I have engaged Katherine’s support with a number of resourcing projects and campaigns over the last several years. Her commerciality and expertise have been key in sourcing great talent, as has been her ability to quickly understand business requirements and work with key stakeholders. I would have no hesitation in recommending Katherine, and in engaging her with future projects and campaigns.
Head of HR Shared Services
I’ve worked with Katherine in a variety of guises over the past 10 years. During this time, she has consistently demonstrated her ability to work with pace and energy to any given piece of work, remaining committed to see the end result through to its conclusion.I joined Westerleigh Group towards the end of 2020, and it became clear that our resourcing process would benefit from improvement. I engaged Katherine to undertake a deep dive in our recruitment practices and identify where opportunities for improvement could be made.Katherine fully engaged with both the business and HR as well as reaching out to colleagues past and present. Whilst operational processes were reviewed, Katherine also explored our employer branding as well as the candidate experience. This piece of work was swiftly completed with an action plan, timeline, areas for possible investment and where a return on investment would yield benefit to the business and its longer-term strategy.
A short-term partnership ensued where progress was made with short term wins in operational recruitment alongside the placement of a Resourcing Partner who could then internally drive our agenda forward.
Katherine takes the time to understand a business, engages with stakeholders and ultimately acts like an extension of your own team. She is quick to respond, balances candidate needs with client requirements and brings a bucket load of passion and positivity to a specialism which she clearly loves!
I invited Katherine to come into our organisation to carry out a diagnostic review of our current recruitment practices and to make recommendations on the short and medium term opportunities we should be going after. She demonstrated a strong understanding of our business and was efficient, organised and insightful in her approach, leaving us with a comprehensive overview of how we could make improvements. Most striking for me was the sensitive and diplomatic way in which Katherine built trust and rapport with the internal HR team as she gathered information on current practices to pull together her report. Katherine then presented back to us as a team and got great buy-in for the actions needed for us to improve. A great short piece of work. Well done Katherine! We hope to do further work with you in future and would highly recommend you to any organisation looking for recruitment expertise.
HR Director, Yeo Valley Family Farm
I have worked with Katherine in a number of roles and organisations over the past 10 years, and she is without doubt the best recruiter I have encountered. She was the natural choice therefore, when I was looking for retained recruitment support for my business. Katherine has successfully recruited a number of roles for us already – from customer care and warehousing to product team roles, Head of HR and Director of eCommerce. Three things set her apart from any other recruiter. First is her deep and genuine understanding of our business, our teams and our culture – gained by spending time with us, and really (and I mean really) asking great questions and listening to our responses. Second, her ability to source and pre-screen candidates well in very short timeframes is fantastic. For example, for a complex Head of Digital role, Katherine had an initial market map of over 100 candidates to me within 48 hours of taking the brief, and 5 great quality telephone interviews booked in within a week. We have all been impressed by the combination of speed of service, quality of candidates and accuracy of briefing to candidates – who all come with a full understanding of the role and our organisation. Finally, unlike many recruiters (sadly!) Katherine is an absolute joy to work with, is unflinchingly open and honest, and really feels like a trusted member of my senior team. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Managing Director, BiGDUG
It has been a pleasure working with both Donna and Katherine who have assisted in finding two great candidates for very tricky roles. Their knowledge across the South West market is excellent and proved invaluable to us.
I would highly recommend Verus to support with recruitment projects moving forwards.
Recruitment Manager, Pure Electric I have engaged Katherine’s support with a number of resourcing projects and campaigns over the last several years. Her commerciality and expertise have been key in sourcing great talent, as has been her ability to quickly understand business requirements and work with key stakeholders. I would have no hesitation in recommending Katherine, and in engaging her with future projects and campaigns.
Head of HR Shared Services I’ve worked with Katherine in a variety of guises over the past 10 years. During this time, she has consistently demonstrated her ability to work with pace and energy to any given piece of work, remaining committed to see the end result through to its conclusion.I joined Westerleigh Group towards the end of 2020, and it became clear that our resourcing process would benefit from improvement. I engaged Katherine to undertake a deep dive in our recruitment practices and identify where opportunities for improvement could be made.Katherine fully engaged with both the business and HR as well as reaching out to colleagues past and present. Whilst operational processes were reviewed, Katherine also explored our employer branding as well as the candidate experience. This piece of work was swiftly completed with an action plan, timeline, areas for possible investment and where a return on investment would yield benefit to the business and its longer-term strategy.
A short-term partnership ensued where progress was made with short term wins in operational recruitment alongside the placement of a Resourcing Partner who could then internally drive our agenda forward.
Katherine takes the time to understand a business, engages with stakeholders and ultimately acts like an extension of your own team. She is quick to respond, balances candidate needs with client requirements and brings a bucket load of passion and positivity to a specialism which she clearly loves!
