About Me

I am Victoria Sykes, a recruitment and development consultant with over 20 years’ freelance experience in recruitment, assessment and coaching.

For organisations, I design and deliver recruitment and assessment processes, including graduate and degree apprenticeship selection.

For students, I provide tailored coaching to help you understand recruitment processes, recognise your strengths and communicate your skills and potential with confidence.

My coaching draws on extensive experience of what employers and assessors look for, while always respecting the confidentiality of my clients and their recruitment processes.

  • I hold professional qualifications in recruitment, assessment, psychometrics and project management, including:

    • BPS Levels A & B – Psychometric Assessment

    • Hogan HDS – Personality Assessment

    • Saville Wave – Personality and Workplace Assessment

    • PRINCE2 – Project Management

    These qualifications support a rigorous, evidence-based approach to assessment, development and coaching, underpinned by extensive practical experience.

    • Worked across a diverse range of sectors with organisations including global professional services and accounting firms, Nissan, Audi, BMW, Sky, British Airways, NPL and the University of Manchester

    • Delivered recruitment and assessment projects spanning Early Careers, experienced hires and leadership populations

    • Experience designing competency, strengths-based and inclusive assessment approaches

    • Extensive work in capability and skills framework design, including developing best-practice guidance for inclusive language and assessment

    • Experienced in working with assessors and hiring managers, supporting consistent and effective approaches to candidate assessment

    • Worked across the full assessment lifecycle, from selection strategy and assessment design through to delivery and evaluation

My aim is to make the recruitment process feel more manageable, build the confidence to succeed at each stage, and ultimately help candidates secure the early-careers opportunities they are aiming for.

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