We appointed The Salamon Company to find our Head of Data Science which was a new and critical high-profile hire. It has been a transformational time for BARB and we now needed a trusted industry data expert for our industry stakeholders and to help us grow our business. Given the overwhelming multitude of so called “Data” experts out there, we needed an expert filter to ensure that we identified the right level of senior talent. Julie really listened and, having lived and breathed the media industry for 3 decades, she really understood our brief. With her vast network of contacts from her database, she limited the recommendations to a very tight shortlist, which saved us valuable hours of interview time, and quickly found an excellent heavy weight candidate for the role. Julie was committed and focused from start to finish, offering valuable advice along the way, and we are now all thrilled to be on-boarding our new hire.  

We appointed Julie and the team at The Salamon Company to work with us across a number of roles in our business and it has been a breath of fresh air to deal with an agency that is so efficient, organised, and on the ball with the recruitment process for particularly niche positions. Julie has been there every step of the way from start to finish and supported us with helpful advice, suggestions and insight and has breathed new life into a process that we found very time consuming from our side. She has helped to handle unexpected situations within the process of recruiting for certain roles and been a star in terms of negotiation along the way. It has been great to work alongside an agency that can help save us so much time in terms of the screening process and that delivers quality candidates of a very high calibre that continually hit the brief.

When Julie first approached me I was not actively searching but her longer term approach appealed and gave me a channel where I could discuss my long term career ambitions in confidence. Lawyers tend to be time poor so this proactive, unobtrusive style fitted in comfortably with my work and prevailing personal circumstances.

Julie listened to my circumstances and understood that if I were to contemplate an opportunity there would need to be a number of factors, not least a disability, to be taken into consideration. It was important for me to get the work life balance right, so agile working was key too and, whilst I work extremely hard, I didn’t want to squeeze five days into four.

My home was also in Leeds so I didn’t want to upsticks and relocate to London, but fortunately I am accustomed to working away from a core team and supervising and mentoring remotely.

It wasn’t an easy ask but Julie took all these factors into consideration and, working to my pace, discussed a role at Taylor Wessing in the Data Protection team that could accommodate my needs. Having worked with one of the Partners there before, I knew of their excellent reputation, particularly in diversity, so had a really good feeling about the firm and was keen to see if we could make this work.

Julie worked diligently with TW to help adapt the conditions to accommodate my needs. She guided me through the whole process giving sage advise and absolute clarity, always respecting my time, loyalties and current circumstances. She put my mind at rest on so many points and I was grateful to her as a sounding board and being a professional in my corner.

I was ultimately thrilled to accept the role of Senior Counsel with TW who have been amazing in tailoring the role to fit around my skills and needs.

Julie has bags of experience in the career counselling area and made the whole process very easy for me. The career counselling element was also an extra layer of service that I had not previously enjoyed so this really set Julie apart from other recruiters.

I would highly recommend her to any prospective candidate who wants to talk to a real grown-up about their short or long term career goals.

March 2019

The advice and guidance given by the Salamon Company is best in class. Julie ensures that her candidates are fully prepared for the interviews, providing timely feedback to ensure a positive performance.

I would be delighted to recommend candidates to Julie, as I know they will be treated professionally and put forward to the right roles for their career.

February 2019

I first had contact with Julie a couple of years prior to my move to be Head of Strategy at Global Media and Entertainment. From the outset she really took the time to meet with me and discuss my skills in depth, and what I was looking for from any future career moves.

The roles she was recruiting for at the time weren’t quite right for me but we developed a longer-term business relationship and she remembered my interest in exploring a move from media agency to media owner side and later got back in touch when she had a good match.

She clearly has very strong relationships with the companies and candidates she works with and was very helpful and supportive throughout the process, even arranging for me to speak with someone she had previously placed at the company to help me get a real human understanding of what it was like to make the move. I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Julie and The Salamon Company.

February 2019

Julie Salamon approached me for a role with a top 5 WPP Media Agency, which offered a great opportunity for me as a Managing Partner and a chance to take my career in a new direction.

She knew exactly what her client wanted and her search criteria matched their requirements with my experience. I was able to add a different perspective coming from the Client side rather than the traditional Agency side.

With her extensive knowledge of the media marketplace, Julie was very thorough in her briefing and ensured the recruitment process moved continuously and smoothly. When I was offered the role, she was very honest and realistic in salary negotiations. I even received follow up contact to see how I was settling into the job! I would recommend Julie Salamon to any prospective employer or candidate

June 2014