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Testimonials

"I found Lucy easy to work with as her obvious passion and experience comes through in abundance.  The reason I enjoy working with her (once as a candidate and now as a client) is that the qualities she possesses that are sadly not often associated with the recruitment industry; honesty, openness and commitment to deadlines.  The most valuable of all is that she actually listens!  I recommend her highly."

Christopher Hyman - Serco PLC

"Lucy managed to combine professionalism in understanding my career aspirations and also the 'personal touch' in a genuine desire to keep me updated, get answers to all my questions, and negotiate the best package she could for me during the recruitment process."

"This is only emphasised further by the fact that she has placed me in a role to which I am completely suited and still keeps in touch with me. I can highly recommend her approach to recruitment..."

Fiona Foster - Cadbury PLC

"Lucy provided Castrol with a solution to a recruitment problem that we had spent 12 months trying to resolve through other less productive channels.  She was able to interpret the rather unusual brief and produced an individual who fulfilled both the technical and cultural specification exactly....a truly remarkable result."

David Toman - BP Lubricants

"Lucy's skill in matching people to roles has been exemplary. Her open style both in interviewing and in discussion with candidates was well suited to our company's culture - and enabled us to recruit exactly the person we wanted. The candidate 'clicked' with the organisation at our first meeting, and since recruiting her she has developed an excellent team, performed well and is thoroughly pleased with her career change...it's been a win/win/win!"

Richard Beattie - Cadbury PLC

“ I was lucky enough to be referred to Lucy by a friend, many many years back....when I was motivated a little less by career and a little more by having a laugh. Lucy managed to fulfil both motivations....and also gave my career a major boost! She bravely (foolishly some might say) recommended me for a role in retail that, though I was slightly off the job spec, fitted my skills and personality perfectly. I went on to love the job for 4 years and, in the end, it led to me becoming a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group specialising in the retail and consumer sector. I still recommend people to Lucy and I still keep having a drink with her on a regular basis...if she never finds me another perfect job, she's already done enough for me to call her a very valued friend ”

Jonathan Sharp - Boston Consulting Group

"Lucy provides a great service. She understands exactly the type of people that we require. The individuals that we recently recruited fit well with our culture and are really driving performance. All that and service with a smile!"

Phil Lovell - Uniq Prepared Foods

" Lucy Bennell of Bennell Associates managed a fully outsourced recruitment programme for me when I was Director for R&D Procurement at Glaxo Welcome prior to the formation of GlaxoSmithKline. This involved her team working closely with my Sourcing Directors and Human Resources in the design, execution, and ongoing development of the programme. We used both Psychometric and Situational Analysis tools to screen candidates to a pre agreed set of procurement competencies, both technical and behavioural. It involved 1-1 interviewing and final assessment centre methods."  

David H Fenton - GlaxoSmithKline

“Lucy inspired confidence and trust that the opportunities would match the aspirations of both myself and the company. She provides impartial advice, assistance and friendship throughout your career. [More of a career counsellor than a recruitment service]”.

Gavin Hill - Serco plc

"...has  proven to be successful time & again at targeting & securing the best talent."

"...a refreshingly frank & open style to recruitment, that appears to appeal as much to the candidates as to the client."

Simon Atkinson