Jobseeker FAQs

Engagement with a proactive IT recruitment agency offers a streamlined path for job seekers navigating the complexities of the UK job market. Our IT recruitment agency serves as a focused mediator between companies with open positions and candidates seeking their next career opportunity. Importantly, our services are free for registered candidates. Client companies pay our fee for access to talented individuals.

When you find a job opening of interest on our website and apply, our dedicated administrative team first thoroughly reviews your CV and evaluates your skills, experience, and qualifications against the position's requirements. If your CV aligns with our client's job description, we will email you about the opportunity to be shortlisted.  Our consultants can discuss the role in more detail and see whether you're keen to move forward. If you decide to pursue the vacancy, you may then interview with a consultant, either in person or virtually. At this stage, we may also manage any required initial screening, candidate preparation, background checks, and job and personal references.

Once vetted, you will have consented to us submitting your CV to the client company, and we will communicate all details. The process then moves to the hiring company for review. The hiring manager then accesses the shortlisted candidate profiles we submit and decides on the progress of the next step - be it setting up an interview with the candidate or, in some instances, determining that the fit isn't suitable for the advertised position; you will receive a reason if one is given. We then contact the progressed candidate about a first or second interview; if the client company accepts, we will follow up.

As an IT recruitment agency, we advocate for your application and improve your chances of landing the position over other applicants. While we actively work to secure positions for as many candidates as possible, we also encourage you to explore other opportunities on our website. Using our services doesn't mean you should stop applying for other jobs; instead, view it as a valuable addition to your overall efforts to secure your next role.

To apply for an available job opening, you will need to register as a job seeker and upload your CV to the Pelago website.  Once you have activated your account profile, you will be able to save, apply, and set-up job alerts. Candidates can view and enter details to their profile account, view and manage job application progression, CV management, enter profile details to better help access ideal positions, and manage account settings.

Explore and pinpoint job-search openings by using available filters to narrow searches based on location, radius, and the type of job you're seeking, tailoring job titles or skill sets to your focused interests in entered search requests, as well as selecting the date you are available to start work. 

We frequently add and update our job listings with new opportunities. If a position or role fit isn't apparent immediately, we encourage revisiting our jobs page often to discover new postings.

The hiring process varies significantly depending on the nature of the position. For permanent roles, the timeline may extend over several weeks because the evaluation process is comprehensive. For other time frames, contract positions that need to be filled quickly often move faster, sometimes completing within several days. Throughout this timeline, our recruitment consultants maintain open lines of communication, ensuring you're promptly informed throughout your application and receive direct feedback as soon as it becomes available.

Our expert recruitment services are always free to job seekers. We will never charge job seekers for advice, assistance, or recruitment services throughout the whole process to completion.  

Clients who promote jobs with us pay a small fee for successful job placement of a candidate, never the job seeker.

As a versatile recruitment agency catering to a much broader array of industries, we focus our expertise on sourcing suitable candidates for a range of job opportunities, from permanent positions, contract roles, apprenticeships, part-time, and opportunities for remote working, spanning various sectors. Within the realm of job opportunities, we service, a vast range of industries, that encompass A-Z job positions to be filled.

Our commitment to helping job seekers secure employment, while also supporting our clients in filling vacancies, is unwavering.

Our recruitment team is constantly engaged in progressing and preparing candidates from the start of their job search journey, evaluating suitability and capability in a job seeker's CV, and reaching out to potential candidates to guide and advise them.  

Aligning individuals' skills with available positions through to the interview stage. When your qualifications and experience align with an open position, we will contact you promptly to confirm the details of the matched opportunity and discuss the next step. If you don't hear back after applying and being shortlisted, please understand it's not an oversight or a delayed response. We await your communication and endeavour to provide a quick response.

Our team of recruiters work tirelessly behind the scenes, engaging clients, conducting interviews, and assessing resumes. Rest assured that if you haven't received immediate feedback, your CV is still under consideration. We work hard to identify the right opportunities for candidates, and if you have any concerns, do not hesitate to contact us through our contact us page