Emma Ferres

Senior Career Consultant

Emma is passionate about helping professional returners, both men and women, reignite their careers having had an 8-year career break herself.

Understanding the struggles faced by those who have taken time out of their careers to either raise family or to care for a loved one (amongst other reasons) is critical to implementing a successful Returner Programme.

Emma’s career began within agency recruitment working on both interim and permanent positions in a variety of different sectors including Oil & Gas and Financial Services. She then moved to working in-house as a Recruitment Account Manager for Lehman Brothers and subsequently Northern Trust.

Having experienced first hand the difficulties faced when attempting to kick start a career again in a challenging environment, Emma made it her mission to work with an organisation whose main objective is to help those individuals who were struggling to get back to work.

As a former recruiter Emma was very aware of the assumptions made when gaps appear on a candidate’s CV. Sadly many of these candidates are not even considered for roles advertised in the industry and are simply overlooked despite many previous years of very relevant experience.

In her role as a Senior Careers Consultant Emma works closely with the client ensuring that both the client’s needs and candidate’s expectations are perfectly aligned.

“At Inclusivity we spend time with each candidate ensuring they are given the support and guidance needed when re-entering the labour market. More often than not a candidate who has taken time out, regardless of the circumstances, will have concerns about many different factors. Our aim is to ensure that we equip them with the tools and the confidence in their own ability to aid them with their future job search. Working on Returner Programmes is challenging but also extremely rewarding as we are giving people the opportunity to not only enhance their careers but to change their lives for the future.”

Testimonials

“Inclusivity Partners helped us successfully delivery our first ReCareer Programme in 2017. They expertly helped us shape our programme and we were delighted to find four experienced and talented women to take part in our programme. What stands Inclusivity apart is their commitment to preparing the candidates and developing their confidence so that they get the most out of the opportunity. From finessing their CVs to providing interview coaching, Inclusivity fully prepared the candidates who came to our selection event. Stephanie & Jessica delivered some memorable development and support sessions for the participants and their line managers which have been highly beneficial to their progress and enjoyment of the programme. I don’t believe we would have been able to deliver such a successful programme without Inclusivity’s support and we would not have accessed the incredible talent that is hidden in the returners market.”

Liz LiddleStrategic Resourcing Manager, Virgin Money

“After a pro-longed career break from Telecommunications, it was remarkable to receive the guidance of Inclusivity who championed my job search and offered personalised support for my journey back into the corporate world. Women returning to their careers really do need the extra support from recruiters, such as Inclusivity, to match their skills with progressive companies who appreciate the benefits of recruiting an untapped workforce of skilled women. Corporates can outsource their returner programme to Inclusivity so that they may attract the best candidates and ensure a smooth transition for women returning into mid to senior level roles.”

Jacqueline ScottBusiness Manager, O2

“After a three-year career break and numerous disheartening conversations with traditional recruiters, it was enlightening to speak with Inclusivity. Their optimism and enthusiasm gave me hope and confidence not only that I could return to work, but that employers were interested in returners. After months of fruitless searching, within weeks Inclusivity found me not one, but two jobs, which were far superior to those that I had been looking at”

Camilla SpeckCIBC Bank

“When I was looking for a new project and portfolio manager, I was very keen to find someone who was highly capable and was keen to get involved in growing our innovative, challenger brand. But at the same time, I also needed someone who could work very flexibly around our client’s needs and because we’re growing; someone who didn’t necessarily want a full-time role. Stephanie at Inclusivity did a great job in finding a brilliant candidate who was highly qualified but wanted to fit her role around her family. She’s a perfect match to both the role and the culture I’m trying to create”.

Jonathan ShawcrossManaging Director, 6:59 Ltd – 6:59 Design

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