Information Technology

First People Solutions Group is an established provider of Information Technology recruitment across the UK. The IT team has a wealth of experience in supplying personnel to the Technology Sector from individual tactical solutions to complete managed service recruitment provision.

We pride ourselves on our understanding of the UK Technology Sector. We keep abreast of new technology releases, enrol with the market leading vendors, and are active members of national bodies such as the British Computer Society and government support bodies. We also understand that the Technology Sector is constantly changing and that demand and supply channels change on a regular basis. We are proud of our track record in reacting to these changes and in many cases proactively anticipate and cushion the impact of a very challenging market.

As an organisation we provide services to both individuals and companies that focuses on long term sustainable solutions. We engage with our client and candidate base, incorporating the needs of the candidate, respecting the goals of the organisation, and providing recruitment strategies that reflect corporate human resource goals.

Clients

We can provide you with a variety of recruitment solutions that can range from the contingency recruitment of a specialist business-critical individual to the provision of a team of technically aligned professionals. At all stages of the process we ensure that candidates are vetted to the appropriate level of technical ability and reflect the professional and cultural standards of your environment. We do not just provides CV's but also include a broad range of solutions: from integrated resourcing strategies to staff retention initiatives; from coordinated mixed media campaigns to bespoke recruitment microsite design; from market availability surveys to competitor salary bench marking.

Candidate

We offer you access to the leading organizations in the UK and further afield. We hold preferred supplier status with many of the most desirable companies in terms of career progression, technical advancement and work life balance. We are a Company that recognises you as a precious resource. As such we provide you with not just job opportunities but more importantly career advice. We support you from CV presentation through to interview preparation. We are also in the enviable position to offer a range of value added services: from regional and national salary comparisons to trends in career advancement; from end to end relocation to partner support services that can make the next career step a harmonious and straight forward process. Our service provision covers permanent, contract, fixed term and interim assignments. We are in a position to assist and advise candidates who wish to move between these employment types and are associated to a number of organizations that can provide legal and financial advice.

Industry Sectors

We provide our services across a wide range of markets, typically these include but are not limited to:

• Financial Services
• Utilities
• Software Houses
• Start Up Organisations
• Investment Banking
• Public Sector
• Telecoms
• Other Specialist Markets

Job Disciplines

We cover the full technology life-cycle from analysis, through design and development to testing, deployment and support. We service technology careers from Helpdesk Support to Project Management and IT Directorship. We are not restricted by vertical markets and cover mainframe through midrange to distributed n-tier solutions, encompassing niche markets such as ERP, ETL and Middleware.

Technologies covered include, but are not restricted to:

• IBM Mainframe MVS, OS390, zOS; Midrange AS400 solutions; High end Unix box's including Linux and distributed
• Windows Networks
• Legacy applications development from Cobol Cics, Adabas Natural, Linc, incorporating C, C++ and Perl
• Gui development incorporating Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Basic, Delphi, Front end Java and .Net technology
• Core applications development from J2EE, to J2SE and J2ME, including C# and the .Net framework.
• Web design, development and connectivity including JSP, Struts, ASP and Web Services
• Middleware connectivity and messaging from MQ Series to WebSphere and Weblogic
• Specialist skills from SAP to Informatica.

Our consultants have commitments to both our candidates and clients:

"We provide career development to IT professionals, while recognising and delivering on our client's technical and business needs."

Contact Us : For further information regarding our opportunities and to discuss your employment options confidentially please contact our IT Division on it@fpsg.co.uk or phone the regional office number at 0800 027 0143.