Anna Thomas
Head of Talent Acquisition at comparethemarket.com- Claim this Profile
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Nicki Hetfield-Rogerson
Anna is one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She is honest, warm, engaging and always strives to be the best possible version of herself. When faced with challenges she takes a pragmatic approach and considers all options before moving ahead. She genuinely cares for her candidates and stakeholders and this is very evident in her approach to her work. She is talented professional recruiter and I have no doubt that she will continue to be successful in whichever path she chooses.
Derek Wreay
I had the pleasure of working with Anna when she was responsible for recruiting an entire new Service Centre IT function at Thomas Cook in Peterborough. The challenge facing Anna was significant, as the previous Service Centre had been an out-sourced function, so it was a full 'recruitment build' from scratch, and undertaken very much against the clock. Not only was Anna able to create order from within relative chaos, but she was tasked with both recruiting herself for the new team, as well as managing the competitive recruitment streams from external recruitment suppliers such as @its. She achieve remarkable results within the time available, and nothing was too much effort for her to achieve her goals.
Nicki Hetfield-Rogerson
Anna is one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She is honest, warm, engaging and always strives to be the best possible version of herself. When faced with challenges she takes a pragmatic approach and considers all options before moving ahead. She genuinely cares for her candidates and stakeholders and this is very evident in her approach to her work. She is talented professional recruiter and I have no doubt that she will continue to be successful in whichever path she chooses.
Derek Wreay
I had the pleasure of working with Anna when she was responsible for recruiting an entire new Service Centre IT function at Thomas Cook in Peterborough. The challenge facing Anna was significant, as the previous Service Centre had been an out-sourced function, so it was a full 'recruitment build' from scratch, and undertaken very much against the clock. Not only was Anna able to create order from within relative chaos, but she was tasked with both recruiting herself for the new team, as well as managing the competitive recruitment streams from external recruitment suppliers such as @its. She achieve remarkable results within the time available, and nothing was too much effort for her to achieve her goals.
Nicki Hetfield-Rogerson
Anna is one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She is honest, warm, engaging and always strives to be the best possible version of herself. When faced with challenges she takes a pragmatic approach and considers all options before moving ahead. She genuinely cares for her candidates and stakeholders and this is very evident in her approach to her work. She is talented professional recruiter and I have no doubt that she will continue to be successful in whichever path she chooses.
Derek Wreay
I had the pleasure of working with Anna when she was responsible for recruiting an entire new Service Centre IT function at Thomas Cook in Peterborough. The challenge facing Anna was significant, as the previous Service Centre had been an out-sourced function, so it was a full 'recruitment build' from scratch, and undertaken very much against the clock. Not only was Anna able to create order from within relative chaos, but she was tasked with both recruiting herself for the new team, as well as managing the competitive recruitment streams from external recruitment suppliers such as @its. She achieve remarkable results within the time available, and nothing was too much effort for her to achieve her goals.
Nicki Hetfield-Rogerson
Anna is one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She is honest, warm, engaging and always strives to be the best possible version of herself. When faced with challenges she takes a pragmatic approach and considers all options before moving ahead. She genuinely cares for her candidates and stakeholders and this is very evident in her approach to her work. She is talented professional recruiter and I have no doubt that she will continue to be successful in whichever path she chooses.
Derek Wreay
I had the pleasure of working with Anna when she was responsible for recruiting an entire new Service Centre IT function at Thomas Cook in Peterborough. The challenge facing Anna was significant, as the previous Service Centre had been an out-sourced function, so it was a full 'recruitment build' from scratch, and undertaken very much against the clock. Not only was Anna able to create order from within relative chaos, but she was tasked with both recruiting herself for the new team, as well as managing the competitive recruitment streams from external recruitment suppliers such as @its. She achieve remarkable results within the time available, and nothing was too much effort for her to achieve her goals.
