Managing Recruitment for DERTOUR UK, parent company for the much-celebrated travel brands: KUONI, Carrier, CV Villas, Kirker, Jules Verne, Journeys Latin America and Solmar.

Same as below, however I am now responsible for company wide recruitment, including Retail, Sales and Head Office.I created and also manage Kuoni’s LinkedIn account as well as @workatkuoniuk on Instagram.

As the Recruitment & Retention Senior Executive at Kuoni, I lead all talent acquisition initiatives from strategy through to implementation. It is my role to hire and retain the best talent in the industry, and oversee the succession planning for our retail network and virtual call centre. I am responsible for ensuring a smooth delivery of a best in class approach to finding and keeping talent. I also manage the companies LinkedIn profile as well as created @workatkuoniuk on Instagram. I created this account along with a supporting campaign to not only continuously improve employee engagement but to also attract the best talent to the business.Additionally responsible for the following: • Creation, development and the delivery of the Recruitment and Retention strategy • Hosting & management of all Assessment Days, including handpicking successful applicants• Creating and maintaining relationships with key agencies and universities; attending career fairs to promote Kuoni as strong employer of choice.• Delivering a structured approach to succession planning; working closely with the senior sales management team to nurture top performers, plan and cultivate their skills in readiness to fill opportunities• Following the progress of new starters, ensuring their welfare throughout probation• Exit & retention interviews • Maintaining and regularly refreshing recruitment materials and media; Kuoni LinkedIn, website, job adverts, assessment centres• Full recruitment process; creating job specs, adverts, application screening, telephone interviews, assessment days and deciding who is right for the business• Facilitating job offers and finalise agreement with HR and candidate

Secondment to ensure all 10 stores within the region were ready for the sales peak. Delivered product (country and exclusive hotels), system and sales lead training.

Nominated for Assistant Manager of the year 2017

Kuoni is an award winning travel operator that specialises in the luxury market. On a day to day basis I tailor-make luxury and bespoke packages; this is done by identifying my clients requirements and using my expertise on a destination. My main aim is to inspire by providing various proposals after consultation by designing a package to match the clients interests, tastes and budget and of course created with an absolute commitment to quality.I have experience using Galileo on a day to day basis amongst other booking platforms such as Bonotel, GTA and in house systems. I continually converse with ground agents world wide ensuring every aspect of a clients trip is not only realistic but to ensure it meets both their expectations and Kuoni standards. I specialise in both single and multi centre itineraries to the Indian Ocean (Maldives & Sri Lanka), Western Canada, Thailand, Bali, UAE, Jordan, New York, Barbados and Europe. I do however have experience selling and tailor making trips worldwide.

Luxury men's fashion retailer, stores based in both Salisbury and Bournemouth. I started Richmond Classics as a Sales adviser in 2009 and very quickly gained a supervisory status. Day to day was customer facing and I had to ensure that not only myself but other members of staff were providing the best customer service possible. As the company takes pride in offering the latest trends, store merchandising, product knowledge and social media marketing were crucial elements of my role and I believe that it showed my attention to detail and creativity at its best.I continued to show my loyalty to the company throughout my university career by working part time in store, a long with helping to manage social media platforms.

I specialised in Further Education and my aim was to build relationships with colleges, training centres and universities across the UK, and to represent qualified teachers. I was responsible for generating and exploring new business opportunities, as well as building upon existing client relationships.Whilst working for Jambo, I took part in a 15,000ft Sky Dive in Exeter to raise Money for companies charity which supports two small villages in Tanzania. Charity Link: http://www.trentpearce.co.uk/charitable-foundation.php

9 month fixed term contract (voluntary). As the coordinator my job was to be student focused and to create and run a fun mixed netball league. I had to represent and promote the league across the university campuses, students union website and through social media to encourage physical activity to all current students.

Temporary short term contract.Primarily to support the Students Union President in day to day planning of both small and large scale events.