I invited Katherine to come into our organisation to carry out a diagnostic review of our current recruitment practices and to make recommendations on the short and medium term opportunities we should be going after. She demonstrated a strong understanding of our business and was efficient, organised and insightful in her approach, leaving us with a comprehensive overview of how we could make improvements. Most striking for me was the sensitive and diplomatic way in which Katherine built trust and rapport with the internal HR team as she gathered information on current practices to pull together her report. Katherine then presented back to us as a team and got great buy-in for the actions needed for us to improve. A great short piece of work. Well done Katherine! We hope to do further work with you in future and would highly recommend you to any organisation looking for recruitment expertise.
HR Director, Yeo Valley Family Farm I have worked with Katherine in a number of roles and organisations over the past 10 years, and she is without doubt the best recruiter I have encountered. She was the natural choice therefore, when I was looking for retained recruitment support for my business. Katherine has successfully recruited a number of roles for us already – from customer care and warehousing to product team roles, Head of HR and Director of eCommerce. Three things set her apart from any other recruiter. First is her deep and genuine understanding of our business, our teams and our culture – gained by spending time with us, and really (and I mean really) asking great questions and listening to our responses. Second, her ability to source and pre-screen candidates well in very short timeframes is fantastic. For example, for a complex Head of Digital role, Katherine had an initial market map of over 100 candidates to me within 48 hours of taking the brief, and 5 great quality telephone interviews booked in within a week. We have all been impressed by the combination of speed of service, quality of candidates and accuracy of briefing to candidates – who all come with a full understanding of the role and our organisation. Finally, unlike many recruiters (sadly!) Katherine is an absolute joy to work with, is unflinchingly open and honest, and really feels like a trusted member of my senior team. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Managing Director, BiGDUG It has been a pleasure working with both Donna and Katherine who have assisted in finding two great candidates for very tricky roles. Their knowledge across the South West market is excellent and proved invaluable to us.
I would highly recommend Verus to support with recruitment projects moving forwards.
Recruitment Manager, Pure ElectricWhen you need to implement or upgrade your ATS.
We started with a full audit of all their processes and got into the details of their RFI and RFQ – from there we were able to close in on a bespoke solution. We negotiated with suppliers to in order to find the ideal ATS for their purposes and that matched their budget. We also implemented project planning procedures and trained the staff to ensure that everything was embedded smoothly.
Aside from an extremely satisfied client, the outcome was a far more efficient application procedure that reduced workload pressures on existing staff and enabled the client to build and manage a growing talent pipeline. It made ROI plain to see.
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We analysed all existing processes and resourcing strategies used on both the retail and corporate sides of the business so that, when we took over, we knew where efficiencies and improvements could be made. Our aim was to raise the profile of Talent Attraction, a key concern for stakeholders.
A more engaged and motivated TA team who were clear on objectives and passionate about solutions. Stakeholders (right up to Board level) had renewed faith in TA’s capability. The previously unmanageable amount of vacancies were reduced to manageable levels, and new tools and processes were introduced to enhance attraction of talent.
By developing a better quality and more manageable talent pool, we were able to make our client a smarter and better business by putting them back in touch with the kind of candidates and talent that makes a business great.
When you need expert, objective, constructive advice and guidance.
Our main impact was to show the client recruitment team what good, professional recruitment looked like. The new approach put the client in touch with a larger, better quality talent pool, meaning they could hire more quickly – even for difficult-to-hire roles – and retain staff, which delivered them a huge ROI. They were delighted.
Clients have been thrilled with their reports and the clarity impartiality brings. For some, the recommendations have been simple and easy to implement. Whilst for others, I’ve had to look at a significant overhaul of their department and processes. Whatever the scale, they’ve been delighted with the results.
Get in touchWhen you're looking to recruit senior roles confidentially.
Tasks like this are dealt with on a case-by-case basis, with methods differing from client to client. But whether it’s a multi-channel retailer or a high-profile school, our clients value our sensitive approach to highly specialised searches – only possible due to our insider knowledge, large network, and amazing reputation.
Clients received high-quality, highly specialised candidate shortlists from which they were able to make the necessary appointments and even pipeline talent for future hires. Our input has turned a potentially risky situation into a profitable one for many organisations.
Get in touchWhen you need to help your employees facing redundancy find new roles.
We engaged with staff, assessed their skills and experience and helped them create a game plan for getting them the best position they could. Supporting staff right through the application process by creating great CVs and online profiles, training them from how to apply via job boards and the best way to directly approach prospective employers, ensured that we optimised their chances of landing an equivalent or better role.
Our input meant that the outsourcing project could be completed in good faith with many of the displaced employees going on to take their careers to new heights with their new employers. The skills were there – we gave them visibility.
Get in touchQuality candidates for a specialist area
Special search techniques and our pooled experience of hiring within the tech sector meant we were able to search widely, yet acutely for the required talent. We then supported the client through every stage of the hire, from screening applicants to interviewing and right through to the final offer being made.
Our assistance and expert advice led to all positions being filled with the very best quality applicants. And, even better, there was talent left over for the pipeline, which helped shore-up future recruitment, should it be required.
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