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Who Are We? 1

The Opus Group Structure 2 - 3

Our Performance 4

Your Training 5

Career Path 5

Opus Earning Potential 6

Our Incentives 7

Employee Case Studies 8

What Our Employees Say… 9

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

ArE WE?

From conception, Opus Recruitment Solutions has been committed to “a new way” of recruitment, providing an exemplary service to clients and promising on the quality of the candidates. By utilising our own talent pool, we have been chosen as the preferred recruitment supplier for a number of high-profile organisations, including Willis, Superdry and Jack Wills. And that list continues to grow.

We are different - something we are proud to be. Investing in our business, creating meaningful relationships and positioning ourselves ahead of the game for long term wins are all in our DNA. Our diverse team of people from various backgrounds - but all with the same hunger for success - cements Opus Recruitment Solutions as one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK.

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Opus Recruitment Solutions started in 2008 as a small team with huge ambition - to become one of the industry’s leading IT recruitment agencies at the beginning of what was to be one of the UK’s biggest recessions.

The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for 2015Recruiter Fast 50 2015Recruiter Hot 100 2012, 2013 & 2014Recruitment International, ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2013 to our CEO Darren RyemillThe Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 2012 & 2013Accelerate 250 (Founder member 2013. Personally invited by the Prime

Ministers Enterprise Advisor, Lord Young and Sir Terence Leahy)Best For Recruitment Awards – 4 Gold and 2 Silver Awards 2013Shortlisted for the Global Recruiter ‘Best Small Recruitment Business’ 2014Finalist for the Bristol Business Post’s ‘Large Business of the Year’ 2013

ANd SuCCESS

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Opus ITOpus Recruitment Solutions is one of the most innovative and fastest growing recruitment consultancies in the IT recruitment industry. We employ the best consultants so that we can provide our clients with the best candidates and the best service. Dedicated to providing permanent, temporary and contract IT recruitment solutions for all industries, our specialist IT recruitment consultants are professional and highly experienced.

Opus EnErgy Opus Global Energy & Engineering has an experienced team of specialist oil and gas recruitment consultants, across both permanent and contract markets, providing recruitment solutions across the upstream and downstream sectors, globally. With access to a global talent pool, Opus Energy & Engineering are able to successfully move skilled candidates between countries to work on projects in the key sectors of oil and gas including drilling, offshore, onshore, subsurface and subsea.

McLEan rOss

McLean Ross is a boutique recruitment consultancy specialising in roles within the energy and utility industry. These roles focus on middle to senior management with a growing portfolio of executive search assignments and placements. The nature of McLean Ross assignments are to focus on business development and sales, product development, marketing and communications, as well as strategy and innovation.

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OpuS pROfESSIOnaL SERvIcES GROup

OpUS pROFESSIONAL SERvIcES GROUp

BALTIMOrE CONSuLTINg grOupBaltimore consulting Group is a specialist Senior Appointments Recruitment consultancy. By providing high level, strategic recruiting solutions within the public & private sector for core markets including Local Government and NHS, Baltimore prides itself on gaining a clear understanding of candidates’ requirements and skills.

HINTON SpENCErHinton Spencer is a relationship driven business that combines recruitment expertise with an intuitive nature and a practical approach, offering a broad range of solutions such as: Recruitment process Outsourcing (RpO) project Based Recruitment, campaign Management, Recruitment Brand Development, Supplier Management, process Management (including full outsourcing) and Recruitment Administration Support.

AddOCurA Addocura offers outsourced recruitment services to enable recruitment companies to hit their desired growth targets. These services include Rec2Rec consultancy, training, system support, back office support, business process re-engineering and management consultancy.

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TALENTCuBEd™ The world’s first graduate career Simulation Website. Based on simulations created by leading organisations, graduates can see what’s actually involved in a role and then search and apply for relevant roles. Their performance in these “games” can be monitored by potential employers and graduates can then be headhunted or selected for interviews with real world organisations.

pErfOrMANCEEvery year since we formed in 2008 we have recorded growth in turnover, profits and headcount. Between 2011 and 2013 alone, turnover increased by 132% from £5.9m to £13.7m, making Opus Recruitment Solutions one of the fastest growing recruitment companies in the UK. We have also featured on the Sunday Times virgin Fast Track for 2012 and 2013 and this is reflective of our compound annual growth rate in excess of 60% every year since we were founded.

