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Our Story

Find out more about who Matrix Recruitment Group are and what we stand for.

Matrix Recruitment Group is a leading Irish owned national recruitment company. Established in 1998, we have 4 offices nationwide – Waterford, Carlow, Athlone and Dublin – all staffed by highly qualified and experienced consultants. We specialise in a number of job categories including accountancy, financial services, engineering, manufacturing, quality & laboratory, supply chain, human resources, office support, IT and sales & marketing. We pride ourselves on ‘specialising in you’. Our mission is to take the time to get to know and identify the needs of everyone we work with to build strong, long-lasting relationships.

Our Story So Far

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100% Irish Owned

Matrix Recruitment Group, originally known as WBS Recruitment, was founded in 1998 by Kieran McKeown, a proud Fermanagh man with a fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and over 26 years’ industry experience. With ambition and hard-work, the company grew to what it is today.

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WBS Recruitment

WBS Recruitment was initially set up as a specialist accountancy recruitment company. Kieran saw an opportunity to offer a high quality, customer-focused recruitment service to both clients and candidates in the South East of Ireland. Starting with only two people, the business quickly expanded, opening an office in Tullamore in 2001.

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Growth in the 2000s

In 2006, the company re-branded as Matrix Recruitment Group and opened two new offices – Carlow and Athlone – becoming the leading recruitment agency in the South East and Midlands. At this stage, the team had increased to 10 members. Fast forward to 2013 when Matrix expanded into Dublin.

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Present Day

Today, Matrix Recruitment Group consists of 20 staff, specialising in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment for accountancy, financial services, engineering, manufacturing, quality & laboratory, supply chain, human resources, office support & IT, and sales & marketing roles. We also have an internal payroll department with over 300 temps on our books.

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