Monday, February 26th, 2024
A lot can happen in 25 years. Children grow up. Families might grow. You might start a new business and watch it change and develop. In all cases, the secret is in adapting to whatever challenges you might be called to face.
In our 25 years of business, Harris Recruitment has seen the recruitment sector transform, but we have never lost sight of what our goals and principles have always been. We provide a bespoke service to our clients and match them with carefully chosen applicants to create the right fit. That has been and will always be our foundation.
I founded my first business, North West Childcare (now trading as Harris Recruitment), in March 1999.
I had been looking for a nanny for my own children and I was unsatisfied with the standard of help available at that time. I knew that I wanted the service I provided to be different. I knew what parents like me needed.
From the very beginning, my standard for applicants is whether I would feel comfortable having them work in my home with my children. I knew that if it wasn’t good enough for me, it couldn’t be good enough for my clients.
After this, I decided to branch out and apply these recruitment principles to other avenues. First, I set up The Housekeeper Company, providing housekeepers and other domestic staff to clients nationwide, and then The Carer Company, providing companion/carers in households. In every case, we have always kept sight of our mission.
Whether it was a matter of childcare, homecare, or elder and disabled care, we are presenting clients with someone they trust with the important things in their lives. That’s why we’re not just in the recruitment business, we help people build relationships that last, built on respect and trust.
I like to think that the reason why I am a respected voice in domestic recruitment, with thousands of successful placements under my belt, is because I never forget why it is that I do the work I do.
I have been consulted for my expertise by government ministers and cross-parliamentary groups about overseas domestic workers and advised the Home Office on skills shortages in the care sector.
I’m proud of everything that the companies that make up Harris Recruitment today have achieved.
With every successful placement, I know that I have given someone the help that their household needed. Honestly, that’s what keeps me going after 25 years.
Julia Harris
For more information, please visit our website: www.harrisrecruitment.co.uk. We will be pleased to receive any queries you may have and help you to begin your journey.