"Her work has been a significant factor in our recent business growth, strengthening the management structure and more recently helping to build the sales team.

Melanie is unusual in that at critical times she offers clear direct advice and does not sit on the fence, as many "consultants" tend to do.

I can confidently recommend Melanie and her business as a solid and reliable supplier. She is methodical in her approach to candidate assessment, an expert in the field of manufacturing and always gives a personal and careful service."

Anthony Poeton, Chairman, Poeton Industries Ltd, July 2009

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"Her services enabled us to assess our existing management team, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and helping us to make the ultimate decisions about what to recruit and when . She familiarised herself with the business, understanding our requirements and readily translated these into suitable candidates for us to meet.

Our results speak for themselves. Overall since January 2006, improvements now mean Right First Time Quality is running at 97-98%, added value per employee had risen by 300% and turnover grown by 250% by the end of 2008."

Gerald V Smith, Production Director, Darron SBO, August 2009

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"Advisor, listener, mentor and sheer confidence boosting are all accolades worthy of Melanie Armstrong. Seeking professional advice, Mel has 'rescued' and modernised my CV, advised interview techniques and developed in me, a personal realisation of my capabilities all of which has raised, and reset the baseline from which to further my career.
I confidently recommend a visit to Cardinal Talent for personal, professional and winning guidance.

Thanks Mel"

Bob Hedges, Head of Operations & Lean Business Turnaround Manager January 2010

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"As the Director of Staffing for Harmonic, I am responsible for hiring worldwide. One of our recent acquisitions in the UK was in need of a Director of Operations. I heard of Melanie's organization through the Association of Manufacturing Managers (AMM). After a couple of long phone discussions, we retained Cardinal Talent to do the search. Although they had limited experience in our particular industry, they generated a rather impressive list of candidates within a few short weeks. The search was closed when the successful candidate started work only 14 weeks after our initial discussions. I must add this all occurred during the Christmas Holiday season!"