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Marc Kent

Commercial Director, Engineering & Manufacturing

With nearly two decades in recruitment, I’ve learned so much and feel incredibly grateful for what the industry has given me. My experience over that time has been invaluable, particularly having started my career before many of the technology developments now reshaping the industry.

 

That grounding has helped shape the type of recruiter I am at heart: good process, excellent service, adding value, sales development and building strong, long-term relationships.

 

Over the years, I’ve grown and led recruitment teams, opened new offices, developed strategic client relationships and worked in both operational and commercial roles. I’ve helped steer the business through challenging and exciting times, including the pandemic and the strong bounce-back that followed in 2022/23 and Today I’m proud to help shape the future of The ONE Group as Commercial Director and Board Member.

 

Recruitment is an incredibly rewarding industry and I genuinely enjoy being part of it. I love getting close to organisations, understanding their challenges and helping solve problems beyond simply filling vacancies. The pace of change, particularly around AI and technology, is fascinating and offers huge potential for us all to improve.

 

I’ve worked across numerous sectors, industries and regions, supporting fascinating companies that all share the ambition of hiring the best talent available.

I firmly believe in adding value and have helped shape our ‘Beyond Recruitment’ offering and as part of this, you’ll find me hosting roundtables, panel discussions and speaking at events that bring employers together into a community.

 

I’m also proud to have helped raise over £170,000 for our charity partner, Magpas, including hosting our annual golf day, competing in half marathons, completing the Three Peaks (twice!) and coordinating various other fundraising activities.

 

If you weren't in recruitment, what would you be doing?


Away from recruitment, I live in Stamford with my wife and our two children, Arabella and Harrison. As a parent of two young children, I’m both excited and curious about what the future job market will look like and what career paths they might step into one day. Heartbreaking to see how quickly they are growing up but incredible to see them develop.  I love sport, particularly football and golf. I have a strong interest in health, fitness and the outdoors. I enjoy challenging myself and recently slept wild in beautiful  Scotland for 3 nights and canoed 40km. I’m typically an early riser, so you’ll often find me exercising while most people are still in bed.  I love spending time with the family, getting involved with the kids sporting activities / interests, watching sport and playing golf whenever I get the chance!  For me, recruitment has been much more than a career. Many of the relationships I’ve built over the years have become genuine friendships, with contacts becoming people I socialise with and enjoy spending time with.

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Testimonials


Always had a great experience with Marc who has now placed me 3 times! Has great contacts in the Peterborough market and beyond which always means lots of options. Communication is always on point and there is always a round of golf on offer!”

 

“Marc was my direct line manager for a large proportion of my time at The ONE Group. Not only did Marc do a fantastic day to day job of managing our team, but he was an amazing mentor to me, personally. Hands on, ever-present and available when it mattered, but he also gave me the trust and space to grow, but always with a guiding light when I needed it.

Marc lives and breathes The ONE Group and his passion for the company radiates in all he does. Now as a director, he leads the commercial activity and strategy from the front and is ever-involved in shaping what the future looks like; not least by helping others develop their own skills in a recruitment landscape.

Marc has taught me so much about relationships in business and why they matter so much; when you need to ‘do the right thing’, but also the balance of sticking to your guns and knowing your worth; learning to balance out being the good guy and also knowing when to politely decline.

I shall always be grateful to Marc for everything he has helped me with and taught me, but also for believing in me and giving me opportunities (and the confidence) to develop my own career at The ONE Group.”

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