About Progressive People

Mission Statement

To continue to be a leading-edge specialist with a long term commitment in the placement of information technology professionals.  Consistently and reliably meeting the needs of corporate clients by providing them with the most suitable person for the role and the organisation’s culture as well as being attractive to the IT professional.

Our core values include:

• Honesty and confidentiality in all dealings, avoiding pretence and manipulation
• Service to customers - delivering results and relieving the clients’ workload by providing the appropriate person, or recommending an alternative solution
• Service to the candidate - offering career / contract choices that suit their individual skills and needs
• Respect for each other, encouraging each one’s abilities and contributions
• Working with passion, commitment, enthusiasm and a sense of fun
• Continual improvement in all the Company does, based on a commitment to excellence

Jo Kropf, founder and director of Progressive People, was drawn to the Information Technology recruitment field in 1989. After several years of working in specialised IT recruitment Jo launched Progressive People in 1995 with a view to becoming a market force in the placement of IT professionals.

Today Progressive People is a national recruitment specialist, placing Information Technology professionals in key areas including:

• Analysis and programming
• Systems administration
• Database administration
• Project management
• System and database design
• Consulting
• IT management
• Technical support and help desk
• Network management
• Internet

With a dedicated team of experienced recruitment consultants, Progressive People is a solid and successful company with the reputation for quality, results, honesty and confidentiality. Progressive People is committed to service and optimum standards throughout the recruitment process.