People working with people.
This perspective underpins our service. Clients and candidates want to engage in a quality experience that respects professional experience and personal dignity - and that is what we deliver.
Our team is what Howard Recruitment is all about.
We are all professionals with substantial commercial and recruitment, search and selection experience. We can provide an unparalleled level of service and apply best practice processes because we have the expertise and the business acumen.
These team snapshots focus on some of our people credentials
Paul Howard
Managing Director
Integral to our service difference is the working involvement of our Managing Director. Paul combines nearly a decade of executive search and selection experience with 30 plus years of commercial management experience. All customers have an "ear at the top" and deal with the principal of the agency rather than a junior consultant. Paul's reputation in the recruitment industry is one of credibility, integrity and of delivering exceptional service. He has had highly successful management roles in the Tourism & Hospitality sectors and has also established a Business Consultancy providing strategic business planning.
His unique combination of commercial savvy and people knowledge is what makes the difference when connecting the "right" person to the "right" job in the "right" company.
Deena Habilomatis
Managing Consultant
With tertiary qualifications in commerce (Bachelor of Commerce, Sydney University), Deena is involved in making key appointments at a senior level. Since commencing at Howard Recruitment in 2005, she has collaborated with Paul to successfully complete assignments in both middle and senior management across a variety of industries.
Positive engagement in the search and selection process is a strength Deena brings to every brief and both clients and candidates commend her professional integrity, tact and persistence. Her combination of commercial experience within large organisations, corporate HR experience and several years in the recruitment industry, ensures that Deena can co-ordinate and facilitate a recruitment process that is results focused yet personalised and empathetic to all parties.
Melinda Bell
Consultant
With varied commercial experience and a Bachelor of Economics (University of Sydney), Melinda also brings to the expertise at Howard Recruitment, Search & Selection a personal focus on creative, customer focused solutions. Her strong technology competence supports her analytical approach and research skills. What clients and candidates will find outstanding are her empathetic and mature communication and listening skills, invaluable when matching requirements, needs and expectations.
Her previous experience in management consulting has given Melinda a broad knowledge of organisational factors that influence people decisions. She is able to offer clients and candidates a true understanding of many business sectors and roles. Her recruitment focus will reflect her varied skills with a broad emphasis on entry to mid-management roles.
Trinh Nguyen
Resource Manager
Recruitment is a process that pulls together many "grabs" of information into a coherent and focused programme. Our successes have been driven by our ability to cast a broad net that maximises our understanding of client needs and potential candidate positioning. Trinh's role at Howard Recruitment is to ensure that every piece of information is collated and its impact on an assignment fully comprehended by the rest of the team.
With tertiary qualifications in business management (Bachelor of Business Management, University of Queensland) completed in 2004, Trinh has utilised her academic skills to gain broad business experience. Her corporate exposure has included law, publishing, property management and hotel management. She has supported senior management during this time.
Linda Gately
Managing Consultant
Linda has substantial management and commercial experience, specifically in Sales, Marketing & Communications. Her professional career has included experience in Australia, USA and Europe and she has worked in industries as varied as Fashion, Law, Hospitality and Executive Recruitment.
For the past two decades in the recruitment industry she has specialised in senior management recruitment and has worked with many of Australia's top 200 companies.
Linda has been consulting with Howard Recruitment since 2004. She is also a professional keynote speaker and training facilitator.
Belinda Finn
Accounts
Supporting the varied financial needs of a consulting organisation requires particular professional and personal skills. Belinda balances the myriad of daily tasks ranging from payroll to accounts with poise and good humour. She is a team player with broad industry experience as well as business and book-keeping skills.
A Member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and a Justice of the Peace, Belinda complements our expertise and ensures a seamless delivery of our services.