Client Testimonials
Most of our clients didn’t realise just how much value we would add to their business and were relatively happy with previous ways of recruiting staff until they used our services.
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SCOTTS OPTICIANS
“Having never used a headhunting firm before, I was slightly sceptical about the benefits. I must say that although more expensive than standard advertising, the difference in quality of the applicants was absolutely amazing! I was persuaded by the security of not having to pay unless I took on the offered candidates but in the end there was absolutely no question.”
Sue Gold - Owner
ROGER MEREDITH OPTICIANS
“I simply cannot over-emphasise the difference in the quality and quantity of candidates produced by headhunting over advertising. From struggling to find anyone barely acceptable, we were genuinely spoilt for choice following Hunter's involvement. The service was rapid and professional, and as we were new to both headhunting and professional recruitment, their ongoing advice was invaluable. I would not consider future recruitment in any other way.”
Roger Meredith - Owner
BLACK & LIZARS
“Many thanks for your help, again, in recruiting for our latest vacancy. We are convinced you must be miracle workers to be able to fill our seemingly impossible-to-fill vacancies, especially with the excellent calibre of staff you find for us. We look forward to working with you again and hope you and your colleagues have a wonderful Christmas.”
Catherine Hughes - Personnel Manager
JOHN BIDDLE OPTICIANS
“Having never having made use of headhunting services before, I would now only ever go down this route in future. Hunter Human Capital demonstrated total professionalism and delivered. By the time one has paid for very expensive and often unsuccessful advertising, or engaged costly employment agencies with absolutely no interest or ability in recruitment, it really leaves only one sensible recruiting option - Hunter Human Capital.”
John Biddle
VISION CENTRE GROUP
“I was a major sceptic but not any more. In the past, I never used headhunting companies because I considered them too expensive and not cost effective. I also believed that I would always find the person that I needed by advertising. Well, Hunter Human Capital not only performed a small miracle but also found the people with the perfect credentials for my business. They are professional, discreet and courteous in the way they approach prospective candidates. I have no hesitation in recommending them and will most certainly use them again in the future.”
Paul Avraam - Managing Director
ENDERBYS OF BOSTON
“Having used traditional recruitment agencies in the past and not having had good results, we were getting desperate to fill our vacancy for a Dispensing Optician. I did not realise that Hunter Human Capital was a firm of headhunters until I made the initial telephone call. I have to admit I was nervous, as I felt our practice was far too small to use the services of headhunters. How wrong could I be? The company has been more than professional in all aspects of their role, leading me through the difficult task of finding me an employee with ease. Their efficiency and support throughout has been exemplary. The end result is, we believe we have the perfect person for the job. Using Hunter Human Capital was the best decision we made and I have no hesitation in highly recommending their use to other practices. The only regret I have is that I do not need more staff!”
Mrs. D. Enderby
MORGAN WHITE OPTOMETRISTS
“We are a small independent optometry practice and had advertised for a dispensing optician in the professional journals and via websites but were unable to appoint. Hunter Human Capital contacted us and we thought we had nothing to lose. They found us many more suitable candidates than our adverts had managed. In the end, we had a very difficult decision to choose which of our shortlist to select, as they were all so good. Our new dispensing optician was so impressed by the very professional manner in which she was recruited that she has recommended Hunter Human Capital to her previous employers! We were very impressed with our consultant, who was always friendly and very effective. We would not hesitate to recommend Hunter Human Capital to anyone looking to recruit and indeed have already done so several times.”
Lisa & Andrew Morgan
HEALTHCALL OPTICAL SERVICES
“I am the Clinical Director of the UK's market-leading domiciliary company; an area of optometry for which it can be notoriously difficult to recruit clinical staff. Since working with Hunter Human Capital, our first (and only) experience of using a specialised head-hunting company, I have been delighted both with the success they have achieved in filling vacancies that we have tried and failed to fill using traditional recruitment agencies and advertising, and with the quality of staff we have been able to appoint. Hunter Human Capital ensures that they only introduce potential employees who fully understand what the role being presented to them entails, are genuinely interested in the position and are keen to explore the opportunity. In the majority of cases, the people they present to me have not been actively seeking a change of employment, and only do so in response to the interest generated by Hunter Human Capital. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Hunter Human Capital to anyone who needs to recruit quality staff to fill a position within their organisation; I now use their services in preference to any other method of recruiting optometrists.”
