About Us
We are good people who love a really good challenge
Expert and personable recruitment solutions for job seekers and employers
With over 50 years’ combined experience within the recruitment industry and a drive to challenge the norm we’re here to help employers and jobseekers find their perfect match by delivering exceptional recruitment solutions. We’ve recruited across a wide range of industry sectors and as a result have a vast knowledge and understanding meaning that we can act quickly and deliver effectively. Our foundations are based on down to earth, personable, consultative and partner led recruitment leading to an effective outcome for all parties which adds value long term.
Glu is centred around our core company values; Collaborative, Personable, Committed, Distinct, and the long-term stick of our relationships and placements. Our experienced team recruit permanent, contract, and temporary workers on a nationwide basis across key sectors such as; Office Support, Sales, Creative & Digital, IT, and Warehouse & Driving. We also have our very own specialist Accountancy & Finance division.
Glu Recruit is led by our founder and Managing Director, Rob Shaw. Rob has over a decade of recruitment experience working for large national agencies, as well as smaller independents during this time. Rob is a perfectionist who places huge values on relationship building, as well as hard graft and banter!
Our vision is to help businesses and individuals grow within the Sheffield City Region through expert recruitment solutions and to be known for the quality of service and delivery, producing results that stick
Our Values
What makes us tick?
Collaborative
We work with you on your journey
Personable
People are at the centre of what we do
Committed
To getting you into a career you love
Distinct
You won't find corporate red tape here
Our mission is to make placements that stick by advising and helping job seekers and employers find their perfect match
Frequently asked questions
If you’re here, it’s probably because you’d love to learn more about how we work, or you just love to scroll. Either way, everything you want to know is right here.
Can you help write my CV?
- Yes, this is an area that we support all our registered candidates with. Seeing CV’s every day we can advise you on the best ways for your CV to stand out and assist with tailoring your CV for vacancies that you apply for. We also have a CV template that you can access for free.
How quickly can you find me a new job?
- We aim to meet with you and understand your career to date and aspirations as quickly as possible. We are an efficient, quality driven recruitment agency and it could just be that when you register with us, we have the perfect job(s) currently available. Alternatively, from there we take new jobs from employers daily and will keep you updated with potential matches. As well as alerting you to suitable jobs, we are also a proactive agency and confidentially market your skills and experience to employers in and out of our network to generate exclusive opportunities for you.
What roles do you currently have available?
- All our available temporary and permanent jobs can be accessed on our job board.
What support do you offer candidates looking for a new job?
- CV advice, Interview advice, Market data on available vacancies, salary levels and industries that are recruiting. We assist with the handling of job offer negotiations and ensure that post placement you are settling nicely into your new role.
What types of roles do you recruit for?
- We specialise in office support, sales, creative/digital, IT and warehouse/driving roles from entry to senior level, both temporary and permanent. At times we recruit for roles outside of these sectors, and it’s always worth a conversation.
How quickly can you find candidates?
- We aim to meet with you and understand your business and requirements as quickly as possible, on site and can do this on the same day if you have availability. We are an efficient, quality driven recruitment agency that produce results. Our consultants aim to have suitably matched CV’s with you within 3 days of taking your vacancy. Our average time from taking a vacancy to filling it is 5 days. Throughout the process you will have regular communication and statistics on the search for your perfect match.
What are the charges for your recruitment services?
- We aren’t a ‘one size fits all’ recruitment agency and have packages available to suit all budgets. Depending on your requirements we build bespoke packages for each individual client.
What industries do you recruit in?
- We recruit across all industries and business sizes mainly across the Sheffield City Region – Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and in the East Midlands. However, some of our clients have locations nationally and internationally and assist with those too.
What other services do you offer?
- As you outsource the whole recruitment process to us, we take care of everything from start to finish and work in partnership with you to meet your end goal of finding your perfect match. As well as our end-to-end recruitment service we provide valuable market advice on candidate availability, salaries and benefits packages to ensure that you’re offering is competitive. We manage salary and package negotiations on your behalf and communicate with the candidate through their notice period.
