A few words from some of our very satisfied clients and candidates:

Tony Vickers,
Commerce & Industry

After knowing Tony for many years, when we eventually needed to recruit a new Accountant into the London office. I deliberately left this role exclusively with Balance Recruitment as I completely trust their judgement.

As expected Tony was not only extremely thorough and knowledgeable in regards to the London recruitment market but he also delivered the right candidate whom we later employed after only a short duration.

I look forward to working with Balance Recruitment in the future.

Group IT Director,
Kings Place Music Foundation

We have recently recruited a Retail Analyst through Tony Vickers at Balance Recruitment, and were very impressed with the efficiency of service provided. Tony met with us to discuss our requirement in detail and shortly after was able to introduce us to a highly relevant candidate who was not actively seeking a move, but who was interested in joining our business after Tony‘s approach. We weren‘t encouraged to review applications that didn‘t meet our criteria, and overall were left very pleased with how smoothly the process ran from start to finish.

Head of Management Accounting,
The British Land Company PLC

Dear Tony,

A quick note to thank you for your help with the recent vacancy at the bank. Your quick response and introduction of relevant CV‘s was great to see, particularly for such a specific role. The successful candidate also tells me that he received a thorough brief prior to meeting us and was very well informed throughout the process.

Thanks again,

HR Business Partner,
Kleinwort Benson

Tony Vickers at Balance was recommended to me as a well regarded niche finance recruiter.

As someone who has seen a lot of recruiters over the years, both as a job seeker and a hiring manager, I am often dubious about recruiters over selling and under delivering.

I was pleased with the way in which Tony approached this project in a very factual and straight forward manner. We sat down and set timeframes for each part of the process and I felt strongly that Tony listened to the requirements of the business and kept me in the loop on any information I would need.

I was using two other national recruitment businesses alongside Balance and in total saw thirty cvs from which I selected fifteen candidates to see for first round interviews.

I saw just three from Tony’s four cvs sent and two of his candidates immediately impressed me and were taken to the next stage. What was clear was that the candidates from Tony were a better match than those from the other agencies.

It was clear to me that Tony had really understood the brief and was confident enough to send just a few on his shortlist which I interviewed at his office in Barbican.

Tony managed the process from beginning to end which included further interviews, presentations and negotiations on offer.

Financial Controller,
PR & Marketing Business

Having worked with Tony Vickers as a client, I know him to be a professional and experienced recruiter with a strong reputation and network of contacts within the retail sector.

The responsiveness and accuracy of the service I received as a client was very impressive and what was evident was that Tony had listened to our longer term business plans and introduced a candidate with skills that would work for us, long term.

This particular candidate has performed well and is likely to become a more permanent fixture in our finance team.

Furthermore, I found Balance to be understanding and flexible on business terms without compromising on delivery.

Finance & IT Director,
Fashion Retail

I am writing to pass on my thanks for all your efforts in our recent recruitment campaign. It is refreshing to see a recruitment business providing so much care and attention to sourcing and retaining quality people for our business. I felt confident that the right message was going out to candidates and that you were representing us in the very best light to the market.

Finding the right recruitment partner is essential to our success and is often a chore with some of the larger recruiters. The process has been a smooth and successful one and I intend to keep in good contact with Balance for future recruitment campaigns.

Estates Finance Manager,
Public Sector – Education

I was approached by Tony Vickers earlier this year in response to a retained campaign he was also running in the Financial Times for a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis role. At the time, I wasn’t specifically looking for a new role, but having had previous experience and an active interest in the drinks industry I was intrigued to explore this further.

Tony called me to arrange a meeting at his office and we spoke at length about the company and the role in question. Tony was very upfront with me about the business and talked me through the direction the business was going in and how this hire was instrumental to the strategic growth and evolution of the business.

Tony represented my interests in a very professional manner and provided me with guidance and feedback throughout the process which resulted in an offer and a slightly different role profile and job description to match my longer term career aspirations.

Business Analysis Director,
FMCG – Drinks

I have worked with Tony Vickers as both a client and a candidate and have found him to be extremely thorough and professional. All candidates recommended matched the brief completely, without wasting time and without sending dozens of CV’s.

As a candidate I found Tony to be incredibly proactive and able to match my experience and career aspirations fully. Tony made the process of taking my next career step a very easy and smooth one.

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis,
Publishing Business