Candidates

Be a part of Something Amazing

More than just a job - Join our amazing team of hospitality specialists and work with a diverse range of clients to really enhance your career.

WHY JOIN EVOLVE?

YOUR CAREER

Whether you are looking for full time hours or just a stop gap in your career we can find a role to suit you. If you are not sure that hospitality is for you then come and join one of our front of house onboarding sessions where we will help to nurture your skills and prepare you for your first shift. We also offer upskilling such as barista training, if you want to broaden your skills set, we are here to help you along your journey. We work really hard with our clients to perfectly match your skills to their requirements.

Caring

At Evolve we like to get to know each candidate personally. We want to know what drives you, what your career ambitions are and where you want to work. We also check in occasionally to see how you are and how you are getting on. We are available to help with queries, shift changes and pay queries, we are always at the end of the phone or on WhatsApp if you need us.

We also offer our Candidates access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) if you need to speak to a professional about any issues you are having in your work or personal life then we’ve got you covered.

FLEXIBILITY

We work around you – Let us know when you are available to work each week and we will endeavour to give you shifts that work around your studies your family and your social life. Whether you are looking for full time hours or some extra shifts at the weekend to supplement your existing income then we will find the right shift for you.

CLIENTS

Evolve’s Clients portfolio is impressive and extensive across a range of high profile events, world renowned hotels and some of the best restaurants in the UK you will get a insight into the best kitchens and front of house operations in the business. You can get unrivalled experience in a number of different venues and locations making every day different and exciting!

CANDIDATE BENEFITS

We believe we can offer you more than just a means to an end with great options for shifts and personal benefits to make your time with Evolve the best it can be.

PERSONALISED APPROACH

If you register to work for Evolve we will aim for you to leave our offices with your first role confirmed. You will work with a dedicated team of consultants who will work with you to ensure you are given the best suited shifts to match both your weekly availability and skills set.

PAY RATE

We offer market leading pay rates for all grades of staff, as well as an optional pension scheme. Our workers accrue holiday pay for every hour worked, so can take that well-earned break and get paid for it.

Discounts & Perks

You will get access to our Benefits platform – BenefitHub where you will get discounts on restaurants, cinema tickets, mobile phone insurance, holidays and so much more

Benefithub

Refer a friend

We offer a very generous candidate referral scheme whereby if you recommend another candidate to work with Evolve you will both receive an Amazon voucher from us to say thanks! (T’s & C’s apply)

Evolve 100 Club

The idea is simple:
– Refer a chef to Evolve
– Once they work 100 hours
– You both receive a £100 voucher to spend
Chat to our consultants or start your application now and let us know who you were referred by – nothing to lose and everything to gain…

We’ve helped hundreds of candidates successfully find work

“I have been working with Evolve for over 6 months now and all I could say is that it has been life changing. I’m new to London, I had the opportunity to work in incredible venues and events. I met the most amazing people. Every place I went too I always learned something new. From basic banqueting to a Six nation championship, The evolve team is always thriving to give us the best of the best and I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Hajar Laghzaouni – FOH Team member

"Nothing but nice things to say about evolve, very nice to deal with, professional and courteous. I would thoroughly recommend the agency."

Paul Beaumont – FOH Team member

“I am a chef and I started to work with Evolve in September 2020. As a recruitment Agency I place Evolve in the top. They are professional people and always help with jobs. Their clients are also top in the hospitality industry."

Gina Mihalcea – Chef De Partie

"Carissa is a great manager whenever you need help with anything to do with a shift she will help as much as possible. In the past if the trains have been cancelled, she has booked me a taxi to get there. Secondly whenever I have wanted to work Carissa has got me work."

James Tooth – Plate waiter

“I am realy really happy working with the London BOH Team, especially thanks to Marco, Peter, Josh and Anna. I always get a response immediately and give me a positive answer. Evolve never pays late or wrong to me personally. Nothing you can complain about it. I also recommend all my Chef friends to work for Evolve, it’s a company that you can trust, it’s a company that they think about you."

Xinqiang Mu – Sous Chef

“I am a Chef with many years of experience. Last few years gave me the opportunity to experience a new lifestyle and learn a lot about various agencies in London and I have to say that according to my experience so far, best one is Evolve. First of all Evolve has plenty customers in London. What makes Evolve a special one is that Evolve works with good customers, very good restaurants, best hotels etc. It was very important to me because that gave me great opportunity to work in inspiring places and prove my chef experience and develop my Chef skills as well.”

Jagoda Suwińska – Chef De Partie

"My working relationship and experience with Carissa Wright (FOH Recruitment Consultant - Temp Division) from the onset has been nothing but stellar.
Evidenced by clear communication of working protocols, standardized performance expectancy and open, accessible feedback gauge channels."

Abasifreke Otu – Plate waiter - Birmingham

"Since working with Evolve Hospitality, I have met and worked with some very nice people, none more so than Carissa. It has been a pleasure working with someone who goes above and beyond for the people she works with. Its always a pleasure working with her and has been nothing less than a positive experience for both me and my peers."

Tremaine Johnson – Plate waiter

"Alex has been great to work with at Evolve! Very understanding and always helpful with all situations!"

Clinton Tavares – FOH Team member

"Big Thank You for all the help and support I've received since joining Evolve and also for the very good feedback.
Myself and all my colleagues feel very lucky to have not just a recruiter, but a leader for being proactive and very helpful to everyone.
Keep up the good work 👍"

Ritchel Agot – Banqueting waiter

"In my experience the company works professionally, constantly providing me with work, whilst catering to any preferences I have and assuring I am hitting my requirements. My consultant Peter is also a superstar being very understanding and helpful whilst always letting me know way in advance of any upcoming jobs. Peter also provides me with feedback from jobs which I personally believe is key to progress. Overall I am very grateful to evolve and more than happy with the service they provide. One of the best in London!"

Soner Dervish – Sous Chef

“Since I started working with evolve, the team have been nothing but more than helpful. Helping me find work when things haven’t worked out as planned and finding me work whenever I’ve needed it. Very happy that I’m working with evolve and more than happy that Oliver is my rep."

Damian Oxley – Chef De Partie

"I Have been working as an Agency Chef for a few years now as I put flexible hours and the possibility to meet new people every day as a priority in my life. I Have tried many different Agencies and Evolve is by far the Best! I Had the Opportunity to work in some of the Most Interesting Venues in London from Premier League Stadiums to Catering Companies to 5* Hotels. Working with the Consultants is always a pleasure and they are happy to work you through your availability."

Antonio Quaglio – Chef De Partie

“I really enjoy working with Evolve as I’m learning a lot of things and also learning different types of cuisines, I’m really happy working with Evolve because I can also develop more as a chef and learning different things every day, also enjoy meeting new chefs.”

Mario Mosoiu – Chef De Partie

“I've had very good time working with Evolve since I've joined the company seven months ago.
So far I had the opportunity to work at many different and prestigious places, see many different ways how places operate, had the pleasure of discovering different types of food but also meeting new people and expanding my culinary skills by learning new things.
Evolve gives me the variety of new opportunities, challenges and discoveries for my personal career growth.”

Stanley Sedliak – Chef De Partie

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