Maxwell Bond - Digital & IT Recruitment Specialists

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  Chris Chadwick

  Dan Rowland from Maxwell Bond was really helpful in getting me a new position, He made the process amazingly smooth and was a true pleasure to deal with - I would highly recommend both Dan and Maxwell Bond to anyone looking for a new position.

  26-05-2023
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  Dave Delaney

  First time dealing with Maxwell Bond and for sure the best agency Ive dealt with over the past 20 years. They really went way above & beyond securing me an amazing role. Very impressed

  13-05-2023
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  William Tickle

  Experience was nothing short of terrible. One of the most costly mistakes I've made in business. Never using a recruitment firm again... It was that bad.

  27-03-2023
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  Mike James

  Where can I start pouring my praise on the shoulders of Abbey McDonnell from Maxwell Bond. Pre-interview check : Professional with pinpoint focus on a role that suits my career aspirations and locality. Pre-interview Cheerleading and final consultation: On the morning of my interview, I received both an email along with a Teams hosted face-to-face with my consultant Abbey McDonnell. Post-interview feedback along with result: Although this was spread out over a number of sessions, it was informative, positive, and congratulatory of my performance during the interview. Overall impression: Naturally, I am thoroughly delighted to have been successful in landing this new role but have to be mindful of the perfect storm made up of the people who saw my true potential, namely Abbey McDonnell at Maxwell Bond, and the professional hiring manager at the new IT company. I humbly hope this recommendation will assist anyone seeking a professional and rewarding job search experience.

  27-03-2023
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  Social Nucleus

  Hands down the worst business experience we’ve ever had. Our experience went from bad, to very bad, to even worse. Blatant lies, false promises and terrible service. The recruitment agency that gives recruitment agencies a bad name. We ended up with no hires and over 6k in costs to Maxwell Bond on top of other fees. Overall around 10k in the hole. We engaged with Maxwell Bond last year in order to make a hire for us that on the surface, they seemed fully equipped to do so. They promised us candidates that were “top class” and “fully vetted” however unfortunately, it turned out not to be the case. After having a couple of candidates from them, we made a hire, someone who we were assured on multiple occasions came from the exact background we needed with the exact skill set (the most important thing was having dealt with clients, a number of them and being a strong communicator and technically strong also). Once we had hired, it was evident that this was not the case. We flagged our concerns back to the agency on multiple occasions and were reminded of the rebate period straight away. The agency offered to talk to the candidate and see how they were finding it but this took quite a few days in itself. One of the first things they passed on as feedback was that the commute was taking it’s toll (we laboured when starting to work with them that any successful candidate would need to be in the office with us 3 days a week and this was non negotiable). We questioned with the agency multiple times whether the candidate had client facing experience and we were told he had dealt with multiple clients at a time, and did the end to end client communication. This was clearly not explored with the candidate as they were evidently not experienced in this area and were already starting to lose us clients and long standing relationships were being disrupted. We kept the agency up to date at all time with how the candidate was getting on, but in all honesty, they didn’t seem to care too much as long as they made it through their rebate period. We’d already started interviewing candidates through Maxwell Bond as the recruiter had made me aware of the free replacement option that we were entitled to. We did find a suitable candidate in this time and we were progressing through our interview process with her. Ultimately I called the recruiter to tell them we would be letting said hired candidate go as at this point, we had lost a substantial amount of revenue due to this person, and immediately I was chased about the payment for this candidate. They were still in rebate, and I don’t know how much clearer I could have made it that they were not suitable, plus we had been told we were entitled to a free replacement!!!! We agreed with the agency when the candidate had been offered, that they would be our free replacement and on signing of the offer letter and contract we would make payment for them (which was actually more than the terms on this candidate however we didn’t have time to hang around) and we were told she was incredibly bought in and would be looking to accept immediately. This is when they went silent! I was chasing day after day for the paperwork, and was told on multiple occasions “everything is fine she’s still on board, nothing has changed” this went on for a week with me having to chase. Eventually, they found it in them to tell us that the candidate wouldn’t be joining us over a week later. Overall, I wouldn’t use Maxwell Bond again, we have since incurred a number of substantial costs due to their inability to screen candidates and also deliver what has been promised. Approach them with caution!

  27-03-2023
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  Zeshan Gulzar

  Amazing company to work with and was able to secure a role that I wanted. Abbey helped me a lot and was very supportive. Always kept me up to date and was extremely helpful. Abbey and the whole of Maxwell Bond were the best people to work with!

  27-12-2022
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  Jacob Janisz

  Recruiter that communicated with me sent many great offers, I attended one interview but received no feedback nor any update back. After sending followups via text and LinkedIn I got no response at all and I was ghosted. It's completely unprofessional. EDIT: I have been contacted and new person has been assigned to me. They were helpful in the recruitment process.

  27-12-2022
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  Phil Hayes

  I had the pleasure in working with Abbey McDonnell to secure my next role, and would recommend her to anyone looking for their next career move. I was kept in the loop every step of the way, nothing was too much trouble and her advise was first class.

  27-10-2022
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  Rajitha Edirisinghe

  I really enjoyed the Tech Roundtable Event. It was a great way to connect with others and discuss about timely topics and trends in the Tech industry

  27-09-2022
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  Anthony Karapetrides

  Great services. Friendly staff, they think outside the box by organising networking events such as roundtables, and podcasts.

  27-09-2022