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Find the right person for your team.

We make hiring easier by finding the most suitable candidate for your organisation, through a consultant who knows your field.

Tell us about a vacancy Call 056 7786631

How we work with you

A personal recruitment service, shaped around your role.

We aim to give you an efficient, flexible recruitment service, tailored to each role. Every conversation is in the strictest confidence.

  • Consultants who know your field

    Many of our consultants have worked in, or closely with, the fields they recruit for, and keep strong networks in them.

  • Every type of hire

    We fill temporary, contract and permanent roles, and we carry out executive search.

  • Nationwide, from Kilkenny

    We work with employers across Ireland from our office at 10 Ormonde Street, Kilkenny. We have been in Kilkenny since 2009.

  • Built on trust

    We believe long-term relationships are built on the trust that comes from a consistent track record of professionalism.

The fields we recruit in

We recruit for temporary, contract and permanent roles, and carry out executive search, in these fields.

  • Accountancy and Finance

    Speak to Michelle Fleming, Recruitment Consultant.

  • Construction and Engineering

    Project Manager, Site Manager, Resident Engineer, Civil Design Engineer, BIM Technician

  • Office, Administration and Human Resources

    HR Business Partner, HR Administrator, Office Manager, Receptionist, Legal Secretary

  • Sales and Marketing

    Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Marketing Executive, Bid Manager

  • Nursing and Healthcare

    Staff Nurses, Care Assistants, Theatre Nurses, Medical Secretary

  • Life Sciences

    Quality Engineer, Validation Engineer, QC Analyst, Process Engineer, Supply Chain Specialist

    For SME and multinational clients.

  • Hotel and Catering

    See roles on our board

Five specialist divisions, each with its own consultant.

Each division has a consultant who works that market every day.

Roles in other sectors are on the full board. See every sector we recruit for

Alongside the CV

Psychometric profiling

We offer psychometric profiling through our partner, Paul McMenamy of Nova Innovative. It uses the Craft Personality Questionnaire, which assesses eight work-related personality traits. You can use it for recruitment selection, or to develop the people and teams you already have.

About psychometric profiling
  • 25 to 40 minutesfor the online questionnaire
  • Five reportsfor each person, normally issued within 24 hours
  • About 60 minutesof one-to-one discussion and debrief, by phone or in person, with the individual or their manager

What clients say

Employers on working with us

  • “Alan and the team of Optimize took the pressure out of our recruitment process and nothing was too much trouble for them. With the ease in communication and the genuine interest taken in finding us a suitable candidate I would highly recommend them for any recruitment needs.”

    4 Star Hotel

  • “We used Optimize Recruitment for senior vacancies within our business. From our initial contact & meeting I found that they had a really good understanding of our business, our culture as well as the requirements for each role. The team kept me fully informed throughout the processes. Their attitude & attention to detail was very professional at all times. I would highly recommend Optimize Recruitment for their attention to detail, professionalism and excellent communication & listening skills and I would have no hesitation in using Optimize on future recruitment projects.”

    Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company

  • “I’ve been working with Optimize for nearly 10 years and they are my go-to agency. It’s all about trust. They know our brand, listen and flesh out each role and only present suitable candidates optimizing our time”

    Accountancy Practice

Recognition

  • Small Business of the Year 2017Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce
  • Recruitment Agency of the Year, finalistEmployment and Recruitment Federation
  • Permanent Recruitment Consultant of the Year 2021, finalistEmployment and Recruitment Federation

Tell us about the role you need to fill.

Call us or email us, in the strictest confidence. Our office is at 10 Ormonde Street, Kilkenny.

Tell us about a vacancy Call 056 7786631
Office
10 Ormonde Street, Kilkenny, R95 R2HY