Life at Lorien

The Lorien difference is that our RPO and MSP staff are all talented and empowered recruitment specialists, who thrive on collaborating with our customers. Our Employer Brand in recruitment outsourcing is, we feel, quite unique – we embrace the fact that while we design and deliver on complex and successful solutions, at our heart Lorien remains a recruitment business. As a result, when you come and join Lorien, you immediately notice how much we have invested in our direct sourcing capabilities, our delivery function, our CRM, and our credible vertical specialists. We absolutely trust in the knowledge and expertise of these vertical specialists and as a result we encourage autonomy in the workplace. This culture means our people are free to make decisions and to be creative in deploying effective talent acquisition solutions – all in the best interests of their clients.

Despite being part of the UK’s #1 staffing company with a long and growing list of impressive clients, Lorien has not lost its family feel. This makes it a happy, productive, supportive environment to work in. I have been lucky to be able to develop my career here over the last four years, widening my remit and adding to my formal education along the way. We live by ‘our people make the difference’ at Lorien and for me they really do.

Like many aspiring recruiters I found success in my career by specialising in one skillset, in my case it was all about data. Having progressed through the ranks of a leading boutique I became a genuine expert in all things data but in a crowded marketplace, where many of the largest companies were partnering with MSP or RPO providers, I found I was increasingly being held at arm’s length from the best projects and programmes and operating on the periphery of the market rather than at the heart of it. Joining Lorien changed that overnight. Within my first few weeks I was leading an exclusive data campaign in one of the UK’s largest banks while upskilling eager colleagues to focus on data as their chosen field. Six months in and we are fast establishing Lorien as a market leader in my space. Lorien have delivered on all their promises and exceeded my expectations in how I am welcomed with open arms into every area of the business. It makes me even more motivated to mirror that commitment and build the best Data Practice in the UK and offer similar career opportunities for people in my team.

During my three years with Lorien, I have been given a varied and unique look into the financial workings of recruitment. Starting as an Accounts Payable Administrator I have been able to develop and take on responsibilities within the management accounts team. Now earning the title of Assistant Accountant, I have been involved with exciting projects such as our expansion into Germany and the fast-paced Statement of Work Project. During this time, I have enrolled on an Accounting and Taxation Level 7 course with the aim of becoming a qualified management accountant and continuing to develop at Lorien. Lorien is a great place to learn new skills, experience different challenges, and progress your career.

My time at Lorien has been a mini whirlwind. I was there for just over a year before COVID-19 hit and like many people at other companies at the time I had to be let go. Although that might seem like it would have been the end of my Lorien journey, six months later the business approached me to ask if I was interested in returning. I jumped at the opportunity, as not only is the position diverse, challenging, and exciting, but the Manchester team has the most welcoming, fun, and unique bunch of characters. Returning to Lorien has been the best decision for me – I’m succeeding in my role, I’ve had a promotion, and I’m part of a family that challenges and drives me to attain my career goals