About Us
A crash course
in our philosophy
Who we work with
Over our 35+ years, we’ve worked with a variety of prestigious clients, in virtually every sector. Below are just a few.
How we work
When we set up Stafford Long we did it with a simple aim: gather a concentrated team of experts who love what they do and believe in working openly, honestly and supportively. We like to work with clients who share this collaborative philosophy – because, as our experience has proved, that’s when the best work happens.
We do everything for the love of it
We’re an independently-spirited company – nestled securely within the wider Adecco group, but with the autonomy to set our own culture and ways of working. So we’re free to focus on what we love: doing inventive and exciting work.
We’re enormously inquisitive
Staying ahead of the curve is important to us. We write regular white papers exploring and analysing the key trends in our market and how to harness them. Our freedom and size mean we can react quickly to explore new areas of the market, invest in changes to our business and bring in the very best specialist talent. Meanwhile, our links with a wide variety of other organisations also allows us the luxury of perspective: we can take a truly broad view of the market and come up with ideas that buck (and better) industry trends.
We’re craftspeople
A lot of pride, care and passion goes into what we do. As an agency, we work hard to make sure we never let our clients down – balancing the heady thrills of creativity with the security of robust project management and quality assurance. That’s why many clients are so loyal; in fact, a lot of our growth comes from existing contacts who simply want to work with us more.
We’re good to have around
When all is said and done, we’d like to be seen as a group of people you trust, enjoy spending time with, and actively want to listen to. We take care to get to know our clients’ business, solve their challenges by working together and become an extension of their team. Equally, we get involved in good causes wherever and whenever we can, whether that’s through volunteering or pro bono projects.
Our awards
We’re proud to have been involved in countless industry firsts and we’ve gracefully nabbed many an award to show for it, across a particularly broad range of categories. Here’s a selection.
2020:
Winner – ‘Outdoor Campaign’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards
2019:
Winner – ‘Candidate Experience’ – RAD Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
2017:
Finalist – ‘Onboarding Programme of the Year’ – The Learning Awards – Capgemini ‘Be Ready / Be Inspired’
2019:
Winner – ‘Interactive Video’ – Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards (Silver Dolphin) – DNV GL ‘Hello Customer’ Tool
Winner – ‘Best Graduate Website’ – TargetJobs Awards – Barclays Graduates
2018:
Winner – ‘Best Website’ – The Times Top 100 Graduate Recruitment Awards – Barclays Graduates
Winner – ‘Innovation in Recruitment’ – Personnel Today Awards
Winner – ‘Best Use of Audio’ – RAD Awards
2018:
Winner – ‘Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards
2017:
Winner – ‘Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative’ – CIPD Awards – Stafford Long Diversity Events
2016:
Winner –‘Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative’ – RAD Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
2015:
Winner – ‘Best Diversity Initiative’ – CIPD Awards – Stafford Long Diversity Events
2020:
Winner – ‘Best Recruitment Advertisement’ – The Times Top 100 Graduate Recruitment Awards – Hogan Lovells Graduate Campaign
Winner – ‘Best Social Media’ – The Times Top 100 Graduate Recruitment Awards – Hogan Lovells Graduate Campaign
2019:
Winner – ‘Graduate Initiative’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards – J Murphy & Sons Graduate Campaign
Winner – ‘Best Brochure’ – The Times Top 100 Graduate Recruitment Awards – Simmons & Simmons Graduate Campaign
Winner – ‘Best Ad’ – The Times Top 100 Graduate Recruitment Awards – Hogan Lovells Graduate Campaign
Highly Commended – ‘Offline Communications’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards – Norton Rose Fulbright Graduate Campaign
2018:
Winner – ‘Best Brochure’ – The Times Top 100 Graduate Recruitment Awards – Simmons & Simmons Graduate Campaign
Winner – ‘Recruitment Literature’ – RAD Awards – Norton Rose Fulbright Graduate Campaign
Winner – ‘Out of Home, Events & Experiential’ – RAD Awards – Barclays Graduate Campaign
2019:
Winner – ‘Internal Communications’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards – DNV GL ‘Hello Tomorrow’ Programme
Winner – ‘Experiential’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards – DNV GL ‘Hello Energy’ Event
Winner – ‘Best Employee Engagement’ – RAD Awards – DNV GL ‘Hello Tomorrow’ Programme
2018:
Winner – ‘Best Creative Solution’ – EVCOM Awards (Silver) – DNV GL ‘Hello Energy’ Event
Winner – ‘Internal Communications’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards – DNV GL ‘Hello Energy’ Event
2018:
Winner – ‘Best Apprenticeship Initiative’ – Recruitment Marketing Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
2016:
Winner – ‘Best Apprenticeship Initiative’ – CIPD Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
2015:
Winner – ‘Best School Leaver Programme’ – TargetJobs Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
Winner – ‘Best Apprenticeship Programme’ – TargetJobs Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
Winner – ‘Apprentice of the Year’ – TargetJobs Awards –Barclays Apprenticeships
Highly Commended – ‘Best Macro Employer’ – National Apprenticeship Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
Winner – ‘Inspiring Young Talent (Apprentice & Life Skills)’ – BITC Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
Highly Commended – ‘Recruitment Effectiveness’ – CIPD Awards – Barclays Apprenticeships
