Catherine Hingston

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Associate Director of HR ServicesSpecialising in HR Services

Catherine is Associate Director of HR Services and brings over 20 years of recruitment experience starting in finance, Marketing, corporate services, and business support, and for the past five years she has specialised in HR & Development building strong relationships with businesses across the North East. Having placed junior to senior level HR professionals across the UK, she is dedicated to providing a comprehensive approach to attracting top talent. Market knowledge is key when working with HR professionals and understanding exactly what they need and aligning this to meet expectations.

Working with Catherine this year has been fantastic. In particular I had a non-standard Payroll & HR Systems Manager role to fill and knew it would be tricky finding a candidate with technical expertise who would also be a strong fit into the team and culture. The candidates selected by Catherine were all of a really high calibre and that's testament to the time she took to really understand the business and listen to what we needed. Not all recruiters do this and it was a pleasure to see. We couldn't be happier with our latest team member and don't know how we managed before she joined.

I really valued Catherine’s support with our recruitment campaign – I felt she really took the time to understand the organisation and our culture, ensuring that we found a ‘good fit’.Catherine was easy to talk to, helpful to bounce ideas and suggestions around with, gave great advice and overall offered a really personal and high quality service. I will definitely use NRG’s Specialist Search support again.
Gateshead NHS

Catherine placed me into my current role which is something I'm very grateful for. Throughout the process she was organised, efficient and explained everything well to me. She valued my time, set me up for interviews and adapted when circumstances changed. The entire NRG team were also excellent too.

Jobs by Catherine

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HR Officer

Northumberland£38,000

We are currently looking for a Human Resource Officer to join our client in Cramlington’s HR team, this is a fixed term role for 12 months to cover maternity leave. Duties Assisting in the recruitm...

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HR Generalist

Bury37500

We are currently looking for a HR Generalist to join a B2B energy supplier in their Bury office to cover maternity leave for 18 months. This role has a salary of £35-37.5k Within this Head of HR ro...

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HR Advisor

Gateshead£32,000

Are you an HR generalist looking for an opportunity to be part of a supportive team? We have the exciting opportunity for a HR Advisor to join our client, a Charity in Gateshead. The role offers a ...

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