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Testimonials
The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibitions Spring 2008
“We have met a good number of quality engineers and have found great benefit in the opportunity to give a company presentation. Overall, it’s been a great show.”
Andy Scott, Recruitment Manager, Astrium
"This was our first year recruiting at Olympia which proved to be a very popular event, which did not only attract Engineering & Construction specialists but other key specialist areas such as Accounting & Finance. Overall we obtained a myriad of skilled potential candidates who are now going through our recruitment process".
Sam Short, Operations – Recruitment, Honda of the UK Manufacturing.
“As first time exhibitors at the National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition, we’ve found it to be a really positive experience. We’ve been extremely busy and have met a good mix of graduates and skilled professionals. Recruiting here has been an excellent learning and networking experience, it was definitely worth our while.“
Karina Erangey, Kentech Group
“There’s been a really good atmosphere over the last two days and we’ve met a lot of very good quality visitors – it’s been non-stop! The exhibition as a whole has been well organised and we’ve really enjoyed ourselves.”
Ching Wong, Lead Recruiter, BAE Submarines
The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibitions Autumn 2007
"The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition has delivered a lot of high calibre applicants and provided great exposure for the Jaguar & Land Rover brand. The marketing campaign has been very targeted and we have seen a lot of very promising recent graduates and experience candidates"
Stephen Bennet, Jaguar & Land Rover
"We have been really pleased with the turnout, quality and variety of the potential applicants we met over the last two days. We found visitors to be well prepared who had obviously researched our company before the exhibition."
Angela Behan, Capita Symonds
"We've been pleasantly suprised by the quality of the event and the visitors. We have already proceeded to the next stage of the recruitment process with a number of candidates we met at the exhibition. The event has been very worthwhile for us."
Sarah Bodien, Bechtel
The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition, 11 & 12 May 2007
“This is our first show and it has far exceeded our expectations. We’ve been impressed by both the quality and quantity of people on our stand. We collected 50 good CVs on the first day alone – and meeting them face-to-face has been invaluable for us. We look forward to coming back in the autumn.”
Sebastian Proctor, Chief Process Engineer, Sellafield Ltd
“The calibre of candidates we have seen today has been excellent. There are a good number we will be inviting down for interviews – and hopefully some we will take on!”
Karen Thomas, HR Manager, EADS Defence & Security
“This is our first NECR and we’ve been incredibly impressed! The marketing has been fabulous – so many people have come specifically to meet us, on both the graduate and more experienced sides. We look forward to coming back in the autumn.”
Michelle Wing, HR Manager, TEREX
“We’re looking for experienced professionals and have found that we’ve not only been really busy but also that the quality has been excellent. We’ve met both good control engineers and project managers. The stand has worked really well and overall it has been a good branding exercise.”
Anna Fullerton-Batten, Recruitment Manager, Honeywell
“We’ve been extremely busy and met some really promising candidates. The event has provided a good range of people from graduates through to very experienced engineers looking for a new role. We have really enjoyed the show!”
Carolyn Kenney, HR Manager, Energy Wholesale, E.ON UK
The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition, 24 & 25 November 2006
“NECR has far exceeded our expectations! We have been inundated with excellent quality candidates and have collected a lot of good CVs. We look forward to coming back next year!”
Reggi Lans, Recruitment Manager, Aker Kvaerner
“We have really enjoyed the experience of exhibiting at NECR. We are looking for some very specific positions, and it has been great to meet the candidates face to face. We have made over 400 contacts – some of which I could see fitting in at GSK.”
Ian Burt, EFES Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
“NECR was very well organised and the VMGL staff extremely helpful. We took a breakout room at the event, which was fantastic - it gave us the opportunity to follow up good conversations in more detail. We collected a high number of CVs, and have already identified candidates that we will invite to 2nd interviews. I expect us to hire 4-5 people directly from the event. We look forward to coming back next year!”
Tessa Heywood, Technip
“We’ve hardly stopped on our stand! We are looking for a whole range of candidates, from graduates to experienced and qualified skilled professionals – and we’ve met excellent quality people across the full range. It has certainly been an excellent show for us.”
