“Howett Thorpe is different; we focus on placing the right person in the right company and developing their careers, unlike other consultancies that are more concerned with how many people they can place each month.
My philosophy is simple: Understanding your clients and candidates is fundamental to the success of the recruitment process. We interview all our candidates in person (unless there are exceptional circumstances) and we visit our clients to discuss their needs and gain firsthand experience of their working environment and culture.
I became interested in recruitment when I was a student and my friends asked me for advice about job interviews. I enjoyed being able to help them to find the roles they wanted and realised that knowing my friends as individuals enabled me to tailor my advice specifically to them. That discovery has influenced all my professional relationships with both clients and candidates.
A career in recruitment was a logical step for me. I started with Accountancy Personnel in 1985, loved the work and was quickly promoted to manager, first at Basingstoke, then at Guildford, before opening a new office in Woking. After about three years the company was taken over by a well-known national consultancy and suddenly my job was all about numbers rather than providing a quality recruitment service that truly understood the clients’ needs. This way of working seemed so wrong to me that I knew I had to set up my own consultancy to provide individually-tailored recruitment. The first Howett Thorpe office opened in June 1988.
What is unique about Howett Thorpe is that consultants have the autonomy to make decisions so they don’t waste time waiting for agreements to be signed off at a higher level. I have always told my consultants; treat your desk as if it’s your own business.
We are all proud of the exceptional service levels Howett Thorpe has maintained since 1988 and the growth and development the business has enjoyed because of this. I am always available to speak directly to candidates or clients and always welcome any feedback.”
Howett Thorpe is structured to ensure you will work in partnership with experienced Finance & HR Recruitment Specialists whose aim is to fully understand your specific company needs. Through specialist and professional recruitment guidance and services we help you obtain maximum success at every stage of your recruitment campaign
We will provide unbiased advice on all your options. Because we operate within specialist divisions you benefit from our depth of understanding and detailed market knowledge relating to every financial and human resources skill set. We can provide you with career management and interview support, advice on study support and guidance on qualification options and salaries. We agree how to and when it is appropriate to contact you and never submit your CV to our clients without your permission.
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Our Farnham office was established in 1988 and recruits within the Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire areas providing specialist temporary and permanent staff within Commerce, Public Services and Public Practice. We are an independent finance recruitment specialist placing all non-qualified roles in Accountancy Support and managing Qualified and Executive Financial appointments; ACCA, CIMA, ACA and CIPFA across Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Frimley, Gatwick, Godalming, Guildford, Hook, Leatherhead, Liphook, Liss, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Reading, Redhill, Reigate, Southampton, Windlesham, Wokingham, Yateley, Pirbirght, Haslemere, Hindhead, Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Basingstoke, Bordon, Bracknell, Camberley, Chobham, Cranleigh, Crawley and Dorking.
