As an Internal Recruiter the most important thing for me from an agency is that they understand what we’re looking for from a candidate; that they focus on quality over quantity, JPA consistently achieve that.
I find them consistent, enjoyable to work with and cancellations are minimal leading me to believe they sell our company well, qualify, confirm and re-confirm with their candidates.
Having made successful placements here, we see ourselves having a long term business relationship with JPA.
The relationship between Venn Group and JPA has been a long and fruitful one. It continues to be so for one simple reason: JPA provides us with candidates that suit us.
We, like many others, look for candidates with certain attributes that will thrive in the Venn Group environment. JPA’s success with us comes through their ability to identify these in future Venn Group people, the way they then sell Venn Group as an employer of choice to them and the attention they give in briefing them properly for our interview process.
I have been dealing with JPA now for over a year and in that time they have assisted in the recruitment and selection of some of the key consultants for the Leeds branch. I found that while I have been dealing with Ashlene Rafferty she has taken the time to understand what the business was all about and what type of people we needed to fit well into our business. With this proactive approach to finding the right people for my office we have now got a team of people in place who are exceeding all branch and business objectives and looking at progressing there careers to the next level.
Having used JPA for many years we have found their approach to providing candidates very professional and honest. Our recruitment needs are constantly changing and JPA has accommodated all our changes and continue to supply high calibre candidates to us. We have found their consultative approach has meant they fully understand our needs and their speed in providing candidates has meant that we have been able to fill our vacancies very quickly.
We have always found JPA to be honest, enthusiastic and professional in their approach when providing candidates and have succeeded where many others have failed.
I have found Ashlene of JPA to be professional and passionate about firstly understanding our needs and secondly briefing us in detail on all candidates introduced. Ashlene took the time to meet with myself and a co Director to truly get to grips with the culture, working environment and commercial expectations, from that point on the service has been exceptional. I have no doubt that JPA will be a key business partner in our continued growth plans moving forward.
The brief we gave JPA was a demanding one. In a radically new business arena, we needed to build a sales team which combined the energy levels of media sales with the consultative aspects you'd expect in bespoke software sales. JPA's consultants conduct themselves with professionalism and integrity. With their enthusiasm and dynamism, we had our team in place ahead of schedule".
Caroline Albrecht succeeds in this most challenging of markets by doing the basics extremely well - she is professional, approachable and personable without being shallow or transparent. She works with integrity and efficiency, always looking to provide a solution, always giving you the confidence that she is willing to go that bit further than her competitors. She does what she says she is going to do when she says she is going to do it. She displays her knowledge and insight of the market without any arrogance and is driven to do a damn good job.
“I had the pleasure dealing with JPA during my search for a new career opportunity and am very impressed with Emma’s and Caroline’s professional and candidate-driven approach. From our first contact onwards, I felt supported and coached and I am very grateful for the great job they helped me to secure.
I strongly recommend JPA to any candidate looking for a new career step!”
“I approached JPA with my CV in August 2006 and was represented by Ashlene who at the time was in her first few weeks with the company. From our first phone call I had 100% confidence in her as a consultant and in JPA as a company. Ash spent a long time discussing my situation and reasons for re-entering the job market and I could tell that she had my best interests as a candidate at heart.
Ashlene is a credit to JPA and exhibits 'best practice' as a consultant thanks to her I have a great job with a fantastic company. I am proud to be Ashlene's first placement with JPA.”
“I just wanted to make you aware of my experience of dealing with you as a recruitment to recruitment agency...
My search was made alot easier once I had spoken to Alex, not only was Alex professional but also very positive and enthusiastic. I felt very comfortable with just registering with JPA and that has proved worthwhile as Alex did arrange some very good interviews for me with Blue Chip named companies. After a couple of interviews with Hudson I was successfully offered the role in the London team within Marketing, I am delighted with this and cannot thank Alex enough,I am also aware that Jonathan had a part to play in this as well.
I think it is important to let companies know when they have done a good job, Alex is certainly someone I will recommend to other people I speak to in the industry if they are looking to leave.”
“Ash and the rest of the ladies in the Leeds office were so helpful and supportive to me when I was looking at moving into recruitment. It was a big step for me and they kept me calm throughout the whole process. Ash initially spent over 2 hours after working hours on the phone to me in our original conversation discussing what I was looking for and how JPA could help me. Ash took a real interest in me and added that special personal touch. Which added to the excellent service I received and JPA had me found an excellent position within a short space of time. I would definitely recommend JPA to colleagues and friends and I look forward to working with them in the future. An Exceptional Service from an Exceptional Team!!!”
“Caroline succeeds in this most challenging of markets by doing the basics extremely well - she is professional, approachable and personable without being shallow or transparent. She works with integrity and efficiency, always looking to provide a solution, always giving you the confidence that she is willing to go that bit further than her competitors. She does what she says she is going to do when she says she is going to do it. She displays her knowledge and insight of the market without any arrogance and is driven to do a damn good job.”
“Following our discussion earlier, I would like to thank you for your continued efforts in trying to find suitable job opportunities for me - they have been greatly appreciated. Whilst I have accepted a position, I do have several friends interested in making the move to London. With this in mind, I will have no hesitation in referring them to yourself at JPA.”
“JPA have been extremely professional and exceeded my expectations throughout the recruitment process. Alexandra has been particularly personable, encouraging and went above and beyond the call of duty, during the recruitment process & follow up and it has been a real delight dealing with her. Started my first week and I feel that there is a good team fit and the environment is definitely conducive for development in Banking and Finance recruitment.
I want to reiterate my total satisfaction with her conduct during our dealings. I really would like to thank her personally and ensure that the company is aware from a customer satisfaction perspective what an honest, open, forthright and helpful member of your team Alex has proved herself to be. Thanks once again and all the best.”
“I really enjoyed working with you. You always had the time to speak and always quick with feedback, and your advice and coaching really helped me.
I really liked you approach and the fact that you haven't been pushy and put me forward for any job, there was a thought process behind why you put me forward for the companies that you did.
I really did enjoy working with you and thank you for putting me forward!!”
“Just a note to say thank you very much for all of your help in finding me a job.
When I came to JPA two weeks ago the only thing that I was sure of was that I wanted a job in recruitment. I had no idea how my skills and experience would fit into another company. You gave me direction and a choice of company's that not only suited me as a person but also shared the same values as me.
I am still amazed that within two weeks of starting my job search I have been offered and accepted a permanent position at a fantastic company. I couldn't be happier. It is all down to you . You were so efficient and I felt like you really did have my best interests as heart.
Like I said before I will be very happy if I can be as half a good consultant as you are.”
“A big thank you for all your help and patience with securing me a job. Now that I work in recruitment I know that I must have been a difficult candidates to ‘control’ at times. I am really enjoying my job, the team here and so far have had lots of luck! You have a fantastic attitude and you were a pleasure to work with. They are very lucky to have you! Stay in touch and best wishes in all you do.”
“I just wanted to say you were fantastic in helping me find a job…you provided me with great advice and attention, I couldn’t have asked for a better consultant.”
“And also can I please say Anne-Marie how refreshing it is that you came back to me quite so promptly on this matter. With such a huge life changing decision the unknown was quite nerve racking and you have made it that little bit more pleasant for me. Thankyou. I will most definitely be contacting you nearer to the time I am due to leave.”
