Cambridgeshire-based recruitment specialists, Smart Resource Solutions (SRS), have launched SmartJob Club, a free job board designed to empower the entire recruitment industry. The initiative provides a dedicated solution for engaging with start-ups and SMEs—a high-potential market segment that often falls outside traditional contingency or retained models.
The start-up and SME sector represents the future clientele of the recruitment industry, yet its immediate needs for high-volume, entry-level roles can be unprofitable for agencies to service directly. The SmartJob Club solves this by acting as a free, efficient channel for these early-stage hires, allowing agencies to build vital relationships today that blossom into profitable partnerships tomorrow.
“Every enterprise client on your books was once a start-up,” said Nicola Mullarkey, Founder of Smart Resource Solutions. “The SmartJob Club allows the industry to build a pipeline of future business by providing immediate value. It is a low-friction way to support these companies, fostering trust and positioning your agency as the natural choice when they graduate to needing specialised, retained search services. It’s an investment in our collective ecosystem.”
The SmartJob Club is positioned as a complementary channel, not a competitor. Recruitment agencies are encouraged to integrate the portal into their existing strategy, alongside their own websites and major job boards.
- Generate Qualified Leads: Use the portal to manage a client’s initial, high-volume recruitment needs. When they need to fill a more senior or niche role, your agency is already embedded as a trusted partner, creating a warm, inbound lead for your core services.
- Reclaim Billable Hours: Free your expert consultants from time-consuming, low-margin, entry-level searches. The portal manages the application flow for these roles, allowing your team to focus on higher-value, specialised placements.
- A Transparent Business Tool: SRS is committed to a collaborative model. “We specialise in IT as a niche, but we cannot service every industry or client,” Mullarkey added. “If we all work to grow and educate the market, we all benefit. We are not harvesting CVs, poaching clients, or using AI sifting. This is a straightforward business tool: a direct channel to place opportunities and receive CVs from interested candidates.”
Recruitment agencies can simply register as an “Employer” on the platform. They can then post jobs and receive CVs and applications directly from candidates, maintaining full control over the process and client relationship.