Charterhouse Success Stories

Kate Walker

What initially attracted me to Charterhouse still remains true today; a professional, consultative recruitment organisation who really care about their staff and treat them as individuals. I moved from a generalist recruitment background, working for both for a big national high street agency as well as an independent, so the chance to specialise in Accountancy and Finance recruitment appealed to me.

Upon joining in August 2004 I trained alongside experienced colleagues on a busy temps desk in Leeds. In November 2004 I was delighted to be given the chance to move and work on our York branch opening, and establish a new market. My job in York has been extremely varied – business development, networking, mentoring others, as well as day to day recruitment for a whole range of clients, from small sole traders to Global Blue Chip businesses. This has been a fantastic experience and I'm extremely proud to have been part of the team that has established a thriving branch from scratch.

I think as an experienced consultant it's easy to get 'stuck' in the same job after a while, but the Directors at Charterhouse are constantly challenging me to become better at my job and push myself out of my comfort zone. I achieved a promotion to Senior Consultant in January 2007 and I'm delighted to have been asked to manage our new branch in Hull, which opened in December 2008.

I've never doubted that joining Charterhouse was the right decision and I can't wait to work as part of the management team to continue to grow our business in Hull and beyond.

 

Jonathan Spooner

I first started working in recruitment in 1999 and joined Charterhouse in 2007 as Manager for the Leeds office. In the time that I have been with the company I have engaged with all areas of the business and find the culture to be the most progressive and open of all recruitment organisations I have worked for. Despite having had experience in a number of different markets and locations, joining Charterhouse was still a huge learning curve in terms of business strategy, personal targets and team goals.

During my career to date I have faced many challenges; not least of which was the recession which I believe has been destabilising for many within our industry. Through this period I have felt supported; as well as being empowered to support others. At every stage of my career at Charterhouse I have felt encouraged to offer ideas, seek training and support team members to do likewise.

As I have grown within Charterhouse, I have felt ready and able to take up new challenges. One of the benefits of working within a smaller team culture is the ability to influence, and be able to stand up and ask for further responsibility. I was promoted in 2009 and this promotion came in line with my career planning undertaken through regular monthly business reviews and twice-yearly appraisals. Every manager and consultant is encouraged to devise and follow a business plan, to a structure accessible to all.

We have robust succession planning and career structures to follow and indeed, I mentored a team member to follow the senior consultant career path with success in 2008. As we enter a post-recessionary market, and one that looks and feels very different to most recruiters perception of the market, I am confident mine and our teams careers´ will flourish with Charterhouse Recruitment.