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Welcome to Investigo
Welcome to Investigo
1. Our people
“Investigo is a mix of people who are all specialists in their markets. They
are enthusiastic, driven and we are all playing for the same team, which is
something you do not come across often in this industry.” – Cathy Taylor,
Consultant
2. Career opportunities
“Investigo is a true meritocracy. Since I joined as a Associate Consultant
four years ago I have been supported in my professional growth. Investigo is
a mature environment that rewards hard work and high performers. The
leaders of the business encourage new ideas and this helps to develop theentrepreneurial culture of which we are proud.” - Paul Mullins, Associate
Director
3. Reward and recognition
“Investigo invest a lot into providing a culture built on excellence. They are
passionate about regularly recognising and rewarding hard work.” – Adam
Evans, Principal Consultant
4. Entrepreneurial
“Investigo is an entrepreneurial and highly successful recruitment business
built around some of the most talented and experienced consultants in the
industry.” - Sholto Shakespeare, Associate Director
5. Track record of success
“Since launching Investigo in 2003, our firm has expanded from Accountancy
& Finance recruitment into eight other disciplines. We have experienced
around 20% year on year growth since 2009 and continue to grow.” - Scott
Beckson, Co-Founder
Ten reasons to join Investigo
Top 10 reasons to join Investigo
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6. Flat organisational structure
“Investigo provides a friendly and entrepreneurial workplace. Senior
management are accessible and supportive. They remain hands-on recruiters,
lead by example and in many cases are the biggest billers in the firm.” – David
Marsh, Consultant
7. Autonomy
“Investigo is a big company with a small feel. The business empowers its staff
to build their own businesses within Investigo and that creates accountability
which is evident across the floor.” – Tom Duke, Consultant
8. Training and development
“The leadership training I have received has been excellent and I look forward
to implementing the strategies I have learnt.” – Hayley Downing, Associate
Director
9. Enviable client base
“We’re privileged to work with some of the UK’s and Europe’s leading
businesses including BT, Lloyds, M&S, Tui, AIG, Ernst & Young, Sainsbury’s,
HSBC, Whitbread and Deloitte.” – Richard Skipper, Business Development
Director
10. Multi-award winning firm
“We are proud of where we work. Investigo has been in the Virgin Fast Track
100 for three consecutive years, consistently features in the Recruiter HOT
100 Most Efficient Firms and won Recruitment International’s Deal of the
Year.” – Lucy Roberts, Marketing Manager
Welcome to Investigo
The Investigo story
Investigo was established in 2003, initially specialising in the recruitment of Accountancy &
Finance professionals.
Since then, our business has experienced phenomenal organic growth and we now recruit
professionals across Change Management, Compliance, Data Intelligence & Analytics,
Human Resources, Procurement, Property & Facilities Management, Risk, SAP, Strategy and
Supply Chain.
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Data Intelligence
& Analytics team
August 2003
Investigo
launched
in London
2003
Accountancy
& Finance
team
2006
Change
Management
team
2007
St Albans
office
2005
Guildford
office
2009
Strategy
team
2010
Reading
office
2010
Property &
Facilities
Management
team
2011
Milton Keynes
office
2011
Procurement
& Supply Chain
team
2012
HR
team
2014
SAP
team
2014
Sydney
office
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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Workplace culture
Investigo embodies a “work hard, play hard”
culture.
Quarterly high achievers trips
Our top performers are rewarded with return
flights and accommodation to a different
destination each quarter. Recently we have
visited Amsterdam, Dubai, Paris and Val d’Isere.
Annual company trip
Each year everyone at Investigo is invited to our
annual trip abroad with flights and
accommodation. Destinations have included
Ibiza, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Alicante and this
year we are off to Marrakesh!
Social sports
Get to know people from different divisions by
playing football, netball or golf with your
colleagues.
Christmas party
Held in central London in December, our
Christmas party brings together everyone from
across our five UK offices for an evening they
won’t forget.
Welcome to Investigo
Learn why 48% of our people have been with us for over three years.
Working for Investigo is brilliant. The mix of entrepreneurialism, ambition and
working/playing hard means coming to work is enjoyable, not a chore.
Sunil Ryan, Principal Consultant
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Everyone at Investigo is very supportive and the people make coming to work
enjoyable.
Hayley Downing, Associate Director
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What our people say - past and present
It’s all about the people for me. There are no egos and everyone helps each
other and is down to earth. People here take pride in doing things the right way
for long term benefits, not just for short term gain.
Stuart Bonner, Director
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I have worked at Investigo for nearly seven years because of the flexible,
mature and progressive culture of the business. You can develop your individual
recruitment style and get to work alongside some of the industry’s highest
performing consultants.
Kate Whitehead, Principal Consultant
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If you back yourself then Investigo have proven to share wealth amongst the
group. I interviewed at nine companies and Investigo came up trumps!
