Laurence Downing
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,Nidhin B.
Laurence interviewed me at Ubisoft. His happy demeanor is always accompanied by professionalism and the right amount of politeness. He is very keen on finding out your expertise and matching it up with the company’s requirements. Throughout the process, he was in communication with me and never left me guessing. I am happy to have met and now working with Laurence!
Howard Lee
Laurence reached out to me with a job offer at a time I was actively looking for a suitable role and provided one of the most well suited opportunities I couldn't resist. He took time to understand my situation and the direction in which I was looking to further in my career. He liaised with the employing organization on my behalf and provided insightful information about the hiring organization and answered many of my questions along the way. Much appreciated for being patient with my never ending questions and supporting me through the process with sound advice and feedback. It's definitely a very pleasant experience working with Laurence.
,Nidhin B.
Laurence interviewed me at Ubisoft. His happy demeanor is always accompanied by professionalism and the right amount of politeness. He is very keen on finding out your expertise and matching it up with the company’s requirements. Throughout the process, he was in communication with me and never left me guessing. I am happy to have met and now working with Laurence!
Howard Lee
Laurence reached out to me with a job offer at a time I was actively looking for a suitable role and provided one of the most well suited opportunities I couldn't resist. He took time to understand my situation and the direction in which I was looking to further in my career. He liaised with the employing organization on my behalf and provided insightful information about the hiring organization and answered many of my questions along the way. Much appreciated for being patient with my never ending questions and supporting me through the process with sound advice and feedback. It's definitely a very pleasant experience working with Laurence.
,Nidhin B.
Laurence interviewed me at Ubisoft. His happy demeanor is always accompanied by professionalism and the right amount of politeness. He is very keen on finding out your expertise and matching it up with the company’s requirements. Throughout the process, he was in communication with me and never left me guessing. I am happy to have met and now working with Laurence!
Howard Lee
Laurence reached out to me with a job offer at a time I was actively looking for a suitable role and provided one of the most well suited opportunities I couldn't resist. He took time to understand my situation and the direction in which I was looking to further in my career. He liaised with the employing organization on my behalf and provided insightful information about the hiring organization and answered many of my questions along the way. Much appreciated for being patient with my never ending questions and supporting me through the process with sound advice and feedback. It's definitely a very pleasant experience working with Laurence.
,Nidhin B.
Laurence interviewed me at Ubisoft. His happy demeanor is always accompanied by professionalism and the right amount of politeness. He is very keen on finding out your expertise and matching it up with the company’s requirements. Throughout the process, he was in communication with me and never left me guessing. I am happy to have met and now working with Laurence!
Howard Lee
Laurence reached out to me with a job offer at a time I was actively looking for a suitable role and provided one of the most well suited opportunities I couldn't resist. He took time to understand my situation and the direction in which I was looking to further in my career. He liaised with the employing organization on my behalf and provided insightful information about the hiring organization and answered many of my questions along the way. Much appreciated for being patient with my never ending questions and supporting me through the process with sound advice and feedback. It's definitely a very pleasant experience working with Laurence.
Credentials
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Certificate of Employment Intermediaries
Ministry of ManpowerAug, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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WeAreAspire
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Principal Consultant
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Ubisoft Singapore
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Singapore
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Computer Games
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400 - 500 Employee
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Talent Acquisition Partner
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May 2022 - Jan 2023
Helping to grow the largest AAA game development studio in Southeast Asia. Helping to grow the largest AAA game development studio in Southeast Asia.
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WeAreAspire
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Divisional Manager - Technology & Sales
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Oct 2021 - May 2022
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Senior Consultant
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Jul 2020 - Oct 2021
As a Senior Consultant in the business, I head up the division specialising in recruiting Mid-Senior level Software Engineers and Product Managers into companies in Singapore. Types of skills I recruit include:Java, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, .NET, React, Node, AWS, Scala, Kotlin, Android, iOS. Achievements: - 2020 Q4 APAC Top Biller Please do contact me on my email address provided below, if you wish to speak about how I can help with your next career move or if you're looking to hire top talent in SingaporeLaurence@weareaspire.com
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Lawrence Harvey
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Oct 2019 - Jun 2020
Helping to grow LHI's Bristol office and broaden our national impact as a leading search firm for IT development resource.Lawrence Harvey Bristol is the digital specialist office of the LHi Group and our 7th office opening in 3 years. LHi Group are a multinational recruitment business who have featured in the Virgin Fast Track 100 and grew by over 35% in 2018. We're looking for motivated technology specialist recruitment experts to join our newest office based next to Harbourside, Bristol.www.wearelhi.comGroup recent achievements:2019 – Women in Recruitment membership2018 – Recruitment International – International Recruitment Company of the Year - Shortlisted2018 – CV Magazine – 2018 Recruitment Elite Awards2017 - 8th in The Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Companies to work for’2017 - LinkedIn's Top 25 Most Socially Engaged Company2016 – RECRUITMENT INTERNATIONAL AWARDS - Tom Glanfield, The Entrepreneur of the Year2015 – RECRUITMENT INTERNATIONAL AWARDS - Tom Glanfield, The Entrepreneur of the Year2015 - 7th in The Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Companies to work for’2014 – 34th in The Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Companies to work for’2013 – REC IRP AWARDS – Best Newcomer – Winner2013 – REC IRP AWARDS – Best Company to work for– Finalist2013 – REC IRP AWARDS – Back Office Team of the year – Highly Commended2012 - NATIONAL TRAINING AWARDS – Winner See less
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ISL Talent
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Jun 2017 - Sep 2019
Managed a team whilst hands on billing, specialised in placing Software Developers with companies in the Thames Valley region. Achievements: - 2019 3rd top biller at my time of leaving out of 35 + consultants- 2019 achieved top billers winter holiday incentive skiing to Morzine - 2019 achieved top billers Summer holiday incentive to Barcelona - 2019 Promoted to training and leading a team of Consultants- 2018 3rd top biller in the company out of 35 + consultants - 2018 team of the year - Achieved Multiple lunch clubs
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Randstad UK
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant - Technologies
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Sep 2016 - May 2017
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Recruitment Consultant
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Mar 2015 - Aug 2016
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Panoramic Associates
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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Jan 2014 - Mar 2015
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Education
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Bristol Cathedral Choir School
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