Tried to register and couldn't upload my CV. Contacted them several times since, but there was no reply.
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I wasn't informed by SEC that I should prepare a presentation for my meeting with the clients!! I felt really unprepared and it was unprofessional! I received request for my background check at the l... See more
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The initial contact with the SEC recruiter was difficult and rude. She claimed having read my profile, but had no idea of it and asked me to describe my whole working experience. She sent me an email... See more
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My view is that there is not enough thought in matching the role with experience and capability. Recently I was approached about a role at KAM level and one look at my cv or linkedin page would see th... See more
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SEC is proud to be one of Europe’s leading providers of talent acquisition services for Contract Research Organisations (CROs), Pharmaceutical and Life Science businesses. We cover permanent and freelance/contract positions, as well as other bespoke outsourced services to businesses who need further support or outsourcing with their contractor solutions. We also support the technology sector through both permanent and contract positions.
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13 - 15 Moorgate, EC2R 6AD, London, United Kingdom
- +44 (0) 20 7255 6600
- info@secrecruitment.com
- secrecruitment.com
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Excellent
From our 1st contact to now, all the staff I interacted with was very professional, helpful throughout the whole process. All my questions were answered in a timely manner. No reservations.
3 October 2017
Unprompted review
Good feedback and present at each step
15 July 2017
Unprompted review
Unfair and rude
The initial contact with the SEC recruiter was difficult and rude. She claimed having read my profile, but had no idea of it and asked me to describe my whole working experience. She sent me an email on a weekend day in the morning hours... 2AM or so claiming the client had rejected my CV as I lacked the needed experience, when in fact I personally know people working at that client in that role which much more less experience than mine. Today I have an offer from that client for that role on my desk. An opportunity I landed for me by myself as I networked to submit my CV through a person working there. And guess what... the SEC recruiter called me to claim her referral fee for not doing anything.
7 July 2017
Unprompted review
Reply from SEC Life Sciences
Hi Mara,
Thanks for your feedback. Our company values are trust, honesty, integrity and commitment and we want to apply those to everyone we work with. If anybody feels they have not received the best possible service from us then we want to investigate. With that in mind, could I ask you to provide us with a little more information, so we can address this directly? My email address is chris.howard@secrecruitment.com and if you can give me some more specifics about this situation, we'll look to get to the bottom of this matter and resolve as quickly as possible.
Kind regards
Chris Howard
Head of Marketing
Dear SEC
Dear SEC,
The consultant which is responsible for my position, Farida Derrar, is one of the most professional, dedicated and kind one that I ve experienced all of my work life an an HR employee in Turkey. In this country, we have too many headhunter companies, but I got the best service as a candidate and company.
Wish you keep this perspective and quality!
Thank you,
KR
Ceren Soyletir
7 July 2017
Unprompted review
Poor role selection based on candidate experience
My view is that there is not enough thought in matching the role with experience and capability. Recently I was approached about a role at KAM level and one look at my cv or linkedin page would see that I have not been a KAM for 30 years. Where I have spoken to your agents it has been professional and efficient so no issues once a role has been presented that is appropriate
7 July 2017
Unprompted review
Reply from SEC Life Sciences
Hi Ian,
Thanks for the feedback. It's important to us at SEC that we receive this from candidates and clients so that we can try to improve on our service as best as we can. We always try to treat every candidate with the same level of expertise and service that we like to think we have been known to successfully deliver on, but it's important to recognise that we don't always get it right. As experienced recruiters we recognise that CVs and LinkedIn profiles don't always tell the whole story, so we always opt for a telephone conversation to allow candidates to qualify themselves and not miss out on any opportunities.
Kind regards
Chris Howard
Head of Marketing
Nice company.
7 July 2017
Unprompted review
not serious
Consultant who tell you he will call you back and never call you back, even for a negative answer
7 July 2017
Unprompted review
Reply from SEC Life Sciences
Hi Jean Maurice,
Thanks for taking the time to write us a review and we're sorry that you have had a bad experience with SEC. We always aim to deliver the best possible service and when we don't get that right, we want to take measures to correct this. With this in mind, could you email us with the specifics of this instance - info@secrecruitment.com - and we'll investigate and find out why you didn't get any feedback.
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