Jake's Story

I remember the time in my life when I came to a dead end in my career. I was in the Hotel & Catering industry, then switched to retail, earning a good salary (I thought). However, where could I progress to from there? And how much more could I expect to earn? As an ambitious person, they were big questions that could not be answered as far as I was concerned.

I had always wanted to be in the motor industry, made several attempts at applying, but never got through to the interview stage. “Due to lack of experience” the letters said.

One day I saw the advertisement for Sales Executives, I called the number and got invited to the Martec recruitment day. On the day, there were 52 people, and only 5 vacancies.

As the day started, I was happy to hear that previous motor industry experience did not matter. It was all about the certain attributes that individuals had. They were looking for; trainability, longevity, commitment, dedication, passion.

What a day, you kind of learn a few things about yourself as well. I got selected and started as a sales executive with no previous experience.

I continually received what I call “real world” training from Martec, with excellent development which really helped through my career, and without question earned me a fantastic salary.

After 5 ½ years, I am a Sales Manager at a prestige Franchise, driving a £65000 company car, and living a brilliant lifestyle. On a continuous basis we have Martec training at this Dealership and the results are brilliant for extra revenue.

Last week, I held a Martec recruitment day for 3 Sales Executive positions, and all 3 vacancies have been successfully filled from that day.

The recruitment process on the day really does show the strengths and weaknesses of all applicants in different stages and scenarios. You truly know who and/or what you are getting at the end of the day. Absolutely brilliant, I would highly recommend it to any Dealership. The 3 people are passionate, hungry, eager, enthusiastic and committed. These attributes you can certainly not ascertain by a traditional route of selection.

I would like to thank Martec for the brilliant and ingenious recruitment process, and also on a personal basis, thank them for the opportunity and personal development given to me.

I have no hesitation in continuing benefiting from all aspects of Martec for this Dealership.

Jake Kemal