Joe James - Senior Tech and Accessibility Consultant
I work as a 360 recruitment consultant, and I take the second part of that title seriously. I consult on digital and technical teams, how they can grow and what their needs are. I ensure that each member of the teams I work with are feeling happy and fulfilled within their roles.
This reaches beyond your bog-standard recruiter, who may do a keyword search and put bums in seats. I care about the work I do and the work of my contractors and those I place into permanent roles.
What is your specialist area?
I specialise in digital accessibility. This is an area of true passion for me, which is why I became a technical and digital accessibility consultant. I’ve worked in this field for over 5 years, sourcing and hiring some of the best web, iOS and MacOS accessibility specialists in London for one of the world’s biggest technology companies (shh!). I genuinely love this field and am personally studying for my own certification to ensure that the consultancy I provide reaches beyond standard recruitment.
What roles do you work on the most?
I place software engineers and developers, UX and UI developers and designers, DevOps engineers and project managers. I also work on a wide variety of roles within highly technical or niche areas. I just love tech and learning from each conversation I have!
Why are you a technical and digital accessibility consultant?
As most recruitment consultants will tell you: I fell into it. I have had a very varied career prior to PCR Digital but I genuinely believe I’ve landed on my feet. I work with some incredible people within PCR as well as speaking to fascinating and extremely talented people externally on a daily basis. I love my job!
Why PCR Digital?
I’ve been asked this question a lot over the years as recruiters do tend to bounce around a bit, and I can honestly say that this is the most caring, genuine, fair and honest company I’ve worked for, or even known of, for a very long time! I’m given the autonomy to work in the way I believe is best to achieve my goals, I have a fantastic support network around me 24/7, I care about my colleagues and I know that they care about me just as much. The work I do is just so fulfilling!
What are you passionate about?
Family. I am so grateful for all that my family and friends have done for me throughout my life that it’s created a real passion for paying that back/forward in all that I do. They’ve allowed me to be the best version of myself, so I want to make sure I can help them in the same way.
What do you love the most about your job?
I am constantly learning. No two days are the same (they may be a bit similar) but it’s all just conversations and learning! Speaking with incredibly intelligent and fascinating people on a regular basis is a blessing.
What is one fun fact about you?
My Fiancée and I have a vinyl record collection of over 2,000 LP’s – The majority are 60’s, 70’s & 80’s rock, punk, metal and some more well-known classics. My favourite artist of all time is 80’s Alternative/goth-rock band, The Cure!