Robert Cotton

Interesting fact

‘I once died and love nothing more than a good paddle in my canoe.‘

Hospitality

Rob started in Chef Recruitment in 1999. At this time, he learnt much about what makes a good recruiter, but more importantly, what doesn’t! With this knowledge, he set up a hospitality desk and joined the Platinum team in April 2006. Before his life as a recruiter, Rob worked as a chef but decided it was safer for the culinary community if he left the kitchen environment!

Since Rob’s first day in the office, much has changed. Today, he is the principal division manager for our Channel Island clients and candidates, compliance officer (ensuring everything we do is on point), and the longest-serving recruiter at Platinum.

Social

Many people will be surprised or even shocked to learn that when not in the office, Rob is not the easy-going, laid-back, happy-go-lucky chap they speak to on the phone. In his leisure time, Rob spends as much time as I can with the most essential things in his life – namely, his Kayak and Canoe (and of course his family). Being a slightly bullied father of three wonderful daughters, he will often paddle out into the middle of a big old lake for peace or down a lovely bumpy river to get the blood pumping.

Why Platinum

‘Having worked with these guys for as long as I have, it’s a difficult answer! Not because I can’t think of any particular reason, it’s simply that there are too many to write. As a company, it genuinely feels like family (I know it’s cheesy, but it’s true), and everyone knows they are part of it. There are the obvious ‘work’ reasons that it’s a good place to be, of course, but it is different here at Platinum – and in a good way.’