Credentials
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CIPD Level 7 Advanced Certificate - Human Resources Management
CIPDNov, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Personality Asessment A&B
The British Psychological SocietyJan, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Thomas International PPA Practitioner
Thomas InternationalJan, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Compare the Market
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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500 - 600 Employee
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Head of Talent Acquisition
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Jul 2019 - Present
I lead the CTM Talent Acquisition team to attract exceptional talent to our business. I work strategically across the business to drive the team’s performance and KPIs to deliver results across all business areas up to C suite, predominantly for our Tech, Data and Digital teams and scarce skillsets.Contact me anna.thomas@comparethemarket.com
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Talent Acquisition Manager
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Oct 2018 - Jul 2019
Compare the Market’s vision is to transform price comparison, and technology is at the forefront of that journey. Our people help shape and build propositions that deliver exceptional customer experiences. We challenge thinking, build together, learn from our experiences and grow as a result. My role was to lead in attracting, engaging and hiring top talent into our high performing Tech teams in Peterborough and London.
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Thomas Cook Group plc
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Travel Arrangements
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700 & Above Employee
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Employee Relations Adviser (secondment)
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May 2018 - Sep 2018
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Early Careers Resourcing Manager
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Oct 2015 - May 2018
Leading on the Early Careers resourcing strategy and activity including designing and implementing a successful graduate programme, industrial placement scheme, internship programme and raising the profile and variation of apprenticeships on offer across the Thomas Cook Group. Proactively working to build on the Thomas Cook brand and attract applications to all early careers schemes. Working with key business stakeholders to develop, implement and embed strategic early careers programmes that support the Talent agenda. Show less
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Senior Resourcing Business Partner
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
Responsible for Executive level recruitment, focusing on IT, Analytics and Marketing & Ecommerce.
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Contract Tech Recruiter
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Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Partnering with Senior staff across the Thomas Cook Group, responsible for the end to end recruitment process for a high profile IT transformation project.
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Western Union Business Solutions (acquired by Convera)
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Recruiter, EMEA
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Aug 2010 - Sep 2014
Western Union Business Solutions is one of the world’s leading providers of cross-border business payments. Effectively managed the end to end recruitment process. Managing the process from attraction, selection and offer of employment. Worked in partnership with line managers to deliver a seamless process for the recruitment of all roles including sales, account management, compliance, finance, IT, operations, support staff & senior appointments on a national and international level. Western Union Business Solutions is one of the world’s leading providers of cross-border business payments. Effectively managed the end to end recruitment process. Managing the process from attraction, selection and offer of employment. Worked in partnership with line managers to deliver a seamless process for the recruitment of all roles including sales, account management, compliance, finance, IT, operations, support staff & senior appointments on a national and international level.
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Coloplast
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Denmark
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Human Resources Coordinator
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Apr 2009 - Jul 2010
Coordinating the effective execution of the recruitment strategy including attraction, selection and engagement of new employees and encouraging future development within the organisation. Coordinating the effective execution of the recruitment strategy including attraction, selection and engagement of new employees and encouraging future development within the organisation.
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Greater London Authority
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Mayoral Correspondence Officer (Contract)
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Aug 2008 - Feb 2009
To process, allocate and respond to VIP correspondence sent to the Mayor of London, (which was then Boris Johnson) The Director of Transport and the Head of Transport for the Greater London Authority (GLA). Interim Executive Assistant support. To process, allocate and respond to VIP correspondence sent to the Mayor of London, (which was then Boris Johnson) The Director of Transport and the Head of Transport for the Greater London Authority (GLA). Interim Executive Assistant support.
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Peterborough and Stamford NHS Trust
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Peterborough, United Kingdom
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HR Administrator
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Jun 2007 - Oct 2007
University holiday cover - all aspects of HR and Recruitment administration University holiday cover - all aspects of HR and Recruitment administration
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BGL Insurance
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Telesales Consultant
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2003 - 2007
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Education
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2016 - 2017
The Manchester College - (MOL) CIPD
Master’s Degree, Human Resources Management -
2005 - 2008
University of Birmingham
BA Hons History and Social Science, History, Sociology, Politics -
2003 - 2005
Jack Hunt School
A-Levels, History, English Lit, Sociology, General Studies -
1998 - 2003
Jack Hunt School
GCSEs, 6 As, 3 Bs, 1 C
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