Report for Tim Bashall and Darren Mills - IT Assignment

Internal Code: MAS6472

IT Assignment:

IT Works Resource Group is an international recruitment and services provider that offers a range of contract and permanent staffing and project solutions. Tim Bashall and Darren Mills started the small company in 2004 providing niche systems recruitment and services when they saw a gap in the British market. Today, IT Works Resource Group comprises of five companies – IT Works Mitec, IT Works Health, IT Works Recruitment Ltd., IT Works Recruitment Inc. and Populo Consulting; each specialist in their field and each employing the very best consultants with in-depth knowledge of leading software and infrastructures to ensure their recruiters can maximise their potential as market experts. These consultants are carefully selected by an acquisition-specialist, and then extensively trained according to their bespoke IT Works Resource Group training model. This has created an amazing team of niche recruiters with expert knowledge, intelligent insight and focused proactivity. IT Works Resource Group currently has over 70 employees in the UK and US combined. The company’s vision is to be a leading international supplier of niche systems recruitment and services. Questions: 1) What are IT Works weaknesses? 2) Is it worth willing to do a joint venture? 3) What are the reasons for going to the health niche? 4) How much do you care about diversity hiring? 5) Which one of the 5 companies do you want to take aboard the most? 6) Would you initially start with just UK employees then hire locals in the future? Or would you hire and train locals right from the beginning? 7) What is your expectation of return on investment (ROI)?