Year on year we have seen a 46% increase in headcount. Not only are we always on the lookout to hire new people into the business, but we also promote internally. The opportunity to progress at Opus means that our retention rate is very high. As we move forwards, we shall be continuing in the same vein - we are always looking to increase our headcount and we will continue to expand our workforce across all of our offices.

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PEOPLE PROFIT TURNOVER

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❝ Our performance as a business each year to date demonstrates that Opus is increasingly becoming the agency of choice for both UK and international job seekers and employers alike.” ❞

- darren ryemill, CEO, Opus recruitment Solutions

yOur TrAININg WILL ALSO INCLudE: ● Instant access to an excellent training scheme and opportunity

to work with some of the industry’s top billers ● A mix of both theory-based classroom sessions and practical

role playing scenarios ● On-going training and development, tailored to your own

personal needs ● Engaging, fun and interactive training to suit a variety of

learning styles ● continued support from your seniors, mentors and

managers

All trainees entering into the business undertake a 12 week training programme with our in-house trainer.

Our Recruitment Consultants are full 360 consultants meaning they work the entire recruitment lifecycle.

All Opus Group company directors joined Opus as recruitment consultants.

The average earnings for a Recruitment Consultant with 12 months of experience is £72,357.

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31%£100K+ £75K+ £50K+ £40K+Within the Opus Group

92% of people earn over £30k, 78% over £40k, 67% over £50k, 39% over £75k and 31% earn over £100k.

39% 67% 92%

ANd CArEEr pATH

Whatever your background or experience, we believe career progression is essential. Our extensive industry-leading 12 week training programme will allow you to move forward through the clear career path shown below:

Trainee Recruitment consultant

Recruitment consultantSenior consultant

MentorOther Divisions

Team Leader principal consultant

Team Manager Managing consultant

Associate Director Associate Director

Director

Senior Director

Director

Senior Director

If you thought that high salaries are only for heads of major organisations – think again! If you’re looking to be amongst the highest paid earners work at Opus Recruitment Solutions

£84,453Head of major organisations

£78,356Aircraft pilots

£68,438Marketing directors

£67.060Basic MP

£63,677Medical

practitioners

£63,484Company lawyers

£57,664Senior police

officers

£60,486Public

relations

£55,426Information Technology

directors

£47,000HR

Manager

£21,000Graduate

starting salary

£54,539Officers inprotectiveservices

£72,357At least 12 months of

experience in Opus Group

£61,865Consultants with 6

months or more experience

with us

£95,193Opus Principal Consultant or

Manager

£47,931Trainee with no

experience and has been with us at least

6 months

£86,992Worked for us for at

least 18 months

pOTENTIAL

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INCENTIvES

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CASE STudIESDon’t just take our word for it! Here are some great case studies and testimonials from our employees...

dANIEL LEWIS Principal Recruitment Consultant Joined Opus in August 2011 , No previous experience, Masters from Loughborough University

“The incentives really are just non-stop. With lunch clubs every month, annual incentives and plenty more throughout the year like Silverstone, Lisbon and Ascot, Opus Recruitment Solutions offers things that other agencies don’t. I have been promoted from no experience through to a principal Recruitment consultant in 3 years and I am also about to become a founding member of the Sydney office. Opus have offered me sponsorship to go and help build our team out in Sydney, Australia.”

KAyLEIgH EALES Senior Recruitment Consultant

Joined Opus in January 2014, Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Computing 3 years of recruitment experience prior to joining“If you’re serious about a career in recruitment, this is possibly the best place to work due to the outstanding training scheme and ongoing support for consultants with all levels of experience.”

frEddIE SHOrT Recruitment Consultant Joined Opus in July 2013 First graduate role, straight out of University

“My biggest achievements at Opus? My promotion, becoming one of the top 10 performers, reaching a personal best of £4K per week and placing over 10 contractors.”

pATrICK grIMSHAW Principal Recruitment Consultant Joined Opus in October 2012BSc Environmental Sciences

“Knowing I would have access to the best job boards and recruiting tools / technologies gave me the confidence that Opus Recruitment Solutions is a company that invests in its consultants. And of course, the strong commission structure was a factor!”

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EMpLOyEES SAy…

❝ When I started the energy was infectious, people work hard but we also have a lot of laughs - There aren’t many people who can say they

look forward to going to work every day! ❞

❝ Compared to previous companies I have worked at, Opus’ training and support from

colleagues is excellent. ❞

❝ I love how everyone is so passionate and hungry for doing well here. ❞

❝ I have been able to buy my first house within a year and half of saving. ❞

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