Clearview National August 2018 - Issue 201 | Page 25

DIRECTOROFTH EMONTH
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
Mat Gibson, MD at Chase Taylor Recruitment
Ltd – the employment specialist for the glazing,
fenestration, and construction industry – talks
early mornings, Friday night spars, headhunting on
LinkedIn, and the occasional ice cold pint…
5. FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN
YOU GET TO YOUR DESK?
The first thing I do is log onto my laptop, open
my emails and start responding to messages.
6. WHAT WEBSITES HELP YOU?
As a company, we operate on many levels
and have a number of valuable websites that
we use on a daily basis. For me, LinkedIn is
probably the most valuable website I use as
well as our own bespoke database.
1. NAME/JOB TITLE:
Mat Gibson – Managing Director – Chase
Taylor Recruitment Ltd
2. WHEN DID YOU JOIN (OR
START) THE COMPANY?
I started Chase Taylor Recruitment in March
2012; after being made redundant I took the
opportunity to start up my own business
with the vision of building the No 1 agency
providing the best quality candidates in the
industry.
3. DESCRIBE YOUR WORKING
DAY (FROM THE TIME YOU
LEAVE THE HOUSE, ETC.)
I start the day with the gym at 5.30am,
after that I drop my son Chace to the
childminder, and get into the office for
8.30am – meanwhile my phone never stops
ringing. I love the fact that I am constantly
busy; speaking to clients and candidates in the
industry means that I know that I am always
up to date in relation to what is happening in
our industry, movers and shakers, and current
market trends.
4. WHAT IS YOUR WORKSPACE
LIKE? (TIDY/ORGANISED ETC.)
My workspace is very organised, with the
GDPR regulations we operate a strict clear
desk policy in the office. My workspace centres
on my two essentials; my phone and my laptop;
that way I can be constantly in touch with the
people in our industry…
7. MOST USEFUL BUSINESS
TOOL? (SAT NAV/APPS ETC.)
LinkedIn allows me access to headhunt the
passive professional market, and be very
prescriptive in targeting candidates from
competitors for my clients. A close second is
our internal database. We have worked very
hard over the last six years to build a database
that has thousands of candidates registered
with us, all of whom have fenestration
experience and backgrounds.
8. BEST BUSINESS DECISION
IN YOUR CURRENT ROLE?
To employ a fabulous team of eight loyal and
dedicated staff . . . (I was paid to say that!).
Seriously though – my staff are all industry
experts and more than happy to speak to
clients and candidates.
9. FAVOURITE ROLE
MODELS AND WHY?
I love positive, upbeat and aspirational people,
and being around them. They have a great
contagious energy. I guess you would expect
me to cite some famous names at this point
but in truth I have been lucky enough to come
into contact with this type of person in my
everyday life.
10. HOW DO YOU UNWIND?
I love the gym and I spar every Friday at a
dedicated boxing gym. I also love a nice ice
cold pint (now and again).
FINDING THE RIGHT STAFF
IS GETTING HARDER
AND HARDER…THAT’S
WHERE WE CAN HELP.
Chase Taylor Recruitment is a
professional employment specialist for
the glazing, construction and fenestration
industries. We take time to understand the
most individual needs of our clients, using
our expertise and industry knowledge to
find the right candidates, at all levels.
We offer a full 360 service to both
candidates and clients; starting with things
like a free career ‘health check’ and CV
makeover for candidates, and for clients
we offer everything from to advice on
salary packages, right through to a bespoke
headhunting service.
Job movement and development are part
of any career. However, clients often do not
have the time nor resources to find the
right person. For candidates, they may have
been made redundant unexpectedly, or
have become unhappy in their current role,
and are unsure where to start. Moreover,
there are recruiters who do the industry
a disservice, and a bad experience is more
memorable than a good one.
It takes time and dedication to find an
excellent candidate with the rights skills
and experience. At Chase Taylor, we aim to
ensure an individual - whether unemployed
or employed - is represented professionally
and put forward to vacancies which are
a suited match. Good recruitment is a
detailed and prescriptive process, and
although some businesses see using
an agency as an additional outgoing, all
employers understand the cost of a bad
hire. So why risk your chances with an
agency who do not know the intricacies of
the fenestration industry?
Find out more at www.chasetaylor.co.uk
C L E A RV I E W-U K . C O M » AU G 2018 » 25