With over 25 years experience in the recruitment industry,  Sue has successfully managed a number of recruitment agencies and consultants. She has always had a hands on approach to recruitment, being able to lead by example and has won numerous awards over her years in recruitment, including – Best Manager of the year in Australasia as voted by her staff and recognised by her peers, biggest billing desk during a recession whilst doing a start-up. She became the advisor and mentor to many in the recruitment industry.

Sue has formed strong relationships with key people in recruitment and other businesses and has been respected for her no-nonsense, common-sense approach to everything. Specialising in White collar recruitment in both temporary and permanent placements, Sue relishes in the success of others, gaining satisfaction,  watching new and mature recruiters grow and develop, helping them along the way with coaching and mentoring.

Matthew is commercially astute, driven and passionate about partnering with clients to find the right talent that is the right fit for the client company, he understands that the right person will bring value to their business rather than taking a one size fits all approach. He has extensive experience building teams and processes from the ground up focusing on value-add activities and removing those tasks that add no real value.

Matthew holds more than 15 years’ experience in business process improvement utilizing Six Sigma, Kaizen and other lean methodologies across all areas but primarily Finance, Recruitment, FMCG and Manufacturing organisations where he was a transformational leader and team player. 

These foundations of Lean, reduction of waste,  and a keen eye for risk reduction have all been utilized in positions held at global leading organisations in their field. 

With over 7 years experience working in the Recruitment industry, Matthew has the perfect background and experience to partner SMS Professional with their clients in regards to not only sourcing the right candidates from Mid-level to Executive, as well as understanding the Business model to help businesses streamline their processes. 

Angela started her career in the Fitness Industry, firstly in Sales and then running her own business as a personal trainer. This role saw her build and grow relationships, tailoring fitness around the best needs and obtaining optimum results for her clientele. She worked with a diverse group and maximised the business by promotion, social media advertising and delivering best results for her clients.

Showing an interest in Recruitment, Angela then moved into a role as an Employment Consultant, managing caseloads of long term unemployed, a gig that is not for the faint hearted. It is due to Angelas’ strong relationship building skills, along with her understanding and capability for matching the right people into roles that saw her be a great choice.

SMS Professional is a great match for Angela and visa versa, as she is strategic, thorough and understands the recruitment process very well. Angela does not shy away from having those more difficult conversations to obtain best outcomes. In a challenging market, with the unemployment rate being very low, Angela is determined to make a difference, setting her sights on being the most successful consultant in SMS Professional. Our clients are very happy to be dealing with Angela and our candidates engage very well with her.

Lou is an experienced HR and Talent Acquisition Professional. She has worked in various global industries for 13 years.  She is driven to achieve the goals of the company by providing core competencies such as: end to end recruitment, high volume recruitment and vendor management. She has recently worked in a Consulting firm who specialize in the placement of Engineering, Architecture and Medical candidates in Ireland and UK. She is also equipped with 3 years of experience in handling HRIS, Payroll and Benefits and General administration. 

Lou believes in continued learning and development, although change is frequently unsettling, she knows that it may also lead to the most incredible results. She takes pride in building and maintaining professional relationships with clients and colleagues in a multicultural environment.

SMS Professional is an excellent fit for a global recruiter like Lou, where she can utilise her skills to build rapport with both candidates and clients to satisfy their needs in today’s tight labour market.

With over 10 years’ experience in sales, consulting and customer service, Michael has gained the necessary skills to be able to build and maintain strong relationships with customers and stakeholders. He is patient and makes it his business to understand the needs of his clients and candidates alike.

With a passion and drive for recruitment, Michael is focussed and specialises in IT and Cybersecurity,  he is also flexible to take on generalist recruitment for Human Resources, Customer service, Business and Project Management. Clients and candidates have provided positive feedback about Michael, stating they had “enjoyed working with him due to the nature of care and respect provided, resulting in positive outcomes.” He has a talent with matching the right candidates for the right job and is tenacious in ensuring contact is made always having control of the entire process from beginning to end.”

SMS Professional is a great match for Michael and Michael is a great match for SMS!

Gus started his career in sales, this role saw him excel, not only in Sales but in dealing with people as well. Due to his success and natural ability to lead, he quickly progressed into a Team Leader, a role he relished in over a 4-year period. With an understanding of his strong emotional intelligence, a need to do more and a want to assist people, he made the decision to take up studying in Human Resources. To Gus’s credit he achieved his Bachelor in HR Management, which led him to do a career change into Recruitment.

Firstly, working with long term unemployed, a gig not for the faint hearted, Gus provided solutions to job seekers and managed 2 branches, which included a total of 13 staff. After a good stint in this role, he made the leap into the Commercial Recruitment sector, sourcing the ‘best’ candidates in the market for SMEs and Global organisations. Gus takes a realistic approach, he is high energy and has the ability to manage volumes of work, he brings his passion, expertise and market intelligence to each recruit. Gus has earned his respect from his peers with some saying he is the ‘best’ in the industry!