What we do
Our story begins in 1985, when the Group opened its first office in central London. Since then we have developed into a global business, and now operate in a diverse range of markets worldwide.
For over 34 years, businesses across the globe have relied on us to find the very best specialist professionals and we are trusted to help build the careers of the world’s leading executives, job move after job move.
It’s a success story we’re proud of and one that’s built on the strength and passion of our people. As the business continues to expand, we operate with the same commitment to service and quality.
Every candidate is treated as an individual with a focus on advising and consulting. It means we continually have the best candidates on the market to offer our clients.
Robert Walters, CEO
Robert Walters Group
Mission, values and purpose
We want to be the world’s leading specialist recruitment consultancy and recruitment outsourcing provider. That means being the first name the world's businesses choose whenever they need to hire the best.
And being first means being clear in terms of the quality of service we provide our clients and our candidates. Our focus on quality in all we do, integrity, and teamwork are values that run through the heart of the business.
Together, these values underpin our purpose as a business: powering people and organisations to fulfil their unique potential. So every decision we make enriches our client relationships, deepens our candidate understanding and strengthens our commitment to colleagues.
From the first office to the 31st country we want to create a fulfilling environment for our people to work in and instil a belief in doing things the right way.
Our brands
Robert Walters
Established in 1985, Robert Walters plc is a world-leading specialist professional recruitment consultancy and the core brand of the Group. Hiring managers world-wide rely on us to find their best specialist professionals and our clients range from the largest corporates world-wide through to SMEs and start ups. We recruit people for permanent, contract and interim roles across the world.
Walters People
Walters People is part of the Robert Walters Group and is our junior professional staffing brand operating across Belgium, France, Ireland the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. We focus on recruiting temporary and contract positions but also recruit junior permanent roles across operational accounting, tax & treasury, finance, banking, HR & payroll, business support and sales. Find out more about Walters People.
Resource Solutions
Resource Solutions is a provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed services. Since 1997 we’ve been helping the world’s leading businesses shorten their time to hire, and cut recruitment costs – among the biggest expenses for any business. We’re known for the quality of our delivery, innovation and our people. Find out more about Resource Solutions.
Our strategy
The Group’s strategy for growth is centered on international expansion and discipline diversification.
But we haven’t grown by snapping up our rivals, we’ve done it by making sure we deliver on our promises. And that’s meant more companies and professionals want to work with us. Quality and integrity are our watchwords.
Our growth is largely organic, with the Group only making 3 market-entry acquisitions in its 32 year history. Driving growth through further specializing in our existing recruitment disciplines and the launching of new specialist teams means we're helping more and more job seekers and organisations across the world.
Robert Walters in New Zealand
First established in 1997 our New Zealand business has been successfully operating for over 20 years. We now have two well established offices in both Auckland and Wellington with excellent scope to cover all roles in Christchurch as well.
Our specialist consultants are industry experts with an in-depth understanding of the local market. Our global network and dedicated New Zealand international candidate manager means we can easily source international talent for your organisation.
New Zealand disciplines
Our New Zealand offices specialise in permanent, contract and temporary recruitment across a wide range disciplines including accounting & finance, banking & financial services, executive search, engineering & technical, human resources, information technology, policy & regulatory, procurement & supply chain, property & facilities, sales, marketing & communications and secretarial & business support.
- Accounting & Finance
- Banking & Financial Services
- Business Transformation
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Legal
- Property & Facilities Management
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Sales, Marketing & Communications
- Secretarial & Business Support
Why we're different
- We're specialists
We have specialist teams who are experts in their area. Whether they're recruiting in accountancy or the legal sector, you won’t find them working in areas outside their field of expertise.
- Team-based culture
We don’t operate on a commission basis, instead we offer team-based profit share - ensuring candidates have access to a range of companies so the right person is placed in the right job.
- We act with integrity
If you register with us, we will never send out your CV without your permission. Quite simply, we don’t think it’s right. And we don’t push people to accept a role just to make a fee.
- Thought-leaders
Throughout the year we produce regular market reports and research on key recruitment and job market trends. Our annual Global Salary Survey and bonus surveys serve as crucial decision-making tools for clients and our Jobs Indices track job advertising volumes, offering key insights into the job market.
- Industry innovators
We were the first to launch a Global Salary Survey, a 125 page guide to salaries and the first to launch a recruitment outsourcing business. We have a dedicated innovation team who are committed to understanding the challenges within our industry and providing solutions to clients to overcome these. - Award-winning
International Recruitment Company of the Year in 2017 and 2018 are just some of our recent achievements. We're pleased to say we've been consistently singled out for our dedication to clients and candidates.
