With previous experience of Pareto after his son was assessed and placed by ourselves, Executive Chairman Kevin Loosemore put us forward to be benchmarked against competitor recruitment organisations. We were successful, and a meeting was set between the two companies.

A requirement need for entry-level talent was identified in the UK, across Europe, and within the US, with particular focus on two of Micro Focus’s international offices, based in Troy (Detroit, USA) and Belfast (Ireland). Micro Focus was looking to implement a Sales Academy Programme comprising of top-driven candidates who would follow a structured progression and development programme, growing organically within the business. Due to the international status of the organisation, they also required a range of European languages and Arabic speakers for their Belfast team. To complement this entry-level talent intake, Micro Focus was also seeking executive sales talent in the form of sales managers for both their US and UK teams. In May and June 2013, we delivered.