Dawn E C Roberts BSc (Hons) MSc MCOptom - Clinical Director
DAVID SPICER OPTOMETRISTS
“Following the experience of trying to recruit professional staff by placing expensive and often unfruitful adverts in the optical press, a friend suggested we should try Hunter Human Capital to fill a vacancy for a key member of our small team. They charge no fee unless they fill your vacancy so on the basis that we had nothing to lose we decided to give it a try. We found the whole process was managed extremely courteously and professionally at all stages. We were consulted and kept informed and despite it being a difficult time of year for recruiting (end of the summer; many people still on holiday etc) we have now recruited an excellent Dispensing Optician who we expect to be a valuable member of our team for many years to come. We are quite sure that she would not have responded to an advert. We would very much recommend the Hunter Human Capital style of headhunting as a stress free way to recruit good quality staff.”
Sally Spicer
SPECSAVERS
“Specsavers Opticians has had a relationship with Hunter Human Capital since April 2003 and since that time they have been retained to conduct over 100 headhunting projects on our behalf. Many of these projects involve dealing directly with our joint venture partners throughout the country, every one of whom expects extremely high standards from our suppliers. I'm pleased to be able to report that on every occasion, the Hunter team has demonstrated a high level of competence and acted with the utmost professionalism and dedication to the task in hand. It's rare to find a business partner that's capable of delivering time and time again. Hunter Human Capital has managed to do this over several years now, and throughout this time has become an increasingly valuable business partner. If your own job involves filling vacancies and finding high calibre employees, I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Hunter Human Capital to you.”
Chris Howarth - Head of Professional Recruitment
STIRLING OPTICAL
“Hunter Human Capital has proven that distance is no object when sourcing quality staff! We have tried many forms of advertising and spent a lot of money doing so but never got the right applicant. Initially we were a little sceptical about headhunting but thanks to the dedicated team at Human Hunter Capital we now have an excellent, experienced and caring Optom in our company and business is going from strength to strength. We would certainly look no further when recruiting in the future than to Hunter Human Capital.”
Heather McArdle - Practice Manager
EYEWORKS OPTICIANS
“I would just like to thank you for helping me fill the position of Dispensing Optician at my practice. I was very sceptical at first about this process but actually it turned out to be a great decision. I was given a lot of excellent help and advice about the whole recruitment process throughout. I found a person who lived locally and this is a real plus. I would be happy to use your services again and would have no hesitation in recommending you. Thank you!”
Mehul Doshi - Director
PHILIP & MARY THOMPSON OPTICIANS
“Thank you for calling again to see how things are going with our new employee. He is progressing very well and we have booked him on various courses so that he can continue to advance his career. We have been very impressed with the way that you handled our request with help in finding new staff members. I do feel that this is a worthwhile way of sourcing already employed staff who may not have been considering a move at this time. General advertising is always a hit and miss affair in optics and using an agency means that we are only looking at people already enrolled with the agency. I am very aware that headhunting is widely employed in other fields in order to contact the very best potential employees. I am surprised that it is so little used in optics!”
Mary Thompson
EYEWISE OPTOMETRISTS
“I am very grateful for all the help and advice given to me throughout the recruitment process. The advice was very clear and the whole process went along very smoothly. The candidates were sought on my behalf in the most professional manner, and this became apparent when I carried out the interviews. My staffing needs have been fulfilled now and I would not hesitate to call on your services should the need arise in the future!”
Harsh Shah - Director
CLIFFORD BENJAMIN OPTICIANS
“Just a line to thank Hunter Human Capital for your help in successfully recruiting for a key post in our practice. The whole project was professionally handled by your colleagues with help and advice as required and excellent documentation. We would be very happy to recommend your services to any practice looking to recruit high quality candidates. Many thanks again.”
David Benjamin
S.H. HARROLD LTD
“I had not used a head hunting agency before, but found Hunter Human Capital filled my staff vacancy in an efficient and confidential manner. The timescale that was offered was kept to and the selection procedures were explained along the way. Helpful guidance was given to assist with the interviewing of suitable candidates selected by their staff. This resulted in a successful placement within the Harrolds Group.”
