"At NFT, people are our most valuable investment. The core skills of our leaders
are of paramount importance as a strong management team is a prerequisite to take
the company forward.
We have worked with Forbes HR Ltd for a number of years in identifying key individuals that match our HR strategy. They always provide a first-class shortlist of candidates, along with a comprehensive skills analysis which ensures we appoint an excellent employee who can quickly make a significant contribution to the business."
David Frankish, CEO NFT Distribution
"I have used the services of Simon Brookfield for many years and have always been highly impressed that his company provides a service refreshingly different from many others in the market place. As the Divisional CEO of a Third Party Logistics Provider with over 1 billion Euros of turnover, I have had an ongoing requirement to find senior managers in various parts of our business from time to time. The key issue we face is that whilst we operate in a fairly generic type of market place, the individual requirements of the candidates we seek are very specific. We not only have to look at a candidate's education and technical and professional skills but it has become increasingly important to ensure we get an absolutely perfect fit on the less "easy to read" characteristics, such as emotional intelligence, the ability to genuinely develop board level relationships with a client yet, for example, still be able to influence a negotiation in a highly complex environment. This is where Simon Brookfield's services have been so unique and why we have developed such an excellent business relationship. Through his search and selection services he has always been able to produce a stream of well qualified candidates and instead of us just being "fed" a batch of CVs leaving us with a difficult and time-consuming selection process, he has always taken the time and effort to thoroughly understand our requirements and subsequently filtered his candidates carefully, always leaving us with a short-list of exceptional candidates. His critique of candidates has always been exceptional, reflecting not only their strengths but also areas which we need to explore in more detail. It is for this reason that I made Simon my single preferred partner for the recruitment of senior managers. I would highly recommend his services and indeed would be pleased to provide further, more detailed, references if required."
Guy Elliott, CEO DHL European Operations, DHL Supply Chain
"I have worked with Simon Brookfield of Forbes for fifteen years in a professional capacity in the recruitment of Directors and senior managers across most managerial disciplines.
I have found him to be both responsive and perceptive in his short-lists and I appreciate his honest candidate summaries and overall services. I would recommend him without hesitation."
Andy Kemp, Group Director of Human Resources, De La Rue plc
"I have worked with Simon Brookfield over a considerable number of years in resourcing Directors for my portfolio of Companies.
He works diligently, efficiently and has the highest levels of professionalism and integrity. He is able to source top levels of talent and his honesty and objectivity have always been invaluable to us in defining the appropriate short-lists and subsequent offers."
Gerry Brown, Non-Exec Chairman, G Brown Associates Ltd.
"It was a completely different experience, from the outset their people were focussed, objective and didn't pull any punches. They made me think hard about myself and about my career. First Class!"
S.C. Grantham
"Simon's team quickly weighed me up and helped considerably in making me concentrate on job search. They are great in supporting you and it really made a difference".
P.H. Surrey
"Their style is different from the traditional outplacement companies and they have a real business understanding. We are always confident that they will handle our outplacement competently and with vigour".
"After over 23 years in the same company, being made redundant in your 50s or more accurately from an emotional standpoint, being thrown on the scrap heap is not particularly easy to accept and come to terms with and move on from. I had never really thought about outplacement support when it happens, but if done sensitively and well it can be very positive and helpful. From the outset Simon's style has not been what I would probably have naturally expected from an outplacement consultant.
Forbes' style and advice has been sensitive, supportive, constructive, intelligent and based upon generous helpings of wisdom and listening. The first meeting was especially interesting since Simon cut straight to the chase and made me realize just how institutionalized I was and how much baggage of corporate life and speak I was carrying around with me. I left determined to get to grips with this as the priority, since I could see from his gentle but firm comments, how debilitating it could be on any attempt to move on to an uncertain future and how it would, as he said, show through to prospective employers.
Meetings with Simon kept my morale topped up and helped me to articulate and evaluate the routes that I was exploring.
Having ultimately settled on starting up my own business, he was again there for me and was very helpful with constructive advice and support"
BR Sussex
"So has it been helpful to have Forbes to meet up with and would I recommend them to others? The answer on both is a clear and unequivocal yes".
