“I was mentored by Angela Webster from September 2018 up till December 2019 after pursuing a career in HR within the organisation I had already worked for, for some years.

I was completely new to HR, with no past experience, and with Angela’s support and guidance I have come so far. My knowledge of HR has grown from strength to strength and this would not have been possible without the support and guidance that Angela gave me.

Angela mentored me in a style that suited me best to ensure that I got the best from her and learned at a quicker pace. Angela’s knowledge and experience of HR is incredible, and she was always willing to share this with me to help me grow within the HR department. Angela also helped me with my assignments for my CIPD Level 5 qualification. We’d set time aside to run through my assignments and criteria, then we would create a plan which was a massive help.

Angela’s support and mentoring has meant that our organisation now has a fully functioning and productive HR department with the knowledge needed to go forward.

I’d love to work with Angela again in the near future. ”

“Angela was and still is an invaluable source of advice, motivation, and guidance throughout my HR role and apprenticeship. She effectively coached and mentored me in all aspects of applied HR, where I have gained recognised HR knowledge to meet and develop my growing skills set.

She gave me the confidence to assert my worth throughout my role, especially dealing with grievances, disciplinaries, investigations and employee relation cases, which has given me the confidence to positively challenge and deal with these effectively. Angela has gone over and above when I have needed guidance and support and simultaneously operated as a coach, mentor and friend.

She has supported me through challenging times, providing consistent feedback that I learn so much from. She utilised her broad HR knowledge and encouraged me to explore an array of training and CPD opportunities.

She is a pleasure to work with!”

“Angela supported ResourceBank with a client request to re-write and harmonise all their HR policies along with the company handbook. Angela was able to step in at short notice, work autonomously to complete the project on time and to the client’s satisfaction.
Angela proved to be knowledgeable in all areas of HR policy and was able to understand the clients company values and to ensure that the language and tone was present in all policies along with the handbook.”

“Angela has mentored me over the past 12 months to support me through my CIPD L5 qualification.
During assignment writing Angela’s wealth of knowledge has been beneficial and, with her help, I’ve been able to apply the skills I’ve learned to my organisation.
In the last 12 months, I’ve felt the confidence in my ability to grow and I think this is because I’m safe in the knowledge that Ang is always on hand to offer advice and answers any questions I may have - whether they are about qualification or work-related.
Angela makes any activity feel like a partnership, rather than mentor lead, which gives a real sense of achievement for someone of my position who is still learning and developing.
Ultimately, I put the success of my qualification so far down to Angela’s mentoring.”

“Angela is a great person to work with. A true professional, full of vitality, who oozes interpersonal skills that motivate and make things happen.
Our paths crossed recently when she was evidently supporting an organisation that was trying to; manage change, secure right recruitment, minimise staff turnover, reduce absenteeism rates and develop a stronger organisational culture.
Angela, unlike some HR professionals I’ve met, is evidently keen to resolve underlying causes as well as effectively manage the symptoms which i know in this case lead her to recommend to this particular organisation to offer mental health and well-being training for managers. Being the one who delivered that training from the reaction and feedback of those who attended the day, the effect and positive results are still being reaped.
If you need reassurance, and your experience has been as good as mine, you won’t be disappointed asking Angela for support. ”

“I had the pleasure of working with Angela on both project and operational activities.
She exhibits great leadership skills and has a natural ability to engage, communicate and influence senior stakeholders.”

“Angela came to work with Cogent, as a result of Cogent facing a really exciting opportunity to help establish a new Employer led skills system for the science industry sector. Cogent was facing the delivery of an ambitious programme including new Apprenticeships, Under Graduate Degrees and Work-based Learning, under the Governments Employer ownership of Skills Pilot.

As a result of this opportunity, Cogent needed to consider the organisational requirements for the delivery of a successful project against the capability of the current organisation, and Angela worked with the Leadership to help achieve this goal.

Angela demonstrated knowledge and experience of working with organisation change and worked with the leadership team on successfully delivering the change. She also delivered consistently to a high standard and proved to be an excellent HR professional.”

“Budeez is a local ‘out of school’ club providing quality care, in Knutsford, to parents of children aged 3 to 11. During a recent, major reconstruction of the company, we called upon Angela’s professional services to rewrite our employment and business contracts. Angela was found always to be approachable, understanding and reliable and we have been extremely happy with the outcomes.

I would have no hesitation in using Angela in the future or recommending her to anyone else.

Budeez would like to take this opportunity to thank her once again and wish her all the best for the future.”