Recruitment & Organizational Design Solutions For The Coatings & Chemicals Industry
Below are a few of the testimonials we've received. As you might expect in a business where confidentiality is often critical, there are a number of other company names you'd undoubtedly recognize, but that we can't share publicly. Executive search is often considered a stealth weapon. However, we are happy to provide further confidential references on request.
Thomas Brooke International's process is efficient, effective and complete, but does not occupy an unreasonable amount of your executives' time...They are experts in helping you determine what you are really are looking for in a candidate and then filling the position. Thomas Brooke's approach is as a valued business partner. Their business expertise combined with industry knowledge is outstanding. Over the course of my career I cave hired literally hundreds of candidates, working with many executive search firms. Thomas Brooke is far and above the finest I have worked with. David M. Evans, Vice President, Rudd Company
I am Chairman for two Boards. Both companies are mid-sized manufacturers located in the Pacific Northwest. We wanted someone who was more than just a recruiter - we also needed a problem solver. Ms. James was a true partner who helped us develop an effective and thorough process to aid top managers in hiring the right people, sort out the trouble spots, and build bottom line value for the business. Alan M. Park, Chairman, Rudd Company, Inc. and Skills, Inc.
The organizational assessment you recently completed was extremely valuable. The insight you provided us based on your conversation with a cross section of our employees brought several critical issues to our attention. Follow-up dialogue with you and the company President helped us a formulate a short term plan of action. The input from your study also played a fundamental role in helping shape our strategic planning process for 2009 and beyond. Thanks for your help. David Darsney, Director of Operations, MacDermid Autotype
Nicola has found several excellent high-level executives for my organization. I am delighted to recommend her services to anyone who wants to hire good senior managers or executives. Her ability to help me define what I actually wanted when I was less than clear has been very helpful, and the process she uses gives a depth of information and sense of the candidate before we ever get to the interview - so she does more work, enabling me to do less.
Mark Blundell, CEO & Chairman, SA International
Nicola's information gathering process regarding the position, the company, and the candidate is flawless! Her questions about the position and company's expectations were insightful and actually resulted in us re-thinking some attributes that we felt were known and fixed in stone... Pricing and payment expectations are entirely reasonable in value and openly discussed at the front-end -- an attribute which I find refreshing in today's world of "guess which shell the pea's under!" I highly recommend Nicola and Thomas Brooke International for your next senior recruitment need. Bill Karns, Retired Director of HR for Rodda Paint Company
First, Nicola is able to grasp an outline job requirement very quickly, usually in just one efficient phone call, and translate it into an attractive job profile that targets the right sort of people. Second, she has consistently demonstrated an effective network of contacts that have resulted in us getting the right candidate to the job at the right sort of speed.
Professor Steven Abbott, Research & Technical Director, MacDermid Autotype
Nicola James is one of those rare recruiters who goes beyond a mere job specification and actually works with the client to define the job specifications. She not only fills the order, but works to understand what a company actually needs, not just what they think they need in a senior management role. Kathy Simmons, President & CEO, Netshare, via blog Read Kathy's full BLOG POST