Richard Campbell - Director
MEDICX PHARMACY
“Following a series of successful recruitment cycles in various areas of the UK our confidence in Hunter Human Capital as a key part of our ability to consistently find and secure high calibre candidates is confirmed. A highly professional approach to both clients and candidates reflects our business well even when challenged with restricted timescales. We would highly recommend this service.”
Gavin Birchall - Operations Manager
COLLINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE
“At a time when it seems difficult to get a service delivered in line with expectations, Hunter Human Capital provides the welcome exception - a professional service delivered as promised, on time and efficient at every stage. The result is a new team member of quality who fits our business need precisely. Impressive! Well Done!”
Phil Reeder - Superintendent Pharmacist
LINCOLN CO-OPERATIVE CHEMISTS
“We were very happy with the service provided by HHC regarding our vacancies. I have to say that I was sceptical about using headhunting services prior to contacting you and wondered just how much bigger the pool of available pharmacists would be by using such a service. The reality was that we were presented with a choice of pharmacists, all of high calibre and well motivated. HHC helped us to coordinate a staged interview process and we have appointed two excellent pharmacists based on their relative skills and experience.”
Alastair Farquhar - Superintendent Pharmacist
CROMER GROUP PRACTICE
“We were very impressed with your professional approach. Your written guidance was a great help and our consultant was positive, enthusiastic and most importantly completely open and honest which is not always the case when dealing with private recruitment organisations. This was my first experience of headhunting and if we ever need the service again, I would have no hesitation in returning to Hunter Human Capital.”
Sara Ponder - Business Manager
H I WELDRICK
“H I Weldrick has used the services of Hunter Human Capital to recruit both pharmacists for specific positions and also to recruit managers at area level. I can confirm that the process used by Hunter Human Capital in identifying potential candidates, making initial contacts, providing a good profile of the candidates and arranging interviews has led to a very high standard of recruits. We have had a high success rate in recruitment using Hunter Human Capital and have been very satisfied with their services.”
Richard Wells - Superintendent Pharmacist
SHELLEY COMMUNITY PHARMACY
“Having used this service I can testify that it really does ensure that you get the best candidate available and that nothing is left to chance. Hunter Human Capital were professional throughout, led the process from beginning to end and delivered everything promised and more. They added a huge amount of value to my business and more than earned their fee. I will use them again and would not hesitate to recommend headhunting and Hunter Human Capital.”
Dr Bruce Allan - Partner
HENDRA PHARMACY
“I would like to thoroughly recommend the services offered by Hunter Human Capital. It is not easy to recruit the ideal pharmacist for any particular position and many pharmacists will not even think about a change in career path unless prompted by a personal phone call. Hunter Human Capital located the ideal person for our business with a patient and professional approach. I would most certainly use their services in future.”
Simon Hendra
MISTERTON PHARMACY
“With your help, we have just completed the process of finding a Superintendent Pharmacist for our business. I had initially intended to manage the process of recruiting in the usual way, placing adverts, short-listing then interviewing. However, an adviser of mine suggested we try headhunting as a cost effective alternative. Your company was recommended and I made contact. From that point onwards, the process was handled with speed, efficiency, tact and great skill. We were given excellent advice from day one and were provided with a list of possible candidates within a week. All the approaches were made by our dedicated case manager and the end result was that we had a choice of appropriately qualified and entirely suitable prospective employees from which we appointed the best. The process was very simple and has saved many hours of my time, whilst achieving a far better result than the alternative approach. In the event of our needing to recruit again, I would have no hesitation in using headhunters and more particularly, your company. I would be happy to recommend you to any of your prospective clients, and if it would be of use, feel free to ask them to phone me for a chat about the benefits of using your service.”
Dr A J Brownson - Senior Partner
INTERNET PHARMACY LTD
“I have recruited pharmacists previously by advertising in the Pharmaceutical Journal. The quality and quantity of replies was disappointing. I have just opened a new pharmacy within a LIFT building so the choice of my new pharmacy manager was very important. Hunter Human Capital very quickly produced for me a shortlist of high quality applicants. They arranged the interviews and follow up calls, and even managed to delay proceedings when I had problems with my pharmacy contract application. The whole process was very efficient and professional. I would recommend Hunter Human capital to any independent pharmacist.”
