001

Bolton School

German Language and Literature

Jan 1986Jan 1996

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