Purple Placements
Based in Reading, Berkshire with over 25 years of industry experience, Purple Placements understand the key to finding the right fit. We pride ourselves on our level of service both pre and post placement for both the employee and the employer.
Whether you're a business or a jobseeker, If you’re looking for an independent recruitment company with a passion for people, someone to work with you and guide you through the entire recruitment process, look no further. We take an interest in you and make it our business to help you be the best you can be.
Purple Placements are a specialist recruitment consultancy that represents everything that is innovative and emerging in the recruitment world.
Meet our amazing team members
(Seven fun questions we ask everyone)
Danyelle Tovey | Director
Q1: If you could choose a forever age, what age would you choose and why?
A: 19 My first year at University, met friends for life and my now husband. Parties, friendships, adventures, fun oh and some learning!!
Q2: If you were a super hero, what would be your super power and what would be your super hero name?
A: Wonder Women she is Diana Princess and a goddess in her homeland. I actually own the outfit so ready to go!
Q3. We like cake at Purple Placements, If you were a type of cake, what cake would you be and why?
A: A nutty Profiterole, nutty on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside.
Q4. What’s your favourite happy hour drink?
A: Mojito first tried these in club Tropicana in Havana and haven’t looked back
Q5: What’s the weirdest/worst job?
A: I sold sofas over the telephone and actually sold one to Sandy Toksvig but when it was delivered it didn’t fit through her door. The delivery guys had to take a window out – she was not happy.
Q6: Who inspires you?
A: My three beautiful children inspire me to do my best.
Q7: Obviously, we love purple, what’s your favourite purple thing?
A: My Purple Placements business card, my brother designed the logo and Jodie and I spent hours agonising over the colour – Yes who knew there were millions of different shades of Purple. Really Proud of our Purple.
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Jodie Clayton | Director
Q1: If you could choose a forever age, what age would you choose and why?
A: 31 because anything earlier than that wouldn’t include my 2 children
Q2: If you were a super hero, what would be your super power and what would be your super hero name?
A: PurplePower! My Power would be to find the perfect candidate within seconds!
Q3: We like cake at Purple Placements, If you were a type of cake, what cake would you be and why?
A: OH NO don’t mention cake I’m on a Diet!
Q4: What’s your favourite happy hour drink?
A: A Classic G&T with a good quality Gin
Q5: What’s the weirdest/worst job?
A: I once had a job on a golf course sitting on a high tower all day changing the score board. Amazing really because I hate heights.
Q6: Who inspires you?
A: My Family, My Business Partner Danni and my Team!
Q7: Obviously, we love purple, what’s your favourite purple thing?
A: Purple Placements of course I’m so proud of our brand and amazing team!
Joanne Lewis | Consultant
Q1: If you could choose a forever age, what age would you choose and why?
A: I would choose to be 30. Old enough to have a good job, some money in the bank and young enough to still look half decent.
Q2: If you were a super hero, what would be your super power and what would be your super hero name?
A: I would be ‘Lady Super Clone’. My super power would be to clone myself as many times as I like to do all the things I love and hate in one day, achieving everything I need to do all at once.
Q3: We like cake at Purple Placements, If you were a type of cake, what cake would you be and why?
A: I would be a Carrot Cake. An ideal way to get one of my 5 a day!
Q4: What’s your favourite happy hour drink?
A: Anyone who knows me knows that I like a glass of sparkling wine? Any Prosecco based cocktail will do me just fine.
Q5: What’s the weirdest/worst job?
A: I’ve never really has a weird job. Although I did do a face painting job once in the middle of a chicken coop. That was quite an experience. My most boring job was working on the changing rooms on a Thursday night at C & A. Time goes very slowly with no customers.
Q6: Who inspires you?
A: No one famous. My kids inspire me to do my best, that’s all I ever ask of them, so I live by the same moto.
Q7: Obviously we love purple, what’s your favourite purple thing?
A: Well I love purple and all things purple. I have a purple bedroom, so I can actually relax surrounded in purple! I do love that the multi-coloured giraffe and zebra I painted are now all shades of Purple. I love them!
Sharon Carlisle | Consultant
Q1: If you could choose a forever age, what age would you choose and why?
A: 50, as my 2 girls have grown into beautiful women, my husband has done well in his career and we are financially secure. Life has been good to me.
Q2: If you were a super hero, what would be your super power and what would be your super hero name?
A: I would be like to be able to transport myself anywhere in the world without having to drive or fly.
Q3: We like cake at Purple Placements, If you were a type of cake, what cake would you be and why?
A: I love carrot cake but it has be moist not dry.
Q4: What’s your favourite happy hour drink?
A: Gin and Tonic with slimline Fever Tree tonic.
Q5: What’s the weirdest/worst job you’ve ever had?
A: When I graduated I had a 2 day placement in McDonalds for the Management programme . It was horrendous! At the end of the night I had to count all the burgers, buns etc that had been put in the bin. Thank goodness I wasn’t offered the role.
Q6: Who inspires you?
A: My Mum , she is the soul of our family and she is always there for me.
Q7: Obviously, we love purple, what’s your favourite purple thing?
A: The purple sweet out of the Quality Street box!
Testimonials
Purple Placements truly understand our business requirements and realise that the right fit candidate to our business culture is just as important as their skills. Purple Placements have placed many of our best staff members who have grown to have very successful careers within our organisation.
Bridget | Retail Logistics
We are a Polycom Platinum Partner, Cisco Master ATP (advanced technology partner) and Microsoft Silver Partner and take our partnerships very seriously. We have been using Purple Placements exclusively for a number of years now and have been impressed by the variety of roles they have been able to fill within both technical and non technical teams.
The team at PP are continually on hand with advice and support and don’t overwhelm you with CVs, they go out of their way to find you the right candidates for interview so you don’t have to spent time sifting through CVs. We wouldn’t go anywhere else!
Richard | Video Conferencing (Client)
We have worked with Purple Placements now for a number of months. As a small and growing business we find their approach to finding staff refreshing as we have a single point of contact to approach for all our needs, rather than being passed between departments. We also find that the team provide more of a consulting service than traditional recruiters, acting as a sounding board for our recruitment plans. Very happy!
Nigel | Financial Industry (Client)
“Having, initially, been in the contract working environment for a number of years, I had wanted desperately to get back into permanent I.T. employment.
Purple Placements attention to detail, professionalism and helpfulness are second to none.
Purple Placements puts the candidate first, unusual amongst employment agencies, and are totally committed to ensuring that I was provisioned throughout the period of my employment, with regular updates, regular contact via telephone, email etc. (along with meet-and-greet if needs be..)
I would honestly say, Purple Placements are a Premier Recruitment Agency, one that I would be proud to mention to friends and colleagues”
