“McLure James are a dream to work with. They have an amazingly intuitive understanding of who and what makes a great adam&eve planner, often uncovering talent in places I’d never have thought of. I’d be up shit’s creek without a paddle were it not for them!”
— Will Grundy, Head of Planning, adamandeveDDB
“Finding the right talent is the lifeblood of our business. McLure James are trusted partners at helping us find brilliant planners and outstanding account handlers.”
— Mat Goff, Joint CEO, adamandeveDDB
“McLure James is exceptional when it comes to finding the very best strategists. Gillian takes time to understand what you need as an agency, but she is also one of the very best recruiters in terms of understanding the needs of employees. This means you’re more likely to get a perfect match on both sides.”
— Clare Hutchinson, Deputy CSO VCCP
“They do exactly what you want from a headhunter – deliver just the right amount of hand-picked high quality candidates. They have an uncanny knack of knowing exactly what will work for us, our culture and our business.”
— Craig Mawdsley, Founding Partner, craig+bridget
“I love working with the team at McLure James. They always take the time to understand my brief fully, ask the right questions and focus on quality, not quantity. We’ve made some brilliant hires through them and, as a result, they are one of my ‘go to’ recruitment partners.”
— Harriet Knight, Joint Managing Director, Pablo
“McLure James have an insatiable drive and passion to match the right people with the right places.”
— Magnus Djaba, Global President, Saatchi & Saatchi
“McLure James have consistently demonstrated how well they understand BBH by unfailingly introducing us to the best candidates for our business at all levels and, equally importantly, by not wasting our time with inappropriate candidates.”
— Julian Broadhead, Co-Head of Account Handling, BBH
“I’ve worked with McLure James for many years. Without fail, they always answer a brief with outstanding people who are well briefed about VCCP. They manage to tread the fine line between doing what’s right for the candidate as well as the recruiting company; they genuinely care. I’d wholeheartedly recommend them.”
— Andrew Peake, CEO, VCCP
“There’s a difference between ‘hearing’ a brief and ‘getting’ a brief. McLure James always get it.”
— Claire Hollands, Managing Director, Mullen Lowe
“McLure James are invaluable partners to our business. They are a pleasure to work with and they appreciate exactly what we need. Best of all, they can spot talent where others can’t.”
— Ben Jaffé, Head of Strategy, FCB Inferno
“Gillian is the person I call when I need to be sure. She’s fast, positive, proactive and ultimately her candidates are of a higher quality and make a bigger impact when they arrive at BBH. My only hesitation recommending Gillian is if too many others know how good she is we’ll lose our shortcut to the best talent.”
— Will Lion, Joint CSO BBH
“They are a ray of sunshine. Yes, they’re smart and switched on. More importantly, they’re a delight to do business with, sniff out top-drawer talent and always pull out the stops to deliver.”
