Connecting Talent. Supporting Growth. Changing Lives.
Aspire Recruitment is an award-winning recruitment agency in Greater Manchester, dedicated to connecting talented individuals with employers who value skills, diversity, and long-term success.
With nearly two decades of experience, we’re proud to do recruitment differently — putting people, relationships, and outcomes at the centre of everything we do.
Founded in 2005, Aspire Recruitment has built a strong reputation for delivering exceptional recruitment services across a range of sectors.
Our commitment to quality and candidate experience has been recognised with multiple industry awards, including:
• The Drum Business Awards – Best Candidate Experience
• Recruiter Awards – Investing in Talent (two honours)
Over the years, we’ve become a trusted recruitment partner for organisations across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Aspire Recruitment is part of The Growth Company (GC) — a national, not-for-profit organisation focused on:
• Driving economic growth
• Creating jobs
• Improving lives across communities
This unique partnership allows us to offer more than just recruitment.
Through GC, we can connect employers and candidates to a wide range of services, including:
• Pre-recruitment training and employability programmes
• Accredited qualifications and skills development
• Business support and funding opportunities
• Leadership and organisational development
This integrated approach helps businesses grow while supporting individuals to reach their full potential.
We pride ourselves on delivering a 360-degree consultative recruitment service, ensuring we fully understand both employer and candidate needs.
• We are not driven by profit — we are driven by outcomes
• We focus on long-term partnerships, not quick placements
• We prioritise quality, cultural fit, and retention
• We deliver inclusive recruitment solutions
Our goal is simple: to match the right people with the right opportunities.
At Aspire Recruitment, we believe that opportunity should be accessible to everyone.
We:
• Actively support employers to build diverse workforces
• Encourage applications from underrepresented groups
• Make reasonable adjustments to ensure equal access
• Create inclusive recruitment processes from start to finish
We celebrate diversity and work to remove barriers so every individual has the opportunity to succeed.
We work across a wide range of sectors, including:
• Employability & Skills
• Business Support (HR, IT, Sales, Marketing)
• Facilities Management
Whether you're an employer looking to hire or a candidate seeking your next role, our experienced team is here to support you.
Aspire Recruitment is proud to be a member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter since 2019.
This reflects our commitment to:
• Fair and inclusive recruitment practices
• High employment standards
• Supporting organisations of all sizes and sectors
We work with employers who share our ambition to build inclusive, ethical, and high-performing workplaces.
• Over 20 years of recruitment expertise
• Award-winning candidate experience
• Part of a trusted, not-for-profit organisation
• Strong focus on diversity and inclusion
• Access to additional training and business support services
• Deep knowledge of the employment market
Whether you're looking to hire or take the next step in your career, Aspire Recruitment is here to help.
Aspire Recruitment connects employers with skilled candidates through temporary and permanent recruitment services, while also supporting individuals into meaningful employment.
Aspire Recruitment was founded in 2005 and has over 17 years of experience in the recruitment industry.
The Growth Company is a national, not-for-profit organisation that supports economic growth, employment, and skills development. Aspire Recruitment is part of this group.
We specialise in employability & skills, business support (HR, IT, sales, marketing), and facilities management roles.
We promote inclusive recruitment practices, encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, and support employers to build representative workforces.
While we have a strong presence in Greater Manchester, we also work with employers and candidates across the UK.
Centre for Assessment is a leading specialist in corporate certification, assessment and training, delivering audits and assessments and business training to thousands of clients in the UK and abroad.
The Growth Company's Organisational Improvement team are specialists in supporting organisations to create happy, healthy and sustainable cultures through enabling organisations to improve the effectiveness of their business, leadership and people strategies.
The Education & Skills team have been providing high-quality education and skills to individuals and businesses for 30 years, and as an Ofsted Grade 2: Good provider you can be assured the quality of our training and excellent support can help you achieve your future goals.
We support businesses at all stages of their growth journey with our broad range of services. We offer expert one-to-one and peer-to-peer business support, events, specialist programmes, funding and much more.
Better still, most of our support is fully-funded and is provided at no direct cost to your business.