Recruiter and Marketer Combine to Tackle the Digital "Skills Shortage"
Summary
Good client facing account managers and digital marketers, with expertise in PPC, affliate, web development and SEO are particularly scarce, as are practitioners in PR, advertising, design and print.The management team comprises recruiter Brian Matthews and marketing expert Colin Telford, who aim to marry their individual skillsets to ensure that client and candidate requirements are handled to the highest standards.Matthews was previously a resourcing consultant at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and headed up the Manchester office of Primetime Recruitment.Colin Telford, managing partner of The Candidate added, "In addition to understanding the digital marketing and media sectors, we also know how agencies want to be handled.The Candidate is already representing number of major digital agencies and has a wide range of roles on offer via its website.Matthews was previously a resourcing consultant at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and headed up the Manchester office of Primetime Recruitment.Colin Telford previously co-founded of R.O.Eye, an affiliate marketing consultancy which employs 30 people in the North West, London and Berlin.