Hello, I’m Elaine Gilbert, founder and Director of EGRecruiting.

My career in recruitment started many years ago, in 1984, before technology was used and us recruiters did everything the hard way! My initial training, although very hard, has proved invaluable over the years. During my 30+ years, I’ve had various roles in recruitment including Consultant, Branch Manager, Regional Support, Mentor, Permanent Development Manager and Auditor. My teams have worked across multiple recruitment divisions, mainly Commercial, Industrial and Catering, and this has given me exposure to multiple businesses and working environments.

Permanent recruitment has always been my passion; making a difference to the lives of our Candidates and influencing our Clients’ businesses. Technology does help us to be more efficient – however, recruitment is about people. It’s about giving time, listening, laughing and guiding; being honest and sharing knowledge, that’s what we do. Being available when things don’t turn out the way everyone wants them to and being there to celebrate when they do. It’s an amazing job and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

Although work consumes me, I do make time for the ‘other’ people in my life. With two teenagers and four cats, I can assure you that there’s never a dull moment!