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Established in 1989 - Aardvark Swift has since evolved to become Europe's leading specialist recruitment agency for the games, mobile entertainment and toy industries.

Client testimonials

Since joining CE Europe Ltd (CAPCOM) I have worked with Danny and Aardvark Swift to fill several positions in our Marketing and Sales Teams.  Danny has an excellent understanding of our business and culture and as a result has consistently provided high calibre candidates who have proven an asset to our business.  Aardvark Swift have also provided useful salary benchmarking tailored to the market to ensure we are competitive with our reward packages and to assist with forecasting and reviewing salaries on an annual basis.  I would highly recommend Danny as a professional and driven recruiter with a good sense of fun as well!  It’s been a pleasure to work with him so far and I look forward to working with him and the company in the future.
Nicola Micklem, Capcom Europe

Aardvark Swift have consistently demonstrated to our business an excellent understanding of the industry, terrific customer service and importantly competitive rates.
David Laughton, Commercial Director, Re:creation
 
Over the years we have Aardvark as part of our recruitment strategy and have always found them to be knowledgable and very easy to work with.  The quality of candidates is very good and they spend time screening candidates to meet our requirments which is important for us to reduce time wastage.
Paul Harris, Firefly Studios

Aardvark have always delivered a very efficient, professional and competitive service for us.  More importantly they take the time to understand our business and exactly what we are looking for, which helps them achieve great results.
Alison Mitchell, Marketing Director, 505 Games

Aardvark Swift worked with us on a Product Marketing Manager vacancy. They were very efficient and always kept in contact with me to update me on what was happening. The recruitment process for the role ran very smoothly and Aardvark Swift did successfully fill the vacancy. We were extremely happy with the placement and the candidate has come in and done very well for us.  I would be more than happy to recommend Aardvark Swift for any recruitment needs, and I always found them to be very helpful and professional.
Sophie Slender, Recruitment Co-ordinator, Serif Europe

I am always confident when I place a vacancy,  that the team at Aardvark will find the perfect person for us.  We have employed many staff at all levels through them, and they never fail to give great service.  They are always my first stop to place a vacancy and will continue to be in the future!
Gillian Whipp, HR Director, Ubisoft

Simon is a pleasure to work with. He is very professional, doing all he can to really get to know everything about your company and the roles you are recruiting for. I would highly recommend him.
Sarah Maynard, Recruitment Co-ordinator, Relentless Software

We’ve worked with Aardvark for many years now and have found many of our current staff via them.  They understand our requirements and take time to filter the candidates so that we just have a few quality CVs who meet our requirements.  All of the consultants at Aardvark that we deal with are at the top of their game and consistently deliver!
Phil Bradley, Head of Production, Exient

I have worked with Aardvark on several occasions and they have placed key staff within our organization. I have always found Louise to be attentive, proactive and sensitive to the needs of the client. Whenever we have a position to fill, I always turn to Aardvark for help.
Phil Ratcliffe, Sales & Marketing Director, MV Sports and Leisure.

We have been using Aardvark Swift at Curve Studios for a couple of years now to help with our recruitment and have been impressed with their level of support and quality of candidates that they offer us.
Karen Cooper, Curve Studios

We’ve dealt with a number of agencies in the past, but none have been as great to work with and effective in finding suitable applicants as Aardvark. We’ve been happy with all aspects of their services and have been recommending them to everyone we’ve met.
Stuart Varrall, Fluid Pixel Studios

In all the years that I have worked with them I have found their consultants to be knowledgeable, friendly and always willing to go that 'extra mile' to help us out.  The service they provide is excellent and they are always willing to be flexible and accommodate our recruitment needs.

On a personal level I would consider Aardvark Swift to be our NO 1 agency that I would call when we need them.
Lesley Jones, UK HR Manager, Eidos Interactive

The customer service from Ken and the team was truly excellent and thanks to the high caliber of candidate, we successfully filled the position within a matter of weeks…
Doug Bone, UK Sales Director, Square Enix

A rough diamond in a mountain of mediocrity – somehow Aardvark-Swift continue to deliver to clients what they ask for when all about them, their competitors consistently fail.
Alex Whittaker, Beautiful Game Studios

As both a candidate and a recruiting client, I have always found Aardvark Swift to be helpful and pro-active
Lucinda Digweed, European Marketing Manager, Game Factory Games

Aardvark’s ability to take on much of the time consuming leg work in sifting through candidates, presenting us with only the real contenders for a vacant position is priceless for a small Publisher like Black Bean.
Chris Mehers, Managing Director, Blackbean Games

JOYTECH operate in an extremely competitive sector of the industry, which demands highly focused, specialist staff in all areas of the business. Ensuring that our team is the 'best of the best' is essential to our future success, thus we treat the matter of recruitment with the utmost of importance. Aardvark Swift benefit from years of industry knowledge and experience and continue to be perceived as a leading recruitment resource, only submitting high quality candidates who can meet our stringent demands.  Their professionalism and honesty remains invaluable and we wouldn't hesitate to use them again
Tim Brion, UK Managing Director, Joytech

Kazoo uses Aardvark Swift as one of their main recruitment agencies. The team are always proactive in responding to a brief, offer up suitable candidates and are a pleasure to deal with.
Lydia Davey, Account Director, Kazoo Communications

I approached Ian at Aardvark Swift when I was looking to set up the UK office of CDV Software. He listened to my needs, sent forward suitable candidates and has helped me to put together a great team. I would not hesitate to recommend Ian Goodall and Aardvark Swift - fast, effective and professional."
Terry Malham, Soho Games

"I have worked in the games industry for the last 20 years and have dealt with just about every recruitment agency out there. I can categorically state that Aardvark Swift stand head and shoulders above the rest. "
Steve Riding - Manager - Travellers Tales (and ex Sony Studio Manager)
 
Aardvark have a consistent approach of professionalism and striving for what is best for both candidate and client. This is evident in all of the consultants I have dealt with"
Julian Davidson, HR Manager – Sega Europe

In a time when every UK developer seems to be looking for experienced programmers Aardvark Swift have continued to deliver results.
Steve Archer , Development Director - Gusto Games

Logistix valued Aardvark Swift’s expertise in the premium industry in finding an ideal candidate. They understood the brief very well and the candidates were of a very high calibre.
Pat Reading - VP, Promotional & Retail Product - Logistix

This was first assignment we had worked with Aardvark Swift and it was clear very quickly of their ability to gain an understanding of us as a client, our business and the calibre of candidates required to fulfil the role.  We were working to a tight frame and Aardvark Swift afforded us the time and attention to detail to provide opportunities to enable us to reach the widest number of quality candidates available.
Jane Smith - Corgi Classics

This is the first time I have used the services of Aardvark Swift and it will not be the last time.  They had a great understanding of what I was looking for and sent only suitable CVs, speeding the process up and finding me the perfect applicant for the role.
James Anderson, Product Planning Manager, Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.