Why Change - Change Recruitment

Progressive, innovative and dedicated – we pair the right people with the right organisations to the benefit of both candidate and client

ExperienceD

Established in 1970 as Douglas Llambias Associates, we rebranded as Change in 2000. With experience that stretches back over 50 years, our specialist consultants bring extensive market knowledge and recruitment and selection skills to benefit our clients, candidates and industry partners. We are proud to have joined The Taranata Group in 2017.

Connected

Our consultants are well networked in each of their respective areas of specialism. Whether we are recruiting contract, permanent or temporary staff, we ensure we are always relevant to our clients.

We work globally

Change is a global recruitment consultancy. We discover exceptional talent for industry-leading clients throughout the UK, EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pac. Based in Scotland, we have a strong presence in the local market and we are one of the UK’s leading international recruiters. From our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, we support clients in finding the right people for their organisations in over 77 countries and offer strong aftercare for candidates relocating internationally.

Knowledge Centre

Our experience in the recruitment industry is evidenced by our valuable resource, the Knowledge Centre. Clients and candidates can benefit from the range of content from our specialist consultants, including industry reports, career path advice and latest industry thinking. For further insight into best-practice recruitment and career development

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Working with clients and candidates' best interests at heart

Global

Change is a Scottish-based global business. We operate in over 77 countries worldwide, with our international consultants speaking eight languages. We offer strong support to those relocating internationally.

Authentic

We’re known for our honest and consultative approach. We only work on the roles in which we know we can add value.

Professional

Our specialist consultants work with world-leading clients. We are professional and efficient at all stages of the recruitment process, whilst being communicative and approachable.

Specialist

We’re a specialist recruitment consultancy. Our consultants have expertise across a range of specialisms and industries, including accountancy and finance and business services.

Committed

We understand the importance of our role as custodians of people’s careers and our clients’ brands. We’re dedicated to pairing the right people with the right organisations, to the benefit of both candidates and clients.

Experienced

We have built up over 45 years in the recruitment industry. The length and breadth of our consultants’ experience is evident in their market knowledge and recruitment and selection skills across a number of key industries.

Ethical

Change adheres to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) code of ethics. In doing so, we exhibit the utmost respect for: work relationships, honesty and transparency, confidentiality and privacy, and diversity.

Trusted

Our work and reputation means both clients and candidates trust us implicitly to support them in achieving their professional goals. We’ve received countless positive comments over the years, as our client testimonials show:

We frequently recruit high caliber new qualified accountants for our offices across the UK and the Channel Islands. Despite being based in Scotland Change seem be able to pinpoint candidates who are looking for these roles and are happy to relocate. Their approach to candidates allows them to delver a truly global talent pool.

International Accountancy Business
The African continent can offer fantastic career opportunities for candidates making career moves. We found Change as a recruitment consultancy not only understood us and our region but also would find and place global candidates, and then help them acclimatise themselves and support them in their transition.

Nigerian Based Financial Services Company
We work closely with Change because their consultants really grasp our technical requirement and role skill sets and physically deliver this in the candidates they present. The short-lists they provide are always relevant and high-caliber.

Global Beveridge and Drinks Manufacturer
We retained Change to make a strategic appointment of a Finance Director. Working across the relevant people in our senior team, our consultant had a thorough knowledge of the role needs, and delivered an incredible shortlist of candidates. We were able to move to the final stage of a very professional and smooth process and appointed a stellar candidate.

Leading Aquaculture Industry Supplier
Over the last two decades we have transitioned a number of key functions to our Glasgow base. These transitions have had a massive "people" impact in terms of establishing and shaping our functions, and during this time we have worked incredibly closely with Change to provide our business with not only local labour market insight, but more importantly an excellent flow of candidates.

Multinational Banking & Financial Services Organisation
As an international offshore drilling operator we have to find candidates willing to work in many obscure locations. Change are able to connect us with the candidates who are not only exceptionally talented but also able to relocate and start work immediately.

Semi-submersible Oil Rig Operator
Entrepreneurial Spark is going through rapid growth as we scale across the UK - and we have global ambitions. Central to the work we do is a #GoDo mindset, from the entrepreneurs we support to the rockstars in my team. Change have been instrumental in helping us seek out these influential folk and have therefore been pivotal to realising that vision of an Entrepreneuring® revolution.

Jim Duffy

Entrepreneurial Spark

Recognising that some of our client services are global in their reach, we insist on working with a recruitment partner who can source the best talent irrespective of their location. Change has repeatedly been able to source high calibre individuals from both our local geographies, as well from other global locations.

Hong Kong Based Global Financial Services Brand
Like Change, we have a heritage of delivering an enviable service in our local market, which made working with them an easy cultural fit. The team of specialists consultants we work with are well networked, diligent and focused on service delivery.

Independent Chartered Accountants
We like to consider ourselves one of the leading "Challenger Banks". Given this stage of evolution of our business, every hire is critical in terms of cultural fit and as a building block to establish a scalable team. Using Change and their well established networks we have been able to successfully hire a number of key personnel with the right professional outlook.

Emerging British Retail Bank
Having worked with Change for a number of years I find their delivery, knowledge and professional empathy are second to none. Their ability to quickly respond to our needs with excellent candidates has supported our business through periods where the need for flexible staffing was paramount to deliver key business projects.

Global Investment Management Firm
We were established in 1980 in the burgeoning renewable energy sector. When it came to engaging a recruitment supplier who knew our sector in the context of our German location - Change was a natural fit. Their understanding of our business and the technical requirements made the recruitment process run smoothly, and resulted in many very successful hires.

Global Wind Turbine Manufacturer
Change are a people centric business who have a real focus on delivering value to their clients, we consider them to be a trusted partner and look forward to continuing our working relationship with them in the future.

Senior Category Manager

Xchanging

Our Specialists

We have over 40 members of high-calibre staff at our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Our specialist consultants are referential specialists in a number of areas across a range of industries, such as finance and accountancy.

Meet Our Team

Community

Change volunteers in order to benefit the wider community. We work with a number of community partners and charities to give something back and to bring about positive development locally.