Recruitment FAQ
- How do I apply and what is the process I have to follow to get a job?
- What is the social scene like at Ensoft?
- What training is provided?
- What are the opportunities for travel?
- What expectation can I have of future remuneration?
- Do you accept applications from candidates who require a work permit?
How do I apply and what is the process I have to follow to get a job?
The application process is very simple: you need to send your CV to Ensoft at recruitment@ensoft.co.uk. The main interview sessions are then held in Oxford and Cambridge. We focus on graduate applications in Michaelmas term, and internship applications in the following February. The interview session lasts approximately two hours and includes one aptitude test and two interviews.
Jobs are offered on the basis of these interview sessions and all successful applicants are invited to visit our offices in Harpenden to get to know our people, the office environment and the local area.
Typically graduate jobs are finalised by early January. However, we do monitor applications all year round and assess all CVs that we receive on their merits.
What is the social scene like at Ensoft?
The company's job is primarily to ensure employees get on well together and enjoy work. Part of this is to provide a framework where the enthusiasm of our recent graduates translates into social events and, of course, to fund them where necessary!
For more details, see the social and social gallery pages.
What training is provided?
Ensoft recruits recent graduates, typically straight from University. Because of this our culture has evolved so that training is an integral part of our working lives.
For further details, see our training page.
What are the opportunities for travel?
We work with development teams around the world and, in particular in Silicon Valley, California. We have many opportunities for travel for technical meetings and software support. These assignments can be for a couple of weeks or for an extended period of several months. Currently we plan to ensure all employees make at least one short trip within the first few years of employment.
Outside of Silicon Valley, there are many other sites we work with in both the USA (e.g. Raleigh, Boxborough), Canada (Ottawa), Israel and India, as well as potential short trips to continental Europe.
What expectation can I have of future remuneration?
Ensoft is a very successful company, with a proven track record over more than 10 years and a secure business stream. This provides the basis from which our employees can not only get well trained and have an interesting job, but also enjoy substantial remuneration.
Our starting salary signals our intention to recruit top quality graduates and reward them well. We make a commitment to a higher annual salary, rather than starting bonus, since that creates the key reference point for future remuneration and sets it at a higher level. (Of course we are always around to help if new starters have problems with deposits or overdrafts.)
The remuneration framework within the company then provides the mechanics to reward the contribution of all employees.
- Salaries are reviewed annually and remain competitive throughout your career.
- We have a substantial bonus scheme that rewards the specific contributions over a given year, independent of age/experience, awarded each March
- There is also a substantial profit share scheme, rewarding long term contribution through additional salary increases and annual payments.
- Finally, the Ensoft stock option scheme ensures that, if Ensoft were ever sold, then all employees would share in its success.
Do you accept applications from candidates who require a work permit?
Ensoft does not accept applications from candidates requiring work permits at this time. We will re-advertise if we cannot find sufficient suitably qualified people who already have permission to work in the UK.