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Caiya-Noel Villarreal
Director - USA
Angus Stolworthy is a first-class individual and recruiter! 5 stars across the board. I highly recommend him and will...
Daniel Villanueva
Key Account Manager
Joseph is a dedicated professional and a stand up person to work with. His patience and his understanding certainly s...
Mike S
Director - USA
Sam Frisby did an excellent job connecting me with job opportunities and providing support throughout the interview p...
Khoa Ho
Country Manager - Vietnam
I had a great experience with Irving Knight, especially working with Lily Newton. She was incredibly supportive and r...
Dipen Shah
Account Manager, Canada
I was assisted by Aiden Kerr on getting a new job in the chemical industry. He was fantastic in terms of timing, comm...
Tim Mitchell
Division Plant Manager
Stewart did an amazing job representing me for a new opportunity
Pierre D'Amours
VP Sales
I had a great experience working with Irving Knight, and especially with Lily Newton. From start to finish, Lily was ...
Tim Staniels
Territory Sales Manager, US
Joseph was very easy to work with. He was motivated and attentive during his recruitment process, very responsive to ...
Peter Veal
Commercial Lead - UK
I dealt with Sebastian Nilsson at Irving Knight over an 8 month period. He was communicative, pragmatic and polite. F...
Jamie Mickey
HR - USA
We’ve had a great experience working with Garin at Irving Knight. He consistently brings forward strong, well-qualifi...
Julian Arroyo David
Engineer - USA
Sam went above and beyond throughout the entire process. He did not just help find the right fit, he was genuinely he...
Eduardo Valle
Development Mgr, US
This opportunity fell on my lap at the perfect time and the overall process with Christopher was great. It was a very...
Ashley Maclean
Systems Sales Engineer, South Carolina
Jack Purnell with Irving Knight was the best recruiter I’ve worked with - by far. He communicated clearly, was respec...
Matt Engelbrecht
VP Industrial Ops, US
Working with Lily was a phenomenal experience. She was fully transparent, professional, and provided timely communica...
Valeria Pozzi
Procurement Category Manager, Italy
Working with Oliver has been a real pleasure!His highly professionalism and transparency made me comfortable to consi...
M Erdogan
Director Netherlands
Charlie Schofield is the real deal. I’ve worked with recruiters and search professionals throughout my career, and...
Jon Steele
CFO, US
Grace taught an old dog some new tricks! I had been in my previous position for 30 years. I loved my job for most of...
Michael Wilson
Senior Account Manager
Working with Joseph was a seamless and positive experience from our first contact along with the various steps of the...
Veronica Hagborg
Senior Director Global HR, Sweden
I have had the opportunity to co-operate with Joseph in a process and I found him very proactive in keeping me inform...
Lucas Quadflieg
Sales Manager, Netherlands
Good vibes on finding a new opportunity... I was contacted by Aidan Kerr for a position of Sales Manager Benelux. Af...
Caiya-Noel Villarreal
Director - USA
Angus Stolworthy is a first-class individual and recruiter! 5 stars across the board. I highly recommend him and will...
Daniel Villanueva
Key Account Manager
Joseph is a dedicated professional and a stand up person to work with. His patience and his understanding certainly s...
Mike S
Director - USA
Sam Frisby did an excellent job connecting me with job opportunities and providing support throughout the interview p...
Khoa Ho
Country Manager - Vietnam
I had a great experience with Irving Knight, especially working with Lily Newton. She was incredibly supportive and r...
Dipen Shah
Account Manager, Canada
I was assisted by Aiden Kerr on getting a new job in the chemical industry. He was fantastic in terms of timing, comm...
Tim Mitchell
Division Plant Manager
Stewart did an amazing job representing me for a new opportunity
Pierre D'Amours
VP Sales
I had a great experience working with Irving Knight, and especially with Lily Newton. From start to finish, Lily was ...
Tim Staniels
Territory Sales Manager, US
Joseph was very easy to work with. He was motivated and attentive during his recruitment process, very responsive to ...
Peter Veal
Commercial Lead - UK
I dealt with Sebastian Nilsson at Irving Knight over an 8 month period. He was communicative, pragmatic and polite. F...
Jamie Mickey
HR - USA
We’ve had a great experience working with Garin at Irving Knight. He consistently brings forward strong, well-qualifi...
Julian Arroyo David
Engineer - USA
Sam went above and beyond throughout the entire process. He did not just help find the right fit, he was genuinely he...
Eduardo Valle
Development Mgr, US
This opportunity fell on my lap at the perfect time and the overall process with Christopher was great. It was a very...
Ashley Maclean
Systems Sales Engineer, South Carolina
Jack Purnell with Irving Knight was the best recruiter I’ve worked with - by far. He communicated clearly, was respec...
Matt Engelbrecht
VP Industrial Ops, US
Working with Lily was a phenomenal experience. She was fully transparent, professional, and provided timely communica...
Valeria Pozzi
Procurement Category Manager, Italy
Working with Oliver has been a real pleasure!His highly professionalism and transparency made me comfortable to consi...
M Erdogan
Director Netherlands
Charlie Schofield is the real deal. I’ve worked with recruiters and search professionals throughout my career, and...
Jon Steele
CFO, US
Grace taught an old dog some new tricks! I had been in my previous position for 30 years. I loved my job for most of...
Michael Wilson
Senior Account Manager
Working with Joseph was a seamless and positive experience from our first contact along with the various steps of the...
Veronica Hagborg
Senior Director Global HR, Sweden
I have had the opportunity to co-operate with Joseph in a process and I found him very proactive in keeping me inform...
Lucas Quadflieg
Sales Manager, Netherlands
Good vibes on finding a new opportunity... I was contacted by Aidan Kerr for a position of Sales Manager Benelux. Af...
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