Our code of ethics
The recruitment industry is an unregulated field. There is no governing body to set standards, enforce best practices or to regulate members of the industry. We believe that maintaining the highest standards is key to successful client and candidate relationships, as well as to our own employees pride and satisfaction in their roles. We have therefore established our own code of ethics which sets the standard expected throughout our business.
- We foster long-term relationships with both our clients and our candidates.
- We seek to understand our clients' business, facilitating the placement process so that our clients may continue on with their business efficiently.
- We perform an in-depth interview with all of our candidates, ensuring that they fall within our required skill sets, and have an attitude and objective we can wholeheartedly promote.
- We take the time to match the appropriate candidate to the role and organisation, only sending appropriate CVs to our clients.
- We inform our clients if we are unable to find a suitable candidate.
- We maintain up-to-date records.
- We monitor our own performance, setting our base target for the interview-offer ratio higher than is needed.
- We encourage both positive and negative feedback from our clients and candidates, incorporating their valuable observations.
- We will only approach candidates from firms that are not our clients if we are proactively seeking a candidate.
- We insist our staff maintain an exceptional standard of conduct at all times.
REC membership
Nicoll Curtin is a member of The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), an industry body for the recruitment industry. They support the industry by lobbying on its behalf, offering research, training and knowledge resources and help individuals develop their careers.
The REC is committed to raising standards and promoting best practice in the recruitment industry. All members sign up to the REC Code of Professional Practice, which sets standards of conduct that must be adhered to.