Your Recruiter
In much the same way as when I interview candidates, I want to give you an insight into who I am and what to expect if we get the opportunity to work together.
My early career was in the retail sector with Harrods in Knightsbridge, an organisation world-renowned for having supreme levels of service. From there I managed the retail store at Chelsea FC before moving into recruitment in 1999 working for a US accountancy recruiter. In 2002 I switched across into recruiting for the leasing and asset finance sector which has remained the core of what I do. I then set up Hunter Reid Recruitment Solutions in 2017 with a view to creating a niche, service-centric business building on the best practices I’ve learnt from the companies and people I’ve worked with along the way.
Service is the cornerstone of everything I do and when I think about what service means to me, I simply ask “What would I expect if I was sitting on the other side of the table from a recruiter?” For me that is clarity, honesty, being accessible and doing what you say you’re going to do.
Whenever I am interviewing candidates, or speaking with clients about their company and job opportunities, there are questions I will always ask;
“What makes you good at what you do?” and “How would people describe you?” These give me a really good insight into how you perceive yourself, and perhaps how others perceive you as well.
To answer those questions for you, I believe my strengths are in my relationship building and the ability to listen and understand both what clients require, but also recognising a candidate’s skills and motivation. I'm genuinely interested by people, what they do and how they do it.
I think people describe me as a good listener, empathetic, knowledgeable about my markets and fun to be around.
Outside of work, I’m married to Camilla, a headteacher. We have two daughters, Clara and Mabel, as well as Spider, our miniature dachshund. We live in Kent having relocated with Camilla's work in the summer of 2023. As far as interests, I love sport, with the painful affliction of being a Norwich City football fan and am also a very keen golfer having played since I was young.
What you can expect from me as your recruiter is somebody that takes time to listen and somebody that genuinely cares about the impact that I may have on either your business or your individual career journey. It is important to me to get it right, as often as I can.
I look forward to speaking to you.