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Bea Consultancy - HR Consultancy

2011-08-31T01:09:00.000-07:00

Hello again - It's been a while since I last wrote, but I have to say after a bit of a lull, things have really picked up again on the recruitment front.

Whilst I'm on a roll, I wanted to showcase a partner who I have worked with for quite some time, Bea Consultancy

Bea Consultancy is boutique HR consultancy, headed up by a fantastic lady - Sue Farmer. Having worked with Sue previously I already knew she could deliver significant change in support of business optimisation with utmost professionalism, compassion and integrity and, since setting up on her own in 2008, she has supported a number of organisations by helping them to define and manage changes to organisational structures, processes and capability requirements to in turn help them fulfil their strategies and goals.

Sue is branching out to help medium-sized organisations fulfil their potential through their people and processes and I would not hesitate to recommend her as a commercial, highly adaptable, very personable, 'no fuss or HR flannel' professional and a true expert in her field. She really does add value and it's well worth having an initial, no-obligation consultation with her. For further details, take a look at her website http://www.beaconsultancy.com/

More to follow soon. Take care for now, Dorothy

Some of our current vacancies

2011-08-31T00:55:00.000-07:00

Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about any of the roles that we are currently sourcing for - be quick though:

HR

HR Business Partner - £45,000-£55,000 + bonus - West Midlands (Insurance)
HR Business Partner - £45,000-£55,000 + bonus - Hertfordshire (Insurance)
HR Business Partner - £40,000-£50,000 + bonus - West Midlands (Financial Services)

Sales and Account Management

Key Account Manager - up to £50,000 + bonus + car - Southern Region (Energy)
Retentions Team Manager - up to £35,000 + bonus - East Midlands (Energy)
Account Executive - up to £25,000 per annum - South Midlands - (Boutique Media Agency)

Commercial Marketing Management

Product Manager - up to £43,000 + bonus + car allowance - East Midlands (Global Brand)
NPD Manager - up to £52,000 + bonus + car allowance - East Midlands (Global Brand)

Find our contact details on our website http://www.nuresourcing.co.uk/contactus.html. Thanks for reading in the meantime! :)

Speed-networking - First Impressions

2011-07-14T02:54:00.000-07:00

We had our first experience of speed networking the other week. Initially daunted by the prospect, we took a deep breath, and entered the room which housed about 30 other similarly daunted people.

Apart from the few that just tried to sell us their product or service, and indeed cutting their pitch short if we didn't prove a strong enough sales prospect for them, we met some really great people with some fantastic complimentary businesses which we feel we could add to our affiliate partner list.

So we're in the process of meeting them again to ensure that they share our values. Watch this space to find out who we'd be happy to refer our clients to; they're a blend of providers in senior interim support, training and development, counselling/coaching and employment law fields.

Despite our initial reticence, we actually really enjoyed the event and it gave us the confidence that we really do know our stuff. Of course, we know we're good at what we do, but it's always good to be told by an independent party... :)

Take care for now, Dorothy

Here's some of the roles that we're currently working on....

2011-07-07T02:36:00.000-07:00

Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about any of the roles that we are currently sourcing for - be quick though:

HR Advisor - 9 month interim - £33,000-£40,000 - West Midlands
HR Business Partner - £45,000-£50,000 + bonus - West Midlands
L&D Partner - £35,000-£40,000 + bonus - Glasgow
Partnership Manager - £45,000-£55,000 + car + up to 12% bonus - Midlands
Sales Team Manager - Southern Region - c.£40,000-£45,000 per annum + car (OTE £70,000) - Home based with regular travel within region
Sales Advisors - £19,000 + £3k bonus - West Midlands

Find our contact details on our website http://www.nuresourcing.co.uk/contactus.html. Thanks for reading in the meantime! :)

Proud to be a part of nu:resourcing – a word from Dorothy

2011-07-04T07:26:00.000-07:00

With 15 years in HR (the last 6 of which have been in senior in-house resourcing roles with leading brands), I have operated within a variety of businesses, leading large and small-scale volume customer service and sales recruitment campaigns, and managing individual specialist and senior level appointments across a variety of disciplines.

In more recent years, I have been responsible for achieving cost-savings of over £1m and redesigning resourcing operations to provide for maximum efficiency, leading teams both large and small in the process. So, I know what value–add looks like from the client’s side. During the course of my career and in particular in my resourcing roles, I’ve received thousands of calls from recruitment agencies – large and small, the majority of which hadn’t done their research about my organisation, yet were desperate to know how to get on the preferred supplier list.... sounds familiar to anyone?

As a candidate myself, I’ve found that the worst performing agencies did nothing to learn about me, some would submit my CV to their clients (or prospective clients) without my permission and a number wouldn’t get back to me with feedback until I chased them. I also conducted some research to see if there were any service-based consultancies that challenged the sales-based, key-word-led approach. I asked colleagues, hiring manager and friends to recommend recruitment consultancies both as a candidate and as a hiring manager. Whilst there are a few good ones out there (and you know who you are), I was shocked that there were only a few agencies that people would think to highly recommend.   Likewise, I was offered low-cost deals by a variety of web recruiters, however, I didn't feel that I (or candidates) would be getting the personalised service that was offered by a reputable recruitment consultancy and could never be sure that our employer brand or candidate experience was positively conveyed - albeit I'm sure that there will be a counter -argument to this and it does of course depend on what matters to you most, but for me and many of my peers, I want a good quality service that advocates our brand and a positive candidate experience - all at a reasonable price.

So after all this research, I wanted to set up a traditional recruitment consultancy, one that mirrored the values of great service, integrity, no pestering, true expertise and honesty that, as a client and a candidate, I would often wish for but would rarely receive. So, I started to look for a partner who shared my own service-based ethic and, after 3 years of hunting, I finally found her!   We've had a great start to the year and I am proud of the client and candidate endoresements we've already received. I really look forward to expanding the business further in the future and if you're interested in reading more about our journey, please follow us!

A first word from Imogen

2011-07-04T07:06:00.000-07:00

With our roots established in Essex and East Anglia in 2009, I am really proud of the reputation we have built up there and am very excited about our move to the Midlands. I am also pleased to be working with Dorothy Day as my business partner to help grow the business further with the launch of our HR division and to look after our back office. I have worked with Dorothy as both a colleague and as a service-provider over the past 10 years and am really pleased to be working with her again!