Waterstons recruit despite skills shortage

A consultant with over ten years experience in the IT industry is the latest recruit to join Durham based business and IT consultants Waterstons.  Going against the trend which has seen a shortage of technical skills in the region, the last six months have seen Waterstons employ an experienced consultant, four talented graduates, two Year in Industry students and a business development executive.

Dan Burrows joins Waterstons as a senior consultant having previously worked as an IT and telecommunications manager in the healthcare sector.  Katie Matthews, Prasad Patil, Cecile Voissier and Benoit Bernardin join as graduates, Christopher Grosberg is on placement from Newcastle University and Perry Mason is joining as a Year in Industry student.  Tony Williams has joined the business development team.

Managing Director, Mike Waterston said: “We have worked hard over the last fourteen years to develop a winning formula for recruitment.  Our company ethos revolves around flexible working practices and giving talented people every opportunity to develop and grow.  We put a great deal of trust in our employees right from day one and foster close links with local universities so that we are able to invite the very best graduates to join us.”

Waterstons’ most recent recruit, Dan Burrows said: “One of the main reasons I was attracted to Waterstons was because of the company’s mantra of using technology to build and to grow a business.  I believe my passion for developing innovative solutions to business problems is a real strength and one which I can exploit at Waterstons.  I have been made to feel instantly at home here, in an environment where people are truly professional but still fun to work with.”

Katie Matthews joined Waterstons’ consultancy team after graduating from Northumbria University with first class honours in Business Information Systems.  In the few months since she started she has already passed her PRINCE2 Foundation qualification in project management.  Katie said: “I chose to work at Waterstons because of their obvious passion in not just technology but also people - they realise the importance of good relationships with both employees and customers.”

Year in Industry student, Perry Mason is planning to read Software Development at Teesside University.  He said: “From this year I hope to gain experience in the IT business world and find out what it’s really like working in IT. I hope to strengthen my current skills while gaining new ones, my main goal is to gather as much experience as I can to help with my studies at University.”

Pictured, left to right, from top: Katie Matthews, Christopher Grosberg, Tony Williams, Perry Mason, Cecile Voissier, Prasad Patil, Benoit Bernardin and Dan Burrows.