Jo Chester, Graduate Recruitment Officer, Cummins
“NECR has been professionally run, and we’ve met a great range of candidates. We have over 50 contacts that we’ll be considering and I can see we will definitely be hiring from the people we’ve met at this event.”
James Nileshwar, Recruiting, Schlumberger
“This is our first time at NECR and it has proved very successful. We have met a good number of highly skilled engineers from which we intend to line up some very good interviews.”
Christian Daley, Recruitment Manager, Zurich
“The stand has been incredibly busy and we have seen some very interesting candidates that we look forward to following up with.”
Heather Baldwin, Resourcing Manager, Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd
The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition, 12 & 13 May 2006
"We've had a lot of interest on the stand, and seen a good range of people. We're crying out for civil graduates and have seen some good candidates at the show. We’ve also had a lot of interest from project managers and mechanical engineers. I’ve been specifically impressed with the quality of candidates and have taken away some good CVs."
Amanda Christie, Personnel Officer, MW Kellogg Ltd
"Attending the show has been beneficial for marketing our industry and brand, particularly with the extensive pre-show coverage. The day has yielded high calibre candidates with which we look forward to following up."
Pauline Doran, Recruitment Manager, GSH
"We met a great variety of experienced engineers and graduates, from which I expect a number of high quality recruits."
Andrew Haskell, Head of Resourcing, Tube Lines Ltd
"We brought a full team for the stand and found we have all been consistently busy. I’ve been impressed with both the quantity and quality of people we have met at the event and have a lot of good CVs to follow up on."
Hazel Charahah, HR Department, ALSTOM
"This is the first time we’ve done a general engineering recruitment event, and it’s been a really positive experience. It’s been very well organised and the variety and quality of candidates has been outstanding."
Andy Brodie, Recruitment Coordinator, Technip
The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition, 25 & 26 November 2005
"After the success of last year’s event, from which we recruited six professionals into direct roles, we took a bigger stand for 2005. This has been fantastic and we have been even busier! The hospitality and support from Venture has been brilliant and we look forward to coming back next year!"
Helen Viveash, Administration Coordinator, Honda of the UK Manufacturing
"We've had a great show and have been really busy all day. We’ve met not only high quality interested candidates, but also a great range – from graduates through to mature highly skilled professionals looking for their next career move, which is exactly what we’re here for."
Ricardo Alarcon, Design Engineer, British Energy
"NER/NCR has been a high quality fair in terms of people approaching the stand. We have met lots of experienced, realistic and technically aware engineers looking for a variety of careers."
Gareth Pugh, Graduate Recruitment UK, Corus
"The stand has been very busy with visitors showing real interest in what BAE has to offer. We’re recruiting for a broad mix of roles and have met some very interesting candidates. It has been a good show for us, attracting a large number of engineers to the stand."
Mike Compton, BAE Systems
"This is the first time we have exhibited at this event and we’ve been very impressed by the quality of people to our stand. We have been consistently busy and are very happy with the CVs we are taking away with us. It is an excellent way to raise awareness for our brand. The organisation has been very good, and we will definitely be back next year!"
Steve Ayres, Head of Systems, Thales
"NER/NCR has provided us with access to a wide spectrum of visitors – we’ve been able to meet everything from potential technicians to graduates, all with a broad vocational and academic background. It’s also a great way for the RAF to gain visibility to a large audience of professionals. We’re looking for, and finding, enthusiastic, educated, technically-minded people; and the show has delivered some really good quality candidates this year."
Flight Lieutenant Ben Trapnell, Engineer Liaison Team, Royal Air Force
"The show has been really good for us. It has been very well attended – we’ve been kept busy through the two days, and even struggled to find time to have lunch! We have seen some good calibre people and been really pleased with the diverse range of potential candidates. This is a great way to promote what we do."
David Hockley, Head of Workforce Planning & Recruitment, Health & Safety Executive
"It's been very successful and well-attended. We’ve collected sixty excellent CVs on the first day alone, plus given out numerous applications. The organisation has been excellent and we haven’t stopped. We hope to be back next year."
David Key, Performance Leader, Royal SunAlliance