Victoria Stokes

Hi, my name is Victoria Stokes, and I’m a Manager at 3Search.

I am part of the consumer team, specialising in recruiting for marketing and digital jobs within the retail, travel, leisure and entertainment industries. This means that I partner with a variety of companies, from boutiques all the way through to global brands, recruiting for a wide range of marketing and digital roles across all seniorities.

I love my job as I get to interact with people from all walks of life, which is part of the nature of recruitment itself. I also really enjoy the challenge of helping someone find the right hire or the right job.

If I had to give one piece of advice to candidates searching for a new role, I would say it’s important to be mindful that companies are requiring you to be in the office at least part of the working week now. There are some candidates who are only looking for fully remote roles, and this simply isn’t possible anymore. So, you need to be open and willing to explore flexible or hybrid working opportunities in order to not miss out on exciting roles.

The advice I’d give employers looking to hire is; even though there is more movement in the candidate market than there was previously, the best candidates continue to be snapped up quickly. So, if you have found the right candidate for you, move them quickly through the process. Otherwise, you’ll risk losing them to the competition.