{"id":566,"date":"2026-06-10T09:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theonegroupstg.wpenginepowered.com\/team-member\/robert-smith\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:08:12","slug":"robert-smith","status":"publish","type":"team-member","link":"https:\/\/theonegroup.co.uk\/tech\/team-member\/robert-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bMy career in recruitment happened almost by accident. I joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonegroup.co.uk\/.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ONE Group <\/a> in 2011 on a consultancy basis to implement a range of new technologies into our back office operational process. 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