Darren Burns, Director
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Welcome to Investigo
Just a little note to say goodbye and a massive thank you to everyone here
for making my time at Investigo so amazing and such a great, fun place to
work. Everyone here creates such a special environment to work in. The
support across teams has been amazing, nothing like I've seen anywhere
else. The banter has been epic and the buzz /hardworking environment has
been great to come into everyday! I wish each and every one of you every
success in your careers and all the happiness life can bring!! I will have
nothing but AMAZING memories of my time at Investigo and I will be leaving
with a tear in my eye no doubt!
Olga Kenny, former Senior Consultant
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Just a very quick one to say thanks and goodbye. It has been a great 3 years
here and I have some very fond memories to take away for this place and
hope I have as much fun on the other side of the world!! I wish you all the
very best of luck in the future.
Henry Harris-Hall, former Senior Consultant
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I worked at Investigo for 7 years. Over this time I learnt a lot from some
seriously talented people, made some great friends and worked with some
excellent clients and candidates. Investigo is a KPI free environment, fun to
work at and the commission structure is rewarding. Management are
inclusive and supportive, so much so they helped me to start my own
recruitment firm, which is now flourishing with standards and work ethic
learnt at Investigo.
Matthew Neale, former Manager
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Welcome to Investigo
Financial rewards
Reward scheme
Our reward scheme is simple and transparent and is designed to attract and retain the best
recruiters in their chosen area of expertise.
The Investigo Platinum Scheme enables interim consultants to earn up to 40% of their NFI
and permanent consultants to earn up to 45% of their NFI.
LTIP scheme
Our Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) is designed to attract and retain individuals who
understand how to grow a profitable business and create real value. Investigo completed its
first MBO in December 2013 and will complete two more “events” between now and
2020/21.
As an illustration, an individual who grows a team and is delivering a profit of £500,000 at
the time of the next “event” will receive Day One cash of £250,000 and the balance of
£250,000 as loan stock.
If you aspire to run your own business at some stage, then you should be talking to us.
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Billings Permanent Minimum OTE Interim Minimum OTE
£200,000 £80,000 £60,000
£300,000 £120,000 £105,000
£400,000 £180,000 £160,000
£500,000 £225,000 £200,000
£600,000 £270,000 £240,000
Welcome to Investigo
When you join Investigo, you become an important part of a firm that’s passionate about
recruitment and proud of our reputation for finding the best talent.
We conduct business in an ethical, professional and collaborative way and encourage you
to embody our key values every day at work:
Expertise: we know our stuff
Commitment: we go the extra mile
Fairness: in all our dealings with candidates, clients, suppliers and colleagues
Integrity: what you see is what you get
Passion: we love recruitment and we care about our company
Our business model is based on 90% repeat business, which means we focus on
relationships rather than transactions.
Your knowledge, expertise and passion will help distinguish us from our competitors. We
promise to recognise this and in return, we will make sure we give you the personal
satisfaction and professional growth you deserve.
Welcome to Investigo
What we expect
In terms of what you can expect, our alumni and current people are the
best judges. There were 4 people here when I joined in 2003 and over the
years we’ve had several people leave and then return to us – and when I ask
them what it feels like to be back, the theme is very consistent: “it’s
exactly the same…and larger.” As we continue to grow, protecting our
unique culture will remain a key objective.
Anthony Ratcliff, Executive Director
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A place of honesty where hard work was rewarded. All personality typesflourished provided they were bright and able to take responsibility for achievingresults. I learned a lot from my experiences, most of which came from being giventhe freedom and autonomy to run my own business/desk.
Not really a con, but Investigo has very high standards in terms of the methodsthey use and the work ethic they expect from employees. Don't apply here if youwant to coast through anonymously.
Perhaps not the right place for people who take themselves too seriously (in myview this is a pro too).
This is not the place for you if you want to do the bare minimum to get by, or beconstantly pushed to work. Every member of this business is talented andsuccessful.
Keeping up - there are very strong recruiters here, with strong backgrounds whoare very capable. If you aren't prepared to put in the effort, you won't get theresults you might expect. If you do put in the effort then you can exceed and besupported to achieve everything you might want.
There aren't any challenges other than having the right work ethic and a goodsense of humour - one thing that I've seen within all of the offices is the drive todo the job well and be good at what we do. The only caveat I'd put in place wouldbe for someone coming in who thinks this is like any other recruitment business,you're not told what to do and when to do it, you're not managed by the length oftime you're on the phone or how many CV's you sent out or even by how many newbusiness calls you've made - you're supported to do your job, your way. If you'relooking for somewhere to hide or coast, this isn't the business for you, there's alot of seriously successful recruiters at Investigo and the teams support oneanother. In respect of a work-life balance, it's a brilliant place to work, do yourjob, earn trust and bob's your uncle - flexible working based on mutual respect.
Read more about what our current and previous employees
say about working for Investigo on Glassdoor.
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We are excited to have you
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Get in touch
If you are looking to accelerate your career in recruitment, please get in touch today.
Call or email our Executive Director, Anthony Ratcliff, for a confidential discussion.
T: 020 7194 7856
M: 07766 500 425
We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
In the meantime, please keep in touch on the web.
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