“Successful recruitment involves strategy, innovation, creativity and a solid brand awareness programme. Searchability clearly highlighted all of this, defining a plan not only to engage, hire and retain top digital talent but through a unique platform, increase the brand awareness of its customers too”
Best use of Mobile
2016
Best Tech Digital Team
2016
Best use of Mobile
2017
Best use of Online Recruitment
2017
Best Tech Digital Team
2017
Best use of Mobile
2018
Personality of the Year
2018
Marketing Star of the Year
2018
The Technical Innovation Award
2019
Best Companies – 3 Star Employee Engagement
2020
Best Small Company to Work For in the UK
2020
Creative Online Marketing Award
2020
Founded in 2012 by recruitment expert Martin Blythe, Searchability set out to disrupt the traditional recruitment market and do things a little differently to help UK companies attract the very best tech talent.
Our UK operations are headquartered in the historic City of Chester, with 50+ Searchability consultants who all have a passion for tech digital. In addition to our fabulous Chester offices we also have recruitment hubs in the major UK cities giving us great exposure and coverage for our clients as well as a London Office in City Point. In 2020 we are expanding into the USA with new headquarters in Austin, Texas, as well as Europe with our new headquarters in Amsterdam, NL.
What was once a small agency specialising in software development recruitment has grown enormously into a leading player in Tech Recruitment, covering all areas of tech and digital marketing for both permanent and contract. Over the years we have picked up numerous awards for our work, including “Best Tech Digital Team” for two years in a row at the Marketing & Digital Recruitment Awards.
As well as helping clients with their immediate hiring needs, we have also launched a number of exciting sub-brands over the last few years, including our award-winning employer brand agency JobHoller, our digital magazine Hollerings, our exciting inbound recruitment marketing solution Holler IT and most recently our multi-sector recruitment agency Hirecracker!
We’re also heavily involved in our local tech communities, hosting tech meetups and collaborating with tech professionals for the Searchability blog!
Take a look at our journey below...
Martin Blythe opened doors to Searchability HQ on the Wirral, UK
Moved to our Chester City Centre HQ
Won the Onrec Award for “Best Newcomer”
Launched Searchability+ advertising platform
Launched the Digital CV app for candidates
Chris Hopley launched the DevOps and Cloud team
Expanded our recruitment teams into the digital marketing sector
Launched JobHoller, our employer brand agency and technology
Won the Onrec Award for “Best Use of Mobile”
Launched our famous #FirstFriday’s with our Searchabrazility party
Started our sponsorship of Tranmere Rovers FC
Olly Preston launched the Searchability IT Contracts division
Won the MDRA for “Best Tech Digital Team”
Won the Onrec for “Best Use of Mobile” and “Best Use of Online Recruitment”
Hit our first Holiday target taking the whole company away to Mallorca
Dan Butler became a Searchability Director
Gabbi Trotter started Team Testing at Searchability
Won the MDRA for “Best Tech Digital Team”
Won the Onrec for “Best use of Mobile” and “Personality of the Year”
Had our first Searchability wedding
Launched our first Searchability Grad Scheme
Won the MDRA for “Marketing Star of the Year”
Launched our Digital Magazine Hollerings.com
Launched our recruitment marketing platform HubHoller (now known as Holler IT)
Olly Preston named as Director of Searchability
Launched our specialist DV and SC Cleared recruitment division
Won the Onrec for “Technical Innovation”
Hit the 50 employee mark at team Searchability
Chris Hopley launched the Chester Cloud & DevOps MeetUp alongside Iceland Foods
Received a 3 star employee engagement accreditation from Best Companies
Gabbi Trotter joined the organising team for Ministry of Testing Manchester, The North West’s biggest test meetup
Opportunities to join us within recruitment, marketing, design & creative, administration and more!
With market leading employee benefits including wellness hours, monthly celebrations, trips abroad, amazing commission scheme, life assurance, childcare vouchers, flexible hours, car allowance, Microsoft surface pro, iPhone and much much more! Discover a career with Searchability here.
