Monica was a pleasure to work with from start to finish during our recruitment of a Global Business Development Manager – a critical position in our company.

She took the time to really understand the business and the role before starting the process, challenging us to ensure the role was really clear and well defined. She also took the time to speak with key people in our business to gain a more rounded perspective and was happy to be patient when we needed to delay starting the process, but once going was very proactive and moved things forward in a very timely manner.

Monica undertook thorough screening interviews, providing excellent summaries which provided valuable insights not able to be gleaned from CVs. She followed the process through to the end (and beyond) and as a result we have an excellent addition to our team.

Perhaps most importantly, Monica is very easy to work with – friendly but professional at all times and very responsive. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking to fill a senior business development role.

Monica is by far the best talent acquisition professional I have worked with.

Positive has been working with Monica since 2017 and in this time she has changed the way we think about talent and talent acquisition. She has displayed curiosity and intellect and is not afraid to challenge the status quo, often leading to outstanding outcomes. She quickly got to grips with the needs of our business, and has brought new types of high calibre people into Positive, who can meet both our short and long term objectives.

A fantastic listener and a highly detailed researcher, her planning and execution are meticulous, fully identifying all the challenges and opportunities a role offers before forming a strategy to go to market. However perhaps what’s been most impressive is Monica’s empathy towards candidates and team members alike. She has an exceptional talent for working with people and understanding their goals and desires, and being able to match their strengths and relevance to our roles to ensure there is a great fit. She is able to articulate a vision for all parties, winning the trust and loyalty of all stakeholders. Her mentorship of candidates both before and after being recruited is outstanding and as such, she has opened our eyes as to how important this process really is to the long term success of the business.

On a personal note, I have also found Monica hugely engaging to work with and I very much enjoy talking to her about our wider business challenges. Her background in Management Consultancy shines through and I often find she has the ability to see things with a clarity of mind that can be lost when in the midst of the day to day.

I am delighted to give her my highest recommendation.

I have no hesitation in highly recommending Monica. I have worked closely with Monica to recruit an excellent calibre of staff for Positive.

Monica applies a thorough and considered approach unlike any other recruitment service I have experienced – adding value both to the agency recruitment process as well as to the candidate applicants. A true talent acquisition professional Monica always follows up with her candidates to ensure a positive and ongoing successful relationship for all parties.

A truly involved, valuable service I highly recommend Monica from the agency perspective and would in fact suggest that prospect candidates actually seek Monica out as the best person if they are looking for a move!

Monica is one in a million. Her previous career in management consultancy means she is meticulous in her ‘requirements capture’, really grilling the line manager on what they want from a candidate. She has uncovered some real gems for us and ensures that she qualifies anyone she puts forward, both in terms of skillsets and experience and the more intangible qualities of attitude and cultural fit. She cares deeply about both the candidate and the agency and her follow up of both parties once someone is in post is second to none. And she’s fun too! Highly recommended.

I am delighted to recommend Monica Chander. Monica and I first worked together when she recruited me to join Positive London.

In our initial conversations, Monica was beyond thorough and thoughtful. First, listening to what I was looking for and what mattered to me. Then, taking the time to describe how I could add value, articulating not only a vision for myself but for the agency as a whole. The experience of dealing with Monica far surpassed any other recruiter or talent acquisition manager I had previously come across.

Having been at Positive for some time now, I have had the added pleasure of working with Monica to recruit new members of the team. In this capacity, Monica has been instrumental in not only seeking out stellar candidates, but in solving business problems. Applying a higher level of organisational theory to making sure we have the right people, in the right seats. Streamlining often overlooked aspects to the process, like inductions, so they not only meet expectations but instead exceed them.

Monica was crucial to my decision to join Positive. Wonderfully articulate, she explained carefully what the requirements of the role were, the people I would be working with and the exciting business opportunities and challenges of the agency. What struck me most was her interest in me as an individual and my needs, making sure that not only I was right for the role but the role was right for me.

Throughout my time at Positive, she has remained a close friend, someone to run ideas past and seek support from. Her experienced background in management consultancy on an international level allows her to understand the needs and requirements of the individuals she recruits and the businesses she works with – beyond just filling an empty position. Her unique approach to her work and her excellent insight of the bigger picture allows her to spot people and opportunities that may not come to others right away. She would be a wonderful asset to any individual or business that gets the chance to work with her.