Case Studies & Testimonials
See our recruitment strategies in action.
Proven results. Proven dedication.
It’s one thing talking about how great we are, it’s a whole other thing to show you our real-life impact with financial services candidates and clients. Across all divisions, we’ve consistently proven we deliver exceptional service and exceptional results.
See the challenges we’ve helped financial services businesses and professionals overcome, the impressive results we’ve helped them achieve, and how we did it in our case studies and testimonials below.
Case Studies
Testimonials
We’re proud to say we work with the best of the best in our industry & we’re even prouder of the feedback we receive from them on our service.
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I have had the pleasure of working with Gary at BWD for over ten years, and I must say that he is an exceptional recruitment consultant. He has been extremely proactive in recruiting a Managing Director and Compliance Director for our firm, Armstrong Watson for our financial planning business. Additionally, he has recruited a number of financial planners as part of our growth strategy to support the development of the wider business to ensure we can look after our growing client base with their financial planning needs. Gary works with the wider team and they have had a positive experience too. All the candidates that Gary has put forward have been of high quality. He is very pragmatic and only puts people in front of me that meet the brief. He is responsive and available whenever I need him. I would highly recommend Gary to anyone looking for a recruitment consultant who is dedicated to finding the right talent for their organization.
Paul DicksonChief Executive & Managing Partner | Armstrong Watson -
Yasmin recently assisted me in placing 3 new hires within my Specialist pension risk-transfer team, in which we service a leading pensions insurance buy-in and buyout provider. She took the time to understand the specifics of the role and the type of person it suits and was almost immediately able to send me CVs that were of interest. Yasmin is easy to work with, friendly, knowledgeable around the industry and so has been able to provide an excellent service.
Nader EdmundsPartner at XPS Pensions -
Punter Southall Aspire is a national employee benefits and financial planning business which has grown to 150 people over the last five years since launch.
The growth is both through acquisition and organic, and we have worked with BWD as a partner over recent years to support this growth and found the quality of the candidates and the service to support these critical hires has been exceptional.
Our most recent hire period has been a perfect cultural match able to join the business without any issues, which I think is a reflection of the quality of candidate screening processes.
Steve ButlerCEO | Punter Southall Aspire -
I’m extremely impressed with BWD, in particular the support and advice received. Our search brief was simple, but we set the candidate quality bar high. To add to the challenge, we also set a stretching selection and on boarding timeline. BWD cleared the bar and then some.
Lee DobsonCFO | EMEA BNY Mellon/Pershing -
Always professional & doesn't put any candidates in front of me that are inappropriate or don't meet the brief.
Robin HornerRegional Manager | Shackleton -
BWD have been a great supplier to the Pontoon managed MSP onsite at BNY Mellon. They initially joined the PSL on the back of a strong recommendation from the perm recruitment team. They work closely with the onsite team and they support constructively once a role is unable to be filled internally. Since joining they have dominated the northwest region of the UK and in the last 12 months they have expanded this dominance by becoming our number one supplier across the UK. We look forward to working with them in the future.
Ashley MayesHead of Client Services | Pontoon / BNY Mellon -
Ellie was great to work with, she understood the pressures of our day to day business and was pragmatic in her approach. She maintained the candidates interest over the lengthy interview and decision processes for which we are very grateful. She made time to speak to us and help with the decision. Overall a good experience.
Client Gareth -
Yasmin has been nothing short of brilliant with helping me secure a new role in the industry. She provided lots of insight, encouragement and advice throughout the process. When I first got in touch with Yasmin, I didn’t think I was even qualified for the role we were discussing, and it goes to show how valuable her time was as I secured the position!
Recently Placed Candidate -
I haven't used a recruitment agent before and Jordan put me at ease straight away. He was keen to understand what I was looking for and provided any information. I needed to consider an opportunity. He then kept me well informed of progress and gave me key points to bring out at interview. Jordan was professional and approachable. I would 100% recommend him.
Recently Placed Candidate -
James has been exceptional the whole way through this process; understood what I was looking for plus always kept me informed and responded when he said he would. I would definitely recommend James to any employers or employees in the financial sector.
Recently Placed Candidate -
She has been brilliant in keeping in touch with me and understanding what I am looking for as well as keeping me informed of progress and identified a few potential prospects for future employers.
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