St. Albans-based technology recruitment business, Understanding Recruitment was recognised in sixth position on the league table for ‘Best Small Companies to Work For’ in the UK, as well as receiving a 3-star ‘world-class’ accreditation for its commitment to workplace engagement.
On 18 February 2022, Best Companies revealed the 2022 Q1 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ regional, sectoral, and national league tables in a virtual event attended by representatives from the hundreds of participating companies, as well as holding a series of discussions around the current state of the workplace.
Hosted by TV and sports presenter, Dan Walker, the event announced the Q1 ranking highlighting companies scoring high for employee engagement (across categories including leadership, personal growth, wellbeing and more), as voted anonymously by staff. Feedback is then used by companies to propel the organisation forward and improve on any areas of employee engagement for the next survey and ranking.
In 2021, Understanding Recruitment had a record-breaking year of commercial achievements and hiring (growing by over 30 new team members).
The company’s focus on employee engagement includes hybrid working, unlimited holidays, two-hour lunches, gym membership, a wellbeing committee, and more. It also works to prioritise learning and development and career progression to empower its employee base to fulfil its potential.
With entries from over 200 companies across different regions of the UK, Understanding Recruitment ranked on all three Best Companies league tables the company qualified for (‘Small’, ‘Recruitment’ and ‘East of England’), with the following positions, all within the Top 10:
Best Small Companies to Work For – 6th
Best Recruitment Companies to Work For – 7th
Best Companies to Work for – East of England – 6th
Understanding Recruitment ranked in 6th position out of 47 companies in the small company category.
The company also earned an overall 3-star accreditation, representing the highest standard workplace engagement (awarded to organisations with a BCI score of 738 or higher) and ‘world-class’ levels of workplace engagement.
Speaking on the news, Chris Jackson, Founding Director of Understanding Recruitment, commented: “An engaged team is something to be celebrated, and we are thrilled to see Understanding Recruitment further establish itself as a leader in tech recruitment and an employer of choice with this announcement. Ranking in all three categories is testament to the industry-leading workplace and practices we are working towards building every day here.
Over the past two years, I’ve seen outstanding resilience and commitment to truly being the best we can be and living up to our company values despite challenging circumstances, which has resulted in earning a ‘world-class’ accreditation and these fantastic rankings.
