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Some great feedback for Wallace Hind….

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At Wallace Hind we specialise in placing the right people in the right jobs, helping the employee find a place where they can grow and progress, whilst giving the employer an asset that can help grow their business.

It’s always nice to receive some positive feedback, and we’ve got some great feedback from Matt Irish, who we have worked with in the past and is now the Sales Director of Objectif Lune UK and Nordics.

Matt was responding to the news of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, as April marked two decades of Wallace Hind. He said:

“When we first spoke I was a untried, untested young pup who was looking for his first sales role. You took a punt on me to which I have always been thankful.

Subsequently over the years, your company has helped either in my career or helped me build a team that has made me a successful person and for that reason you and Wallace Hind always hold a very special part of the path that I find myself.

In all honesty, if you had not taken that punt many, many years ago who knows where I would be now, certainly not in the place I find myself now and certainly not as successful.

So, thank you. I raise a glass to your anniversary and look forward to many, many more Wallace Hind moments in my career.”

To see what we can do for you, visit the Wallace Hind website and Like us on Facebook to see all of our latest roles.

Wallace Hind get behind MacMillan in Golf Challenge fundraiser

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Today sees the Wallace Hind boys compete in the Longest Day Golf Challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support, our supermen Matt, Richard and Paul have all put in the hours training and are raring to go, at this time they have raised almost £900 and looking to exceed the £1000 mark once all the donations are in.

The all-day fundraiser taking place on Monday 2nd July at Collingtree Park Golf Club will be no easy task as the boys caddy up to play four grueling rounds of golf in one day. They will walk the entire 24 miles, carrying their clubs and playing 72 holes in total. First tee off is at 4.20am, but the team show no fear and can’t wait to get started.

Unfortunately everyone at some point in their life will be touched by cancer, whether that is someone you know, work with or possibly yourself. Macmillan play an incredible role in supporting all those affected and we wanted to do our bit.

A huge passion for all of us is golf, the Macmillan longest day challenge allows us to enjoy our passion whilst making a difference and raising some invaluable funds.

Macmillan Cancer Support provide essential medical, practical, emotional and financial support to those one in three affected by cancer in the UK each year. 96% of the charity’s income comes from donations and in 2011 the Longest Day Golf Challenge raised an astonishing £395,000 to help towards their services.

It doesn’t take very much to help, just £25 could pay for a Macmillan nurse for an hour; £50 could fund 106 copies of The Cancer Guide, while £900 could pay for a Macmillan social worker or family support worker for a week.

We will be posting pictures of the day itself so you can stay updated with our progress. To pledge your support please visit our sponsorship page and we hope to see you there.

At Wallace Hind we also celebrated our 20th anniversary recently with our friends and colleagues at Towcester Races. To see what we got up to on the day make sure you like us on Facebook and follow Wallace Hind on Twitter.

All-out attack or playing it safe: Wallace Hind’s Job Interview Tactics

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With the whole country gripped in Euro 2012 fever, we thought we’d take a leaf out of England manager Roy Hodgson’s book and create our own match-winning tactics… for a job interview.

Landing that perfect job is hard, there is no two ways about it. But by following this handy strategy guide, you can help turn the odds in your favour and return home as man of the match. We can’t promise an open-topped bus parade through your local high street, but that winning feeling will be just as good when you triumph in the job stakes.

Goalkeeper:

Safe hands are the order of the day here, and you will need a cool calm and composed manner at all times. You never know when an interviewer will try to hit you with a long ball, so make sure you stay alert and have prepared suitable answers for any tricky questions.

 

Defence:

When it comes to tackling the interviewer, you should do everything you can to keep hold of the ball and avoid any yellow (or worse) red cards. Keep the referee on your side by holding a friendly, talkative manner and speaking clearly and intelligently for the whole 90 minutes.

 

Midfield:

You want to show the other team you have great vision and do not have any trouble passing the ball. Show you are a good team player and demonstrate previous occasions when you have helped your fellow work colleagues out. You interviewer is sure to be impressed by your previous experience.

