Lysha Holmes - the face behind Qui! Recruitment

Qui recruitment was founded in order to provide a superior and unique service within the Rec2Rec marketplace. The difference in our service is outlined in the Qui service section however fundamentally it was to provide a personal service to recruitment consultants who wanted a representative in the marketplace who had credentials, understood and acted upon their own requirements, would not CV bash their CV just to hit activity targets for the week and offer candid feedback throughout their career hunt. 

Lysha’s CV provides an insight into why she is one of the best placed people in Manchester and the Northwest to assist experienced recruiters with their job search. 

Having qualified in Business and Finance, majoring in Marketing, Lysha began her career as an Office Manager of a Property Management company for 3 years which included registering tenants and landlords and managing the administration and maintenance teams as well as the rental incomes on the property portfolios. 

Relocating to Birmingham in 1997 Lysha then worked for 1 year at Britvic Soft Drinks in Solihull within the B2B telesales office where she was a top sales person for national accounts such as Burger King and NUS. 

Lysha joined Primetime Recruitment technical division in 1998 where she placed white collar engineers into permanent roles in the Midlands, namely within the automotive and aerospace sectors. Her first week saw an £8k placement for an electronics design engineer and by the end of the first year, Lysha was averaging £35k in perm placements per month.

An award winner within the business, Lysha won the Consultant of the year award in 1999/2000 for achieving over £400k of business. Lysha’s best month was £61k of starters in one month (Jan 2000).

The secret to Lysha’s success within her 3 years at Primetime was her network of contacts and the ability to gain recommendations which counted for over 50% of her applicants placed. 

A relocation back to her home town of Manchester in 2001 saw Lysha move to Phee Farrer Jones (which later became known as PFJ) a market leader in media recruitment.  During the first year, Lysha managed the implementation of the new Rec2Rec team which meant interviewing candidates and visiting clients in the first instance whilst the team developed their desks.

Simultaneaously, Lysha was also establishing a new desk in Advertising Agencies. Within her first month, Lysha had repeated her previous success with an £8400 fee for a Designer! The focus was placing “Suits” (Account Directors and Business Developers) as well as the “Creatives” (Designers, Copywriters, Creative Directors). However, the Marcomms and Ad agency world was very erratic and although the desk generated revenue, a business decision was made in 2003 for Lysha to focus on the R2R market, which Lysha had dealt with on an ad hoc basis.

Once Lysha focused primarily on the R2R marketplace, Lysha generated over £30k of placements within her first 6 weeks, as well as continuing to manage a branch of 4 people. Lysha continued to pioneer within the marketplace by networking until she went on maternity leave in October 2004. In her last week at work whilst 36 weeks pregnant, Lysha made 6 permanent placements! 

Lysha knows that the recruitment marketplace is not full of robots or clones; it is a world of real people who have lives outside of recruitment. Lysha decided to set up her own agency, Qui Recruitment, which offers a flexible service to all candidates and clients and genuinely treats people with the one to one care that everyone deserves.

Qui Recruitment matters to Lysha as it is her own business therefore no candidate will ever be forced into going to an interview against their wishes and no client will ever be cornered into making a decision into employing the wrong candidate as Lysha is building a business for the future, not just trying to hit monthly targets. 

For a confidential conversation with Lysha Holmes, please call 07855 778617 or email Lysha@quirecruitment.co.uk