HDA

What our clients say about us

 

Career Transition Services

	Bob Ferneyhough
	‘Very pleased with contribution HDA have made to our recent site closure and redundancy programmes’. Executive Director Human Resources, Henkel

 

“I was impressed with the quality of the initial interactions and range of services available through HDA. The program alternatives were very much in line with my requirements. I found the various advisors, coaches and mentors very supportive and able to give excellent guidance on all aspects of the transition process. The regular follow up from various members of the HDA organisation helped to pull the entire program together very effectively ensuring that I was at no time left without a strong sense of support and encouragement. I was particularly pleased that I had previously worked closely and successfully with the consultant within the HDA partner firm in my home country. This added considerably to the continuity and successful conclusion of the program. In summary I can recommend HDA with confidence as a Career Transition service that delivers.”

Supply Chain Director - Manufacturing

 

"The ultimate measure of whether outplacement has worked or not is if people get jobs in a timely manner; this has certainly been the case with the closure of the UK office and I attribute a lot of this success to the way outplacement was managed. The program we devised with HDA was flexible enough to cope with individual needs and timely so that people got thinking about their future quickly enabling them to make clear decisions. The team at HDA have always been responsive, flexible and professional; it has been a pleasure working with them in this difficult time."

European HR Manager, Engineering Company

“HDA's consultants are of a high quality and the matching process with employees is working successfully. I have found HDA to be flexible and adaptable to meet the company's needs and above all, our employees feel supported through what can be a difficult and emotional process“

Senior HR Manager, Financial Services

 

“HDA have supported our company with outplacement services over the last 3 years. Our decision to work with HDA was their ability to provide support often at short notice across the UK and with varying numbers of people. HDA have managed to ensure that each person has received a tailored solution that was right for them without insisting on ‘one size fitting all’. Our employees have been extremely happy with the support they have received when they leave the company”

Manufacturing Sector

What our career transition candidate clients say about us

“I found the service you offer to be extremely valuable.  But I found my consultant very easy to talk to, she understood exactly how I was feeling/what I was thinking/where I wanted to be & by the end of my first session she had boosted my confidence & I walked out feeling great and that there was some light at the end of the tunnel.  All 3 sessions were well planned & productive.  She got to know what I liked & didn't very quickly so all her ideas were tailed to my needs & more importantly my personality.  All in all I have found the HDA service invaluable & probably wouldn't have got me in the role I am in today. I would highly recommend this service to anyone after having been made redundant.”

Professional Services

 

“I'm not sure that I will be able to adequately express my gratitude, but since you helped me with revising my CV, I posted the revised copy on the internet & within two days I had three expressions of interest. These turned into two interviews and two second interviews. As a result I accepted a new role for a Multimedia company.”

Finance Sector

 

“A quick note to say how positive and stimulating it was to meet up with (my networking coach) the other day. What a live wire! Our session really held up to my excellent experience of HDA. We have agreed some follow up work and that will round off my support. Would be happy to provide you with a user testimonial if that would be helpful (the only gripe I would, entirely unreasonably, have is that I didn't spend more time with your great staff) - please let me know.”

Public Sector

 

“Although, I was initially sceptical of the benefits of the HDA programme I had found it to be very beneficial in job searching and also in resolving a number of personal issues surrounding the aftermath of redundancy. I strongly recommend the programme to others.”

Manufacturing Sector

“I am glad that I took full advantage of this facility. I don't think my consultant has ever had to work for his money as hard as he did doing things for me. I am grateful for the fact that help was there whenever I needed it, especially in crisis.”

Travel Sector

 

“Redundancy was a blessing in disguise because it gave me the final push I needed to break away from the UK and follow a path I had been considering for some time. The flexibility of the support provided by HDA enabled me to find employment in my chosen area within a comparatively short space of time.”

Financial Services

 

“I really enjoyed working with my consultant. He helped me focus my thoughts, as well as reinforcing that the actions I had decided to take were appropriate. My consultant was so skilled at spotting my issues through a chat about what had happened or what was about to happen, and I finished each meeting thinking that it had been useful.”

Pharmaceutical Sector

 

“I found the programme to be extremely useful, and I am happy to report that I am now in the final stages of being made a permanent member of staff. I was very depressed when I was made redundant, but I met with my consultant very soon afterwards and was greatly encouraged by what he had to say. I obtained several interviews later, due in great part to his advice about my CV. I cannot thank you all enough for your help during what has been a difficult period in my life. I would have no hesitation in recommending you to other colleagues should they be in need of your assistance”

Media Sector

 

“My consultant gave me outstanding support at a time when I needed it most. His responsiveness and ability to tune in instantly to my complex situation and issues was invaluable. He is a perceptive and sympathetic coach who challenges and provides a unique perspective.”

Manufacturing Sector

 

“I assumed HDA was just another outplacement service provider, with CV's, Head-hunting agency lists, Interview Techniques, support services and so on. Clearly I was wrong HDA offer much more! I can strongly recommend HDA as a highly professional, commercially effective and caring organisation, that respects and values client placements well being and success in the short, medium and long term.”

Manufacturing Sector

 

“I left my first meeting with a clear sense of an organisation that was going to be as flexible as possible to match what it could offer to what I needed, with my consultant actively engaging with HDA on my behalf to deliver a bespoke support to ensure I got the very greatest value out of the programme…. I was on the ‘job market’ for just over 3 months, and my consultant and HDA contributed in a major way to my returning to employment swiftly.”

NHS

 

“My consultant gave me outstanding support at a time when I needed it most. His responsiveness and ability to tune in instantly to my complex situation and issues was invaluable. He is a perceptive and sympathetic coach who challenges and provides a unique perspective. I cannot recommend him highly enough”

Manufacturing Sector

“I found the programme to be extremely useful, and I am happy to report that I am now in the final stages of being made a permanent member of staff with the … Group...I was very depressed when I was made redundant, but I met with (my consultant) very soon afterwards and was greatly encouraged by what he had to say. I obtained several interviews later, due in great part to his advice about my CV. I cannot thank you all enough for your help during what has been a difficult period in my life, and I … would have no hesitation in recommending you to other colleagues should they be in need of your assistance.”

Media Sector

 

"The service from HDA was excellent, in particular my coach's help - they quickly and accurately ascertained my skill sets and my wants and needs in a job, gave me invaluable CV advice, a number of resources for my future plans, and was persistently helpful even when I was poor in my contacts. The experience with HDA completes the very friendly parting from my organisation nicely, and I appreciated your help more than I had thought that I would."

Automotive

 

Who to contact about our services in this area

Luke Bennett, Senior Account Manager - llb@hda.co.uk / +44 (0) 207 484 5481

Joanne Simpson, Managing Career Consultant - jxs@hda.co.uk / +44 (0) 1202 481 811