Transport Recruitment

Profound Recruitment specialise in recruitment for the transport industry.  Primarily, we supply and train Eastern European personnel for the Private Hire and Hackney Carriage industry.  Our professional ‘one-stop-service’ ensures that all successful candidates fulfill the strictest, qualifying driving criteria as required by the client and local government authority guidelines.

The majority of candidates are recruited for self-employed positions and are subject to stringent screening processes before selection to ensure suitability and compliance for our clients and local authorities.

Our recruitment service includes:

  • Interview and selection of candidates to client specification
  • Candidate travel and costs overseen by Profound
  • Provision of suitable accommodation for our candidates
  • Pre/post-arrival document check (police, medical, etc.)
  • Full consultation with local authorities to ensure driver compliance
  • All candidates picked-up on UK arrival and transported to accommodation
  • Induction programme – as agreed with client
  • Candidates medical examination
  • Roll out of local authority knowledge test
  • Driver road training
  • National Insurance interviews– D9 and driver bank accounts
  • Ongoing post-arrival support

To summarise:

  • High levels of personal customer service
  • Specialist training aligned to the taxi driving industry
  • Sepcialist recruitment from a company guaranteed to exceed expectations – Profound receive a high percentage of business from repeat clients and referrals

Read what some of our East European drivers have said about our recruitment services.

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