Customise Talent Group expands offering to the Capital with two Principal Partners

New staff, new premises and a new offering in the capital; recruitment and search firm, Customise Talent Group, has this month opened a new office in Wellington.

After nine years in Auckland, the company has decided to take the leap and extend its offering to help ambitious employers connect with great talent in the windy city. 

Based in the South British Building on Lambton Quay, two locally established recruiters, Helene Smith and Kelly Hughes, have been appointed to Principal Partner positions, taking the company’s total staff count to 15.

“We’re really looking to shake things up a bit,” says Helene.

Most recruitment firms operate in the same way, meaning that there is little to choose between them. By offering partner opportunities, we have skin in the game with every outcome so we’re much more invested in ensuring the company performs, and the company only performs when we make great placements for our clients.”

The two Principal Partners had previously worked together at Global Recruitment Firm Hays and separately at Adecco and Beyond. 

“Helene and I met with the Auckland team and love the disruptive nature and the focus on people that Customise is founded on. It’s a model we’ve really brought into and we can’t wait to bring it to the Wellington market - with our ‘windy city’ twist on it, of course! ” says Kelly.

The company was founded in 2008 by Managing Director Johnny Robinson. Originally from Nelson and with 7 years in the UK and Australia before settling in Auckland, Johnny has been ambitiously planning the move to Wellington for some time.

“Wellington's a great city and with established local recruiters wanting to be part of the Customise story, it makes good business sense to bring our offering to the Capital.

Commercially I feel the time's right, no doubt there will be a few challenges as with all worthwhile ventures, but we're confident we can all achieve great things together. Robinson says.

Customise Talent Group unites 10 specialist recruitment brands such as AccountingTalent, TechnologyTalent, SalesTalent, DigitalTalent, LegalTalent and more. Get in touch with the Wellington team today - Helene and Kelly would love to help bring your employment related ambitions to life.