SF Recruitment Testimonials

"The recruitment service we have received from the SF team has always been consultative and personal. I can honestly say that our established exclusive working affiliation will continue in the future. They are my go to agency whenever we need to recruit staff and I would highly recommend the Leicester office at SF Recruitment. Bridgette Wardrop Accounts Payable Manager, Selfridges & Co. I have worked with Mike and the team at SF now for over 12 years, both as a candidate and a client. They have recruited a number of vital roles for us including Head of Governance, Head of Communications, Head of PMO, HR Manager, Interim Finance Manager, Finance Analysts, Governance Officer, Programme Support Officers and me as Chief Operating Officer! We are incredibly lucky to now have a successful and high performing team. I do not underestimate the role SF have played, they bring candidates to us that really fit with our culture and who have the knowledge, skills and experience to make a difference at GBSLEP. They listen, they understand my preferred approach and style as the hiring manager and what our values and goals are at the LEP. They are not afraid to challenge me if they think I am not thinking creatively about a potential candidate or to bring market knowledge and insight into the vacancies we are offering. This includes encouraging us to re-write job descriptions to make a role more attractive in the market. Whatsmore, they are strong on communicating through the recruitment campaign and do the leg work, making recruiting multiple roles a lot less like hard work! Another of SF’s key strengths is their local knowledge and passion for our region. I thoroughly recommend working with them. Kate Shaw Chief Operating Officer, Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership I decided to award SF Recruitment our project exclusively, based on the quality of their tender along with documented evidence of being able to deliver on our requirements. In total, SF Recruitment excellently recruited 16 roles across both of the functions, ranging from junior transactional roles to senior management positions. Jane Spencer CFO, David Ross Education Trust We engaged with SF Recruitment to support us in setting up our first centralised accounting function in the UK. We were looking to fill 10 new roles and all of the roles had the added complication of needing various European language skills. The team met us in person to get a really good understanding of the type of experience and skills that we needed, and also to get an understanding of the culture of our business and the type of personalities that would work well within the existing structure. The candidates that were put forward for interview were of a high standard, but more importantly they were all also a good fit for the team and I believe that the time that they invested up front really helped in that process. Over the course of a few weeks, and with great two-way communication, we were able to fill all roles and obtained the diverse range of experience and languages that we needed."

"SF Executive are always personable, professional knowledgeable. Nothing is too much trouble, going over and above what is expected to help with some sensitive issues. The best recruitment support I have experienced. Anne Court Chief Executive, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council SF Executive performed a retained search for a critical senior role. A large pool of candidates in a short timeframe meant that we were able to interview four high calibre people within three weeks and make a job offer within six. Excellent! Nicola Burns Group Managing Director, Ashfield Meeting & Events My experience of SF Executive is that they deliver excellent client service and I consider them a key partner to our organisation."