Why work with Assured?

Mike has always been thorough in his ways of identifying and assessing talent. He has strong understanding of the market and the region and most importantly our brand and company. Always a pleasure dealing with especially with his strong consultative approach.

Over the past few years, we have partnered AT on many different searches across the Middle East. Each time, he was successful in assisting us to explore the market and secure not just the right person, but the best person in the region. Mike is very knowledgeable about the confectionary sector. Previously, he had worked at Thornton’s in a commercial role, this has helped build a partnership with Haribo, he understands the roles in more detail and can add value by shaping how we build the sales & marketing teams. Each process is ran in a detailed and thorough manner, ensuring we felt happy throughout.

We’ve been very happy with Mike and would not hesitate to engage him for a search in Europe or Middle East.

We have been working with Mike for the past 3 years as he progressed through various recruitment agencies and we continued to follow Mike due to his professional and focused approach when tackling our vacancies. Mike takes the added time to clearly understand the clients requirements and desired candidates and does a thorough search and screening to submit candidates matched to the job profile unlike many other recruiters that flood us with candidates that don’t meet basic job specifications.

We recommend his services to any client looking for a timely and focused approach.

We have been absolutely delighted with the support received from Mike over the last few months in sourcing candidates for a number of business critical roles for the GCC. Mike took the time at the outset to fully understand our business and the technical nature of the roles in question. These were certainly not easy roles to fill, however Mike was extremely focused in his approach, working tirelessly over a number of weeks to source some outstanding candidates within our very tight timeframes. Right from the start, I had confidence and trust in Mike’s ability to successfully deliver the projects due to his high level of professionalism, exceptional service standards and far reaching network. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and I appreciated his excellent collaboration and follow up throughout the duration of the projects. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mike and indeed look forward to his continued support on future recruitment assignments.

We have worked with Mike around a year ago for the recruitment of a MEA Brand Manager for our Candy category. Mike led the process with extreme professionalism, where he proved deep knowledge of the market dynamics and a wide access to a large talent pool. His understanding of the client’s business needs and culture, and the screening process he went through made the decision making very efficient. Mike is also great at building strong relationships with both clients and candidates as he sets very well the right expectations on both ends to ensure transparency, consistency and trust.

We were extremely happy working with Mike on this role and the end result was very satisfactory. Mike still checks up frequently on the progress of the Brand Manager within our organization, driven by his strong passion and commitment to his role.

I collaborated with AT on a few recruitment briefs and found him to be a great asset and a valuable partner. Mike has a deep knowledge of the market and an extensive network of contacts. His FMCG background enables him to scope out and validate the requirements and to accurately evaluate candidate credentials and abilities. He is also a great judge of character and uses this skill and client knowledge to assess candidates cultural fit and suitability. Mike always looks at the long term and goes beyond the call of duty to make sure the right decision is made. His honest and valid opinions therefore make him a trusted and valuable partner.