C.G. Surrey
We have worked with Forbes HR Ltd for a number of years in identifying key individuals that match our HR strategy. They always provide a first-class shortlist of candidates, along with a comprehensive skills analysis which ensures we appoint an excellent employee who can quickly make a significant contribution to the business."
David Frankish, CEO NFT Distribution
"I have used the services of Simon Brookfield for many years and have always been highly impressed that his company provides a service refreshingly different from many others in the market place. As the Divisional CEO of a Third Party Logistics Provider with over 1 billion Euros of turnover, I have had an ongoing requirement to find senior managers in various parts of our business from time to time. The key issue we face is that whilst we operate in a fairly generic type of market place, the individual requirements of the candidates we seek are very specific. We not only have to look at a candidate's education and technical and professional skills but it has become increasingly important to ensure we get an absolutely perfect fit on the less "easy to read" characteristics, such as emotional intelligence, the ability to genuinely develop board level relationships with a client yet, for example, still be able to influence a negotiation in a highly complex environment. This is where Simon Brookfield's services have been so unique and why we have developed such an excellent business relationship. Through his search and selection services he has always been able to produce a stream of well qualified candidates and instead of us just being "fed" a batch of CVs leaving us with a difficult and time-consuming selection process, he has always taken the time and effort to thoroughly understand our requirements and subsequently filtered his candidates carefully, always leaving us with a short-list of exceptional candidates. His critique of candidates has always been exceptional, reflecting not only their strengths but also areas which we need to explore in more detail. It is for this reason that I made Simon my single preferred partner for the recruitment of senior managers. I would highly recommend his services and indeed would be pleased to provide further, more detailed, references if required."
Guy Elliott, CEO DHL European Operations, DHL Supply Chain
"I have worked with Simon Brookfield of Forbes for fifteen years in a professional capacity in the recruitment of Directors and senior managers across most managerial disciplines.
I have found him to be both responsive and perceptive in his short-lists and I appreciate his honest candidate summaries and overall services. I would recommend him without hesitation."
Andy Kemp, Group Director of Human Resources, De La Rue plc
"I have worked with Simon Brookfield over a considerable number of years in resourcing Directors for my portfolio of Companies.
He works diligently, efficiently and has the highest levels of professionalism and integrity. He is able to source top levels of talent and his honesty and objectivity have always been invaluable to us in defining the appropriate short-lists and subsequent offers."
Gerry Brown, Non-Exec Chairman, G Brown Associates Ltd.
"It was a completely different experience, from the outset their people were focussed, objective and didn't pull any punches. They made me think hard about myself and about my career. First Class!"
S.C. Grantham
"Simon's team quickly weighed me up and helped considerably in making me concentrate on job search. They are great in supporting you and it really made a difference".
P.H. Surrey
"Their style is different from the traditional outplacement companies and they have a real business understanding. We are always confident that they will handle our outplacement competently and with vigour".
"After over 23 years in the same company, being made redundant in your 50s or more accurately from an emotional standpoint, being thrown on the scrap heap is not particularly easy to accept and come to terms with and move on from. I had never really thought about outplacement support when it happens, but if done sensitively and well it can be very positive and helpful. From the outset Simon's style has not been what I would probably have naturally expected from an outplacement consultant.
Forbes' style and advice has been sensitive, supportive, constructive, intelligent and based upon generous helpings of wisdom and listening. The first meeting was especially interesting since Simon cut straight to the chase and made me realize just how institutionalized I was and how much baggage of corporate life and speak I was carrying around with me. I left determined to get to grips with this as the priority, since I could see from his gentle but firm comments, how debilitating it could be on any attempt to move on to an uncertain future and how it would, as he said, show through to prospective employers.
Meetings with Simon kept my morale topped up and helped me to articulate and evaluate the routes that I was exploring.
Having ultimately settled on starting up my own business, he was again there for me and was very helpful with constructive advice and support"
BR Sussex
"So has it been helpful to have Forbes to meet up with and would I recommend them to others? The answer on both is a clear and unequivocal yes".
C.G. Surrey