 

Strikers:

You cannot win a game without scoring the all-important golden goal, and you will need to prove that you are the right person for the job. What is it that your interviewer is looking for in a candidate? Tick the right boxes and prove to them you are the match winner they crave.

Oh, and one last thing, make sure you dress for the occasion. There is nothing worse than turning up for the big match with the wrong kit on! Suited and booted all the way. Make your country proud!

Celebrating 20 years of Wallace Hind at Towcester Races

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At Wallace Hind we recently reached our 20 year anniversary and the celebrations have only just begun.

We have invited all staff and partners to toast two decades of Wallace Hind at Towcester Races on Monday 4th June.

The day begins at Duston in the garden marquee where everyone can enjoy some champagne and cocktails. Then we will set out towards Northamptonshire’s famous Towcester Racecourse.

Lunch will be served along with the all day complimentary bar and private tote. When the racing comes to a close we will make our way back to the Wallace Hind offices and a BBQ and drinks will be served all evening.

Wallace Hind was born on April 6th 1992 when the three founding partners, Mike Horsley, John Gowen & Gerry Bell decided to set up their own business.

In the last twenty years, we have blossomed into the number one sales recruitment company in Northampton, thriving through the tough economy of recent years. We’ve been working with clients around the world, from France and Germany to South Africa, and have transformed into a successful company.

In addition to the celebrations at Towcester Races next week, Wallace Hind are taking part in a charity golf tournament on 2 July, where members of our team will take on the MacMillan Golf challenge of completing 72 holes in one outing.

Last year the charity event raised in excess of £395,000 to help people affected by cancer in the UK. We will be setting up a page in the next few weeks where you can generously contribute towards our Golf Challenge Donations.

For all our latest news and events, as well as the latest recruitment news for the UK and abroad, make sure you Like Wallace Hind on Facebook.

20 Years Young: Wallace Hind Celebrate their 20th Anniversary!

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Wallace Hind began life on April 6th 1992 when the 3 founding partners, Mike Horsley, John Gowen & Gerry Bell decided to set up their own business with the support of a business angel called Alan Hind.

As you can see in the pictures they’re holding, back then they had a little more hair!

Starting off in rented office space at a converted manor house in the village of Moulton they quickly established themselves as the `go to` company for sales recruitment in Northampton.

Having added current partners Tracey FitzGerald & Rod Plowe to the team they moved to new rented offices on Moulton Park in 1994 but rapid growth in turnover and the addition of three more consultants and an administrator forced them to look around for new premises less than 2 years later.

In 1996 they found an ideal base which would allow for future growth which was the Old Vicarage in Duston. They decided to buy the property rather than rent and extensively renovated the inside of the 18th century listed building.

Recruiting more consultants they added marketing to sales as a specialism and continued to flourish hitting £1million turnover for the first time in 1999.

In 2006 the company decided to change the way it worked moving to a retained business model and recruiting outside of sales and marketing. This change added to a new management structure allowed the company to achieve £1.5 million turnover in 2008.

This turnover has been maintained since despite the credit crunch and the company is now set to achieve its long term target of £2 million turnover in the next 2 years.

As it stands Wallace Hind now employs 18 consultants including the 3 original partners (who all still actively recruit) and in its 20 years has produced turnover in excess of £20 million, placing over 4000 candidates at all levels from junior executive to the board room in sales, marketing & non sales roles.

They are able to offer a UK wide & international full recruitment service to FTSE 100 companies and SME`s alike. (In the last 12 months they have successfully worked in France, Germany, Holland, The Middle East & South Africa)

Their strap line is “where experience matters” and in addition to the three founding partners seven of their consultants have become full partners or associate partners.

In total they have in excess of 200 years of accumulated recruitment expertise; hence they really live by their motto ‘where experience matters…’

Check out our Facebook timeline where you can trace back through the company history and see all key milestones and events; or just wish us a happy birthday! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wallace-Hind-Selection-LLP/172866596152517