Consumer

At Vitae we value your thoughts and are always asking what you think, it's the only way we can make your experience better! Below is a selection of comments of recently completed work with our consumer clients and candidates. We think gives a fair reflection of the standard of our work and why we continue to be a successful recruitment business.

"Andrew is a professional, highly motivated, hardworking and credible recruitment specialist. I have found him to be extremely supportive and trustworthy with a no-nonsense approach. Andrew is not a ‘time waster’, he does his research well and puts a great deal of time and effort into the selection process and my experience of his work is that he doesn’t make any introductions unless he is confident that there is a very good chance of a ‘fit’. Andrew contacted me after he had researched my background and experience and encouraged me to look at a career opportunity with a global company that I would never have found myself. Andrew is extremely effective at what he does and has a refreshing approach to recruitment. Throughout the process of securing my new role Andrew has shown genuine concern to ensure that the ‘fit’ was right for me and my new employers. Never pushy but offers encouragement and clarity when required. His support team in the office are also extremely professional, efficient and helpful and liaised with Andrew when he was abroad on holiday to ensure that the interview process ran smoothly for me. I would recommend Andrew and his team to anyone looking for a reliable and effective recruitment specialist "
Jayne Martin, Sept 2011

"I have worked with Andrew on a number of assignments and in particular on a recent senior appointment in my new role with Keelings. In this respect it was important to me that I found someone who took the time to understand our business, understand the culture and the 'fit' and took the time to work on the person specification to make sure we had total alignment - all this set against a need to make sure that we both 'delighted' my new boss at the same time! Andrew has a proven track record of first class delivery in sourcing and presenting the appropriate candidates time after time and he did so again on this assignment. In all my dealings with recruitment partners it is important to me that they are not just 'making the money' but are genuinely interested in forming a true client partnership - and it is that approach that makes the difference to me and Andrew delivers every time"
Bob Archer- Senior HR Professional, Aug 2011

"I have worked with Andy on a number of occasions as both a client and a candidate. His team always deliver with great candidates as well as detailed assessments and profiles. In addition I have always found the work good financial value in these testing times. I would strongly recommend Andy and look forward to working with him again soon."
Mark Philips - Food & Drink Director, July 2011

"Andrew is a recruitment specialist with a truly refreshing approach. Driven by a desire to find the absolute right cultural fit between an organisation and its employees, he realises that true performance is as much about people fit, as skills and capabilities fit. Andrew invest sincere time and interest understanding both his client’s needs and his candidate's ambitions. As a result is extremely effective at what he does."
Sarah Hemming - Marketing Director, July 2011

"Andrew identified me and matched me to an exciting career opportunity that I would never have found myself. The employer had apparently tried many other agencies to find their candidate but all had failed. This, plus my own dealings with Andrew, enables me to say that he is clearly very good at what he does - matching candidates with opportunities. I always found him knowledgeable, encouraging, fair - and reachable. I'd recommend him to any employer seeking a personalised, expert service."
Richard Fullerton - Experienced Digital Marketer, July 2011

"I have to say I found out of all of the recruitment agencies that I have dealt with over the past couple of months that your approach was rather refreshing and strangely quite sincere. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending you to anyone looking to recruit candidates of the right calibre for the position advertised. As you can well imagine, I don’t dish out the compliments too often, so I think that you should wrap it up and keep it for safe keeping!"
Donna Rose, March 2011

"Vitae have successfully supported several key recruitments for Synergy in the last 18 months. Developing a clear understanding of our business, drafting and refining a clear brief, mapping clear competencies all played a part in the result, as did running a consistent and determined campaign. But their point of difference is the transparency with which they go about it, building trust and confidence."
Steve Morgan

"In my experience the majority of recruitment consultants singularly fail to appreciate the true requirements of both the client and the relevant skills of the candidate. The reason for this is that they spend very little time in preparation prior to arranging interviews. In my experience with Andrew Osbaldeston he displays a singular skill in thoroughly investigating both the client needs and the candidates suitability, thus wasting no one’s time. He is both professional and instinctive in his approach and always sees things through to conclusion."
Stasha Napior-Kowska

"Andrew: I would like to thank you for supporting Maple Leaf in one of the most challenging recruitment projects that I can remember. Your perseverance and willingness to adapt to our changing expectations is a great example of professional dedication. Through your perseverance we managed to find not one but two excellent executive candidates who will fit our organization well. You also guided the successful candidate through to contract signing and on into the induction process."
Bob Hedley

"I engaged with search firm Vitae to find a National Sales Controller within the Foodservice team at McCain GB. This was a critical hire for the business and was the first time that we had used Vitae Selection. Throughout the process from the initial pitch through to the assessment and delivery stages the project was carried our very professionally and with a clear determination to secure the right candidate. The communication between our consultant, the candidate and our line managers was handled very well and I would definitely use Andrew and Vitae Selection again on future projects."
Howard Snape

"I would consider Andrew and Vitae as a whole, one of the most supportive and focused recruiters I have dealt with. The time taken to establish my exact career needs combined with industry knowledge, interview preparation and general advice all helped to place me in a role I am excited about. I would have no hesitation is recommending Andrew and his team to those seeking their next career move."
Mark Flanagan

"I applied for a position through Vitae Selection at the end of 2009. Despite not being ultimately successful, what I can commend was Andrew Osbaleston's approach to my candidature. He was responsive upon receipt of my CV (how many of us never ever hear from the recruiter), he was clear about the role and the company, and communicated in a timely and honest fashion throughout. He even offered sound advice at key points in the process. At no stage did I feel I was simply a commodity with a fee attached to me - rather that I was working with someone who was seeking to build relationships with both clients and candidates for the long-term."
Stasha Napior-Kowska

"A fantastic, pragmatic and realistic Director. I have worked with Andrew Osbaldeston during a very challenging period of job search before the market shows any signs of recovery while I was looking for a new position that suited my level of experience and education. Andrew is results oriented, takes great care to understand a client's needs and he is then meticulous in applying his as well as his Company's wide-ranging knowledge and expertise to meet those requirements.I found him to be available, efficient and consistent to maintain communication between the company and the candidates. Overall I am very pleased and grateful for the professionalism and efforts Andrew put in dealing with my case. I was given important and valuable advice for the interviews and his feedback was spot on.I will definitely use Vitae Recruitment Consultancy again in the future as working with Andrew has been a real pleasure."
Ellie Malama

"I have known Oliver Cowan for 6 years going back to when he found my current role for me. Since then he has worked hard to understand the way each of our sites across the country runs and has successfully introduced several people to the group in that time. Having experienced his work both as a client and a candidate, I would not hesitate to recommend him to any other business that was looking to recruit. The personal service and thorough attention to detail combined with the positive reflection on our business put across to all successful and unsuccessful candidates has eased the burden of recruitment on the business dramatically."
James Watson