the extra mile

Best Talent Solutions

At Best Talent, we provide a range of career support and career coaching services to help you in your job search. For our business partners we provide search and selection, HR support, talent acquisition, recruitment and consultancy services.

We always strive to go ‘the extra mile’ for our clients and delegates. From supporting young professionals in their job search with our career coaching programs, to assisting clients with recruitment and talent acquisition – we always aim to go above and beyond.

Our Testimonials

Candidate: Head Of Marketing – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Great service throughout the recruitment process – honest, open and approachable.

Lincoln Clarke – COO – The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Hi Mike, I just wanted to say really well done for getting Colin on board. He really satisfied our concerns today and we are confident he will be a real asset. Thanks for all your hard work, not just with the Head of HR but with the many other roles that you have helped us with over the last couple of years.

Lisa Davies – Head of Communication & Insight, RDA

We were under under-resourced, and under pressure to fill several roles in a tough fundraising market. Working with Mike, and Best Talent Solutions, made the whole recruitment process as smooth and effective as possible. Mike supported us throughout, kept the pace up, provided great advice and found us three excellent candidates. On top of that, he’s a genuinely nice person to work with – thank you Mike!

Candidate: Director of CMI – Cargotec

Mike’s approach was more intelligent, open-minded and inquisitive than other search professionals. I felt much less of a commodity, and much more of a partner in a collaborative and trusted relationship. All of this he reinforced with transparent, discrete and timely communication. An excellent service.

I’ve known Mike for many years in a professional capacity so jumped at the chance to engage him when my son graduated and started to look for his first step on the career ladder.

Mike very quickly gained the confidence of my son by empathising with his goals and aspirations whilst also dishing out the cold realities of the employment market. He never sugar coated anything and always left my son motivated and enthusiastic to follow his guidance and recommendations. However, Mike was at his most effective when the inevitable knock-backs and rejections occurred. He re-installs confidence and determination and is equally effective when helping to prepare for interviews and assessment centres.

Mike also has a sharp understanding of how young executives get hired and what employers look for in CV’s and covering letters whilst having a manner which connects well with young people.

Overall, Best Talent is a go coaching business which is truly effective and very reasonably priced.

Thank you Mike.

I contacted Mike during my A-Levels for help applying to internships for my gap year. From the very first session, Mike’s guidance was invaluable. He helped me restructure my CV to highlight my strengths and tailor it to the roles I was targeting. His advice on interview techniques was particularly useful—I went into my interviews with a clear strategy, prepared answers for common questions, and the confidence to tackle unexpected ones.

Mike also took the time to understand my interests and career goals, helping me identify the right internships for my skill set. His workshops were not only informative but also highly interactive, making it easy to apply what I had learnt. Thanks to his support, I secured an internship that perfectly aligned with my goals, giving me an excellent head start in my career.

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