Why should I choose Glu Recruit over another recruitment agency?
With over 50 years’ combined experience within the recruitment industry and a drive to challenge the norm we’re here to help employers and jobseekers find their perfect match by delivering exceptional recruitment solutions.We’ve recruited across a wide range of industry sectors and as a result have a vast knowledge and understanding meaning that we can act quickly and deliver effectively. Our foundations are based on down to earth, personable, consultative and partner led recruitment leading to an effective outcome for all parties which adds value long term. Glu is centred around our core company values; Collaborative, Personable, Committed, Distinct, and the long-term stick of our relationships and placements. Our experienced team recruit permanent, contract, and temporary workers on a nationwide basis across key sectors such as; Office Support, Sales, Creative & Digital, IT, and Warehouse & Driving.
Meet the team
Rob Shaw
Managing Director
Rob is the Managing Director at Glu Recruit. He has over a decade of recruitment experience and is a perfectionist that values relationships as well as hard graft and banter.
More about Rob:
- Hometown: Rotherham
- Favourite food: Pizza
- Favourite thing to do: Holidays and spending time with my kids
- Favourite holiday destination: Greece
- Favourite film: Anything from my Disney collection
- Favourite thing about our city: The folk
- Describe yourself in 3 words: Passionate, Hard-working & Dedicated
Karen Hughes
Head of Recruitment
Karen heads up our recruitment team and leads with a strong people-first approach, supporting development and performance while continuing to actively recruit and grow client relationships.
More about Karen:
- Hometown: Sheffield
- Favourite food: Italian (Penne Aribiatta)
- Favourite thing to do: Watching movies, going for walks, and going out for nice food
- Favourite holiday destination: Cornwall
- Favourite film: The Holiday
- Favourite thing about our city: Restaurants
- Describe yourself in 3 words: Fabulous, Motivated and Kind
Joe Hall
Head of Business Operations
As Head of Business Operations, Joe plays a key role in supporting Glu Recruit’s ongoing growth, overseeing operational efficiency and leading the finance function across the business.
More about Joe:
- Hometown:- Sheffield
- Favourite food:- Italian
- Favourite thing to do:- Build LEGO with our kids
- Favourite holiday destination:- Our family villa in Spain
- Favourite film:- Anything Marvel
- Favourite thing about our city:- The mighty Sheffield United
- Describe yourself in 3 words:- Determined, honest, and moral
Jack Crookes
Recruitment Team Leader
As Recruitment Team Leader at Glu Recruit, Jack is a people-focused recruiter, working across a broad range of roles while supporting the team’s day-to-day delivery, development and overall performance across the business.
More about Jack:
- Hometown:- Doncaster
- Favourite food:- Chocolate
- Favourite thing to do:- Spend time with my partner and kids as well as manage a local football team
- Favourite film:- A comedy ideally with Kevin Hart
- Favourite things about our city:- Sheffield Wednesday
- Describe yourself in 3 words:- Hard-working, personable and reliable
Demi Trueman
Recruitment Consultant
Demi is Glu Recruit’s Recruitment Consultant and joins us from the world of Accountancy and Finance. With experience in many different industries, Demi will work with the team in both temporary and permanent roles across our specialist areas.
More about Demi:
- Hometown: Swinton
- Favourite food: Chinese
- Favourite thing to do: Watch F1/Motorbike Racing
- Favourite holiday destination: Mexico
- Favourite film: Shiloh
- Favourite thing about our city: Having the Peak District on our doorstep
- Describe yourself in 3 words: Outgoing, Hard Working and Caring
Tony Warner
Recruitment Consultant
Tony is the newest recruitment consultant to join our team. With over 8 years of sales and account management experience, he joins our recruitment team with the focus on the long-term stick of placements across our specialist areas.
More about Tony:
- Hometown: London
- Favourite food: BBQ – Not the insipid burnt sausages and unseasoned chicken, I mean proper BBQ!
