Zest Clients

How we find great staff for our clients

Everything we do is done with passion and pride – because we’d hate to let anyone down. Our clients say that’s what sets us apart from other food recruitment businesses.

You see we don’t spread ourselves too thinly. We’re specialists in the food and drink manufacturing industry, and that’s the only one we work in. Our consultants work in vertical markets and are specialists in their sectors, so when you need to find staff, we’ll know what you want straight away, and where to find them too.

It doesn’t matter if you recruit one person a week, or one person a year. Every client counts and gets our full attention, we pride ourselves on our excellent service.

  • 1

    Initial briefing

    Our first step is to get a clear understanding of the role and the type of person you're looking for. Then we'll put together a specification, complete with timelines, and get started.
  • 2

    Client meeting

    We really want to get to know your business and understand the challenges you face. That's why we always try to visit our clients and experience what you do first hand.
  • 3

    Talent search

    We advertise roles but often find the perfect person through recommendations, networking or the thousands of professionals stored on our industry leading candidate database.
  • 4

    CVs for discussion

    With Zest you won't be bombarded with hundreds of CVs as we'll only send you those that are a close match in terms of skillset but also cultural alignment.
  • 5

    Zest interviews

    We interview all candidates to get to know the person behind the CV and how they'd fit into your organisation. We also carry out really thorough background checks.
  • 6

    Informal references

    We always try to get informal references for every candidate - it's a great way of understanding how they work. If you want formal references further down the line we can do that too.
  • 7

    Final shortlist

    After we've interviewed all prospective candidates, we'll put together a shortlist and send you their CVs, along with our assessment of their skills and any comments from referees.
  • 8

    Arrange client interviews

    Once you've had a chance to look at the CVs, just let us know who you'd like to interview and we'll arrange it all for you.
  • 9

    Make an offer

    We'll manage this final phase for you but it should be a smooth and simple process as we'll have managed expectations along the way. Congratulations on your new member of staff!
  • 10

    Post-placement review

    We're always looking for ways to improve what we do. That's why we welcome feedback throughout the process and especially after a successful placement.
Submit a vacancy or call our Stamford office on 01780 483 999

Food & drink manufacturing recruitment specialists

You'll enjoy working with us. We have a real appetite for what we do and spend time making sure we do it right. We know our stuff too - so you'll get real intelligence without any of the waffle you might be used to. So whether you're looking for your next challenge or your next member of staff, come to Zest, where every job counts.

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