Darren Bagshaw - Director
ALBERT WILDE PHARMACY
“May I take the opportunity to thank you for your company’s help in recruiting my new pharmacist. Jason, who dealt with the recruitment was polite, efficient and knew exactly what I was after. Being a small independent pharmacy , headhunting was never something that I expected to be doing but the whole process was a pleasure with the hard work being done for me and even information as to interview technique and timescales to work against. I am very pleased I chose this route and the calibre of candidates was high. I am hoping my new Manager performs just as well as you and staff have!!!!”
Aisling O'Brien - Director
PIERREMONT PHARMACY
“I have had dealings with Hunter Human Capital (HHC) on two separate occasions - one as a candidate, and the other as an employer seeking a pharmacist. I was originally headhunted by HHC to become the Pharmacy Superintendent of a group of pharmacies in the South East. At the time, I wasn't actively looking for different employment, but when the call came through, it was enough of a stimulus for me to assess my current situation and decide that I needed something different. As one of the country's top pharmacists currently, I think it also demonstrates that headhunting works for any calibre of pharmacist that an employer might be seeking to recruit!
When I started my own pharmacy business, and found myself in need of a new pharmacy manager, my first thought was to go down the headhunting route. My business is very different from other community pharmacies in this country, and I felt that I needed something more than the "9 to 5" type of pharmacist that was available through adverts and agencies. I went to HHC and, in the space of three months, I found my ideal candidate!
HHC tends to look for "passive" rather than "active" job-seekers. This means that our company had a much wider choice of the profession, rather than merely focussing on the smaller percentage that was currently unhappy in their job, and actively seeking a change.
I would thoroughly recommend HHC as a headhunting organisation, and furthermore, would recommend the headhunting route to businesses that are seeking the "right" candidate.”
Stephen Foster - Owner
SURE HEALTH LTD
“We had never considered the use of a headhunting firm before, however, after the traditional routes of advertising in the Pharmaceutical Journal and Chemist & Druggist bore no fruit, we decided to give headhunting a try. Hunter Human Capital dealt with us in a professional and efficient manner at all times. Their staff were always polite and happy to respond at times outside of normal office hours. Candidates were short-listed and interviews were arranged at times convenient for us and the whole process from initial meetings, selection, making offers through to acceptance were supported fully by constant communication via email and telephone for both us as prospective employers and the candidates. Although too little time has passed to fully assess the Pharmacists we have recruited through Hunter Human Capital, the initial signs are good.”
Harnek Chera - Director
NORTHWAY PHARMACY
“I have a small pharmacy company, with just two outlets, operating in a part of the country notorious for the difficulty in finding suitable candidates. Having tried straightforward advertising with mixed success, I was keen to try alternative methods of recruitment. I had the choice of using a recruitment agency (which was keen to thrust upon me their current available candidates), or using a headhunting firm. When their approach was explained to me, it seemed to make far greater sense to use this latter approach in order for a candidate to be found that matched my requirements, rather than me having to adapt my expectations according to who was applying or who was being offered to me. Hunter Human Capital proved to be an invaluable ally in this process, leaving no stone unturned to find a suitable candidate for me. I am very pleased with the outcome and can thoroughly recommend anyone in doubt to use their services.”
Stephen Painter - Partner
HADLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE
“We would like to thank Hunter Human Capital for the excellent service that you provided to us. As you know we had advertised for a Pharmacist through the usual channels and had had a lukewarm response. You, along with other headhunting agencies, contacted us. You seemed to promise the most, but I have to say you delivered. We had not used a headhunting service before, but certainly the candidates that you uncovered were excellent and hadn't responded to our earlier adverts. We then had a choice of some excellent people and are very pleased with the person we appointed. I was also very pleased with the way you walked us through the process, taking out all the hassle; we just had the hard part of choosing between the good candidates you provided. Overall it is certainly something that I will use again, and I wish you all the best for the future.”
Dr. P. Irwin - Partner
HAWTHORN PHARMACY
“Thank you very much for helping us recruit a Superintendent Pharmacist recently. As you know, we had little success with advertising and the quality of candidate we did see was not good! Your headhunting consultant found us several extremely high-calibre candidates very quickly from which we were happily able to appoint our new pharmacist. The consultant was discreet, friendly and professional and provided excellent channels of communication! We were most impressed with the standard of service given. Overall we are very satisfied customers and would not hesitate to use Hunter Human Capital again! Once again, thank you for your help.”