- Favourite thing to do: Like a dog, I like to eat and go for walks
- Favourite holiday destination: Toronto
- Favourite film: Couldn’t possibly pick one – The Lion King and Goodfellas
- Favourite thing about our city: Moved here in 2017 and love to see the food scene grow
- Describe yourself in 3 words: 90s-loving dork
Taryn Foster
Recruitment Consultant
Taryn is a new Recruitment Consultant who has joined Glu Recruit after over two decades of experience in the travel industry. Taryn will be working with our recruitment team, focusing on temporary, permanent and contract roles across our specialist areas.
More about Taryn:
- Hometown: Sheffield
- Favourite food: Italian
- Favourite thing to do: Spending time with my children and fiance and going on holiday
- Favourite holiday destination: Portugal
- Favourite film: Dirty Dancing and Top Gun
- Favourite thing about our city: Down to earth people and the football!
- Describe yourself in 3 words: Hard-working, ambitious and friendly
Jess Canning
Marketing and Communications Manager
Jess is our Marketing & Communications Manager. She focuses on how we engage with both clients and candidates across a range of channels, including onside, email, PR and social media.
More about Jess:
- Hometown: Rotherham
- Favourite food: Lasagne
- Favourite thing to do: Spend time with my dogs, Dolly and Buddy
- Favourite holiday destination: Florida
- Favourite film: The Blind Side
- Favourite thing about our city: The nightlife
- Describe yourself in 3 words: Friendly, ambitious and approachable
Testimonials
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A huge thank you to Rob & Jack, I have received fantastic advice and guidance throughout the whole process. It has been a pleasure going through this agency and I would highly recommend. Both are friendly, approachable and genuine and have helped me.
I’ve had a really rubbish year and I was hoping 2022 was going to bring me luck but I didn’t need it, Duane was so efficient, friendly and supportive, felt like I didn’t have to do anything apart from answer the phone. Wonderful guy, wonderful service.
Let me just say they are the "people who will take care of you". Making sure everything is going well from start to end, even in between your job. More power to you guys! ☺️
Applied for a job through Glu recruit and they gave me a call straight away, I did a video interview through them and they have emailed me and kept me updated throughout the interview process and wished me luck on my interview day.
Rob was so helpful in helping me find the right new job. He listened to exactly what I wanted and utilised his knowledge and great industry contacts to ensure I interviewed at places which were the ideal job description and right culture fit for me.
Jack at Glu Recruit was fantastic! First contact was through a prearranged phone call followed by a FaceTime call to get to know what I was looking for.
Such a great recruitment company, they were all so friendly and helpful. The members of staff I spoke to gave really good advice to help with interview prep. Really excited to start my new job! 100% recommend Glu Recruit!
I'd never heard of Glu Recruit until I was approached by them about a role they thought would be a good fit. The management of the process was friendly and professional throughout and I would happily recommend them to anyone.
Very friendly and professional! Karen was looking after me through all process! Excellent! Thanks you!
Simply the best recruitment agency I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Rob and the whole team are personable, engaging and care about the people they work with- both candidates and employers. Highly recommended.
A step above the others. Such a friendly and engaging team. Recruitment agencies should be using these guys as their blueprint model. Many thanks.
Rob and his team are fantastic to work with. They keep me updated throughout the whole process and have found me some great candidates. I would recommend them 100%.
Happy with the service and the manner in which everything is dealt with. Always available to speak and take any queries.
I have used GLU for short term high profile project where over 30 temps have been provided by them to help deliver to our customers timescales. Working with both Karen and Rob has been a pleasure they have taken time to understand us individually. Thank you.
I can’t recommend Glu and Rob enough. From the first point of contact through to finalising the process, Rob was always available to lend a helping hand. Providing great guidance as well as resolving any questions you may not feel comfortable with. Thank you.
I would like to say a massive thank you to Rob for all his help and support! What genuine down to earth guy who had my best interests at heart. He always kept me in the loop and offered me excellent advice throughout. I can not recommend Glu Recruit enough.
Happy with the service and the manner in which everything is dealt with. Always available to speak and take any queries.
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