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Jerome Bull
Jerome is a Search Consultant working out of our Cheshire office and heads up our Industry Practice. He has extensive experience of recruiting up to Board level across most functions in a variety of sectors including fmcg/food, building products, aerospace, defence, automotive, utilities, engineering and industrial/B2B services. He is comfortable working with organisations of all sizes from SMEs to large corporations and has a track record of successfully delivering challenging projects both within the UK and overseas.
Prior to joining Wickland Westcott in 1998, he gained a breadth of HR/in-house resourcing experience working in the telecoms and retail sectors with Caudwell Communications (Phones 4U) and Co-operative Retail Services (CRS).
Jerome has a degree in Psychology from the University of Manchester and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Birmingham Business School. He also holds BPS level A and B certificates in Psychometric Testing.
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13th September 2011Blinkers off - recruiting from other sectors
For many employers, recruiting from within their industry is preferable to appointing a candidate from outside the sector. They believe that this specific knowledge is a prerequisite for success, and that candidates without this insight present an unnecessary risk. In...
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01st June 2011It's a Two Way Street
Accepting a job with a new employer represents a significant and often daunting decision. Whilst employers tend to be increasingly thorough and scientific in the way they assess candidate suitability, how do you satisfy yourself that the job opportunity is right for you? Recruiting companies use a range of techniques to assess job applicants for any given role. ...
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10th November 2010Standing Out From The Crowd
Creating the right impression in a busy candidate marketplace is a particular challenge for today’s job seeker. Here we provide some guidelines on how to maximise the impact of a CV. Whilst obvious to most job-seekers (but clearly not all) the CV needs to include the name and contact details of the applicant. The best candidates give the full range of contact options including email address, home and mobile telephone numbers and, whilst less commonly used for correspondence, the postal address. ...
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04th January 2012Transforming Supply Chain Performance
Tata Steel Europe supplies a range of products to multiple markets, operating 3 integrated steel plants along with several downstream processing facilities. Since the acquisition of the business from Corus in 2007, Tata has invested heavily in manufacturing assets, new products and advanced operating practices leading to the development of a fully integrated supply chain model. The...
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05th January 2012Supporting Growth in the Medical Devices Sector
Invibio, a subsidiary of the FTSE listed Victrex Group, supplies biomaterial solutions used in the manufacture of spinal, orthopaedic and other medical implants. In support of the the ongoing growth of the business, the company required a highly commercial Operations Director to harness the talents of a diverse team including quality, product development, engineering and supply chain. We...
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10th March 2008BAE Systems, Weapons & Vehicles
The Weapons & Vehicles Division of BAE Systems designs, develops, manufactures and provides through life support for a wide range of defence applications deployed on land including fire systems, armoured engineer vehicles, military vehicles, military bridging, and logistical support. Land platforms are supplied to the UK Armed Forces via the MOD, Land Systems' prime customer. Weapons and vehicle solutions are delivered via multi-disciplinary integrated project teams (IPTs), members of which co-ordinate the various stages within the development and production cycle....
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