Richard Long

At Jefferson Wolfe we understand that meeting our clients’ needs is more than just effectively placing candidates. Our aim is for clients to observe us as a conduit to the employment market and on hand for any assistance they may need. We really look to partner with our clients, and will take time to truly get to know you and understand your business. We know how important business growth is to you, and by ensuring that you partner with the right company is an important decision.

I joined SOLA Group in Jan 2010 in order to expand its current sales team and monthly revenue throughout the UK and European IT markets. Within a 14 Month Period I was double the sales team in size and equally the contractor book. This included setting up a Banking, Gaming, Media, Broadcasting, SEO, Education and German Team. Each team was responsible for its own Market and with the detailed Market mapping I introduced and structure of the Sales force I was able to double the company Turnover

Short term freelancing work with Lorien to introduce them as a business into Europe.

Multi-team management within the high end UK and International contracts, permanent IT recruitment sector. Responsible for building strategic relationships with clients, team members and management alike, taking the lead where possible to deliver optimum results. Needed to be target driven and tenacious, with the ability to take on key responsibilities a skilled problem-solver, highly resilient, capable of generating viable solutions utilising strong man management and interpersonal skills;

I started my Recruitment Career as a resourcer and quickly built relationships throughout Europe in the Telecoms market to allow for me to become a Senior Contract Sales Exec within my 1st 12 months. Within 3 years I was managing the complete European arm for Computer People and its team of 8 sales consultants, who were at a varity of levels from Resource to Account Managers billing over €1 Million pa.