How JIYU began
JIYU was born in the creative setting of the Hammersmith Flyover. Stuck in traffic, we (that's Ben and Pete) discussed what we wanted to do in the future. During that 40-minute slow crawl, the idea of JIYU was sketched out. We would build our own company, with a focus on delivery and working in an enjoyable environment.
The name took a little longer.
After a few years working from Ben’s garage, we moved into offices in Swindon.
The rest, as they say, is history.
The JIYU way
We have worked in IT recruitment for over 25 years, and IT recruitment is all we do.
We formed JIYU because that’s what we wanted to do with our own lives, and because we love helping other people with their tech careers.
Why ‘JIYU’?
Say it how you like, but it comes from the Japanese jiyuu, meaning freedom.
Pete’s granddad was a POW and Ben’s was one of the first medics to go into the camps in Japan.
No matter how tricky setting up JIYU would be, it wouldn’t compare to their incredible challenges. It’s good to have heroes!
Pete has managed campaigns for the recruitment of experienced .Net Developers through to IT Director level, interim and permanent. Pete's focus is improving efficiency throughout the recruitment process whilst raising the quality of service which is delivered to candidates and clients.
Ben has over 10 years experience in IT recruitment and whereas the majority of his experience has been as a consultant, working for one of the biggest IT job boards in the world has also given him top class experience in candidate management. Now he focuses on delivering effective results to both clients and candidates UK wide at all levels.
Before moving to Swindon, Manisha supplied global consultancies with IT professionals. To add to her tech recruitment offering she has studied, Azure, MS Security, MS AI and manual and automation testing. She’s JIYU’s go to tech guru!! Manisha also cooks amazing chicken, sadly not often enough!