Dr David Jolly - GP and Partner
REGENT PHARMACY
“When considering a replacement for myself at my pharmacy practice, I considered a variety of methods - personally asking other pharmacists that I knew, advertising locally and advertising in the Pharmaceutical Journal or the Chemist & Druggist. I knew the role wouldn't be an easy one to fill and with our restricted locality, I didn't think that advertising would get me the calibre that I needed. However, the appeal of someone making approaches to a number of pharmacists was not just the personal touch that this engendered but also the support to the whole recruitment process that was offered.
I was convinced that I would have to seek further afield to get the candidate that I was looking for but Hunter Human Capital persuaded me that a local search first was the best strategy and then to cast the net wider if necessary. Their advice for me to pitch the practice at first meetings was absolutely spot on - my own enthusiasm for pharmacy and my plans for the future were, without doubt, a key factor in developing the relationship with the candidates who were not necessarily looking to move from their current roles. Being guided through the recruitment process with both emailed hints and tips together with regular phone calls made managing the process through a busy daily schedule much easier, with time only needing to be put aside for the actual interactions with the candidates.
In the end, I have engaged a pharmacist who I would never have imagined would reply to a job advert but who will, I believe, be both an asset to my pharmacy practice and also allow us all to grow as a team to achieve the plans and aspirations that I have been trying to implement over the last three years. Thanks to David, Greg and all at Hunter Human Capital for their help in achieving that goal. ”
Gary Warner - Owner
WILLIAMS DISPENSING CHEMIST
“I had been advertising in the Pharmaceutical Journal for a Pharmacist to run my shop for 2 months, when Hunter Human Capital contacted me. Within 2 weeks I had a short list of 6 good quality candidates. They helped me throughout the interviewing process and gave me advice when offering the post to one of the candidates. Throughout the whole process I found Hunter Human Capital to be efficient, professional and very approachable. I would have no hesitations about recommending or using them again.”
Bill Gibb - Owner
S G COURT
“I recently had a need to recruit a pharmacy manager for a busy medical centre pharmacy. I placed 3 advertisements in the Pharmaceutical Journal and also placed the vacancy as "job of the week" on the PJ website. The response (or lack of it) was very disappointing.
I then received a call from Hunter Human Capital, who introduced me to the concept of headhunting. I was a little sceptical at first, as I hadn't heard of this method of recruitment in relation to recruiting Pharmacists before, but after meeting with them and talking through their process and their track record, I decided to give it a try.
Within three weeks of starting the project, Hunter Human Capital had arranged six interviews for me. After completing the interviews I had a new problem - making a choice between six high calibre candidates, all of whom I could conceivably have offered the job to. An offer was made and accepted quickly by my first choice candidate and my new pharmacist is now in situ. He is professional, proactive and working out extremely well.
I was extremely impressed with the way in which Hunter Human Capital dealt with this project. They were highly professional, courteous and delivered everything that was promised. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services to anyone who's struggling to find good people and I'll certainly be using them again in future. ”
Mark Wilkinson - General Manager
KNOLLBECK PHARMACY
“I have never used a headhunting company before. I have tried advertising, I have recruited from abroad and I have tried recruitment agencies - all to no avail. I received a call from Hunter Human Capital at the time I was struggling to recruit a suitable Pharmacist. Although not cheap Hunter Human Capital promised to deliver. You explained you would compile a database of suitable candidates which you would then allow me to check before you approached them. Once I bought in to the concept you did exactly as you promised on the tin. I was kept well informed and briefed at every stage in the process. Your staff were attentive and persistent. You turned up a list of candidates from which I recruited a suitable candidate. Your company delivered on every level. Thank you.”
Andrew Watson - Owner
OLD CROSS PHARMACY
“I'd tried the usual advert in the PJ and the services of a recruitment agency, all to no avail. Then we were approached by Hunter Human Capital and as we thought we had nothing to lose (fee only paid on successful recruitment) we decided to give it a go. They were very efficient and collated all the information they required from us before producing a list of suitable candidates for us to approve before any approaches were made. We ended up with 4 pharmacists to interview, all of a high calibre. The whole process was straightforward and carefully managed by Hunter Human Capital and we now have an excellent Pharmacist and Manager in post who will take the business from strength to strength. I wish we hadn't wasted money and time on the adverts and recruitment agency.”
Stephen Woods - Principal Acting Partner