Alayna's sole focus is placing Human Resources experts into the Higher Education Sector across the UK.
Her specialisms range from Senior level Directors, Head of and managerial roles to Business Partners. Working alongside generalist HR professionals and specialist roles such as Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion & Organizational Development & Employee Relations & Risk, Compliance and Assurance.
Alayna Smyth’s Testimonials
10/10
Alayna reached out to me with the exact opportunity I needed, a fixed term role in a Data Analyst position at a higher education institution; exactly what I was looking for. She had clearly done her due diligence, as it was a perfect match to me and my skills/experience. Alayna proposed I be put forward for an interview for the role. She matched me up with the perfect job and employer, helped m...
Alayna reached out to me with the exact opportunity I needed, a fixed term role in a Data Analyst position at a higher education institution; exactly what I was looking for. She had clearly done her due diligence, as it was a perfect match to me and my skills/experience. Alayna proposed I be put forward for an interview for the role. She matched me up with the perfect job and employer, helped me prepare when the employer offered an interview and I ended up getting the job with her invaluable assistance. Even after receiving the job offer, Alayna helped me settle in, followed up to see how the role was going over time and kept in contact well after securing the position. She was without doubt the best recruitment lead I have ever worked with when it comes to finding the right job for me and was in my corner for start to finish. 10/10, thank you Alayna!
A delight to work with
Alayna has excellent interpersonal skills, is extremely professional and manages clients to a very high standard. A delight to work with Alayna who has such high standards.
Above and beyond
Alayna is an exceptional Recruitment Consultant who went above and beyond to make sure that I was well informed throughout every stage of the recruitment process. She has regularly kept in touch throughout my contract to ensure that everything was going smoothly. I have thoroughly enjoyed my role, and would welcome the opportunity to work with Alayna again in the future. Highly recommended.
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Alayna is an exceptional Recruitment Consultant who went above and beyond to make sure that I was well informed throughout every stage of the recruitment process. She has regularly kept in touch throughout my contract to ensure that everything was going smoothly. I have thoroughly enjoyed my role, and would welcome the opportunity to work with Alayna again in the future. Highly recommended.
Alayna is an absolute delight to work with
Alayna is an absolute delight to work with. Extremely professional, understood what I was looking for wrt to my next interim assignment. Always available & provided efficient updates & feedback. Would highly recommend checking her out if you are looking for your next role or trying to recruit. She’s great at what she does….she gets to know you!
Alayna is an outstanding Recruitment Consultant
Alayna is a great professional to work with. Her experience and expertise have helped recruit some of the best talents on our team. Alayna is an outstanding Recruitment Consultant, detail-oriented and exceptionally effective at that job. All went very smoothly, Alayna kept us informed throughout the process, and her assistance was invaluable. I would highly recommend working with Alayna.
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Alayna is a great professional to work with. Her experience and expertise have helped recruit some of the best talents on our team. Alayna is an outstanding Recruitment Consultant, detail-oriented and exceptionally effective at that job. All went very smoothly, Alayna kept us informed throughout the process, and her assistance was invaluable. I would highly recommend working with Alayna.
Alayna is the most proactive and considerate ally
Alayna is the most proactive and considerate ally when she represents you, whether you are looking for a candidate or on the candidate journey yourself. Keeping you informed, even if just to let you know nothing's changed. As a candidate Alayna ensures you are well prepared, both mentally and emotionally. I cannot recommend her enough - from both sides of the recruitment experience!!
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Alayna is the most proactive and considerate ally when she represents you, whether you are looking for a candidate or on the candidate journey yourself. Keeping you informed, even if just to let you know nothing's changed. As a candidate Alayna ensures you are well prepared, both mentally and emotionally. I cannot recommend her enough - from both sides of the recruitment experience!!
Alayna was professional and friendly
Only had contact with Alayna Smith very recently. We had a great introductory telephone meeting and she quickly put me forward for two roles, had interviews for both and was offered one. Alayna was professional and friendly throughout without being at all pushy, definitely an asset to Burman and I highly recommend them.
Always approachable, helpful and supportive.
I was approached by Alayna to take a contract that was ideally suited to my skill set. She has been excellent to work with - always approachable, helpful and supportive. This was the first time I had ever worked with an agency and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend others to contact Alayna based on my own experience.
Always friendly and helpful
Alayna stands out amongst the modern recruiter in that she always updates you at every step of the process. Always friendly and helpful.
Dedication and interest
Alayna has been instrumental in finding me a number of contracts and has sought and negotiated various working patterns to suit my needs. She has kept in regular contact throughout the contract periods asking how things are progressing and whether I was happy in teh role and whether there is anything she can help with. This is the first time I have experienced such dedication and interest from...
Alayna has been instrumental in finding me a number of contracts and has sought and negotiated various working patterns to suit my needs. She has kept in regular contact throughout the contract periods asking how things are progressing and whether I was happy in teh role and whether there is anything she can help with. This is the first time I have experienced such dedication and interest from a recruitment consultant and would definitely recommend her to others.
Genuinely interested in your development
From start to finish, Alayna managed my case professionally and constantly kept me updated with any new developments. She understood what I was looking for and if I was right for the role/if the role was right for me. There's plenty of Recruitment Consultants out there, but if you're looking for someone that has an actual great understanding of the HE sector and is genuinely interested in your ...
From start to finish, Alayna managed my case professionally and constantly kept me updated with any new developments. She understood what I was looking for and if I was right for the role/if the role was right for me. There's plenty of Recruitment Consultants out there, but if you're looking for someone that has an actual great understanding of the HE sector and is genuinely interested in your development, then Alayna is your person!
Has an actual great understanding of the HE sector
From start to finish, Alayna managed my case professionally and constantly kept me updated with any new developments. She understood what I was looking for and if I was right for the role/if the role was right for me. There's plenty of Recruitment Consultants out there, but if you're looking for someone that has an actual great understanding of the HE sector and is genuinely interested in your ...
From start to finish, Alayna managed my case professionally and constantly kept me updated with any new developments. She understood what I was looking for and if I was right for the role/if the role was right for me. There's plenty of Recruitment Consultants out there, but if you're looking for someone that has an actual great understanding of the HE sector and is genuinely interested in your development, then Alayna is your person!
Highly professional
Basically Alayna got me into my fabulous new role. From sourcing me, encouraging and supporting me though the process. Throughout Alayna was highly professional for her clients but kept me informed with progress. I’d highly recommend her work. Thanks Alayna.
I felt like I had an ally by my side
Alayna helped me to secure the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager role. Throughout the entire process, I felt like I had an ally by my side. Alayna went above and beyond to set me up for success at every stage of this recruitment process - including clearly explaining the interview process to me, taking the time to give constructive and considered feedback on my interview presentation, ...
Alayna helped me to secure the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager role. Throughout the entire process, I felt like I had an ally by my side. Alayna went above and beyond to set me up for success at every stage of this recruitment process - including clearly explaining the interview process to me, taking the time to give constructive and considered feedback on my interview presentation, and using her knowledge and expertise to help me prepare me for some commonly asked interview questions. I was also impressed at Alayna's reliability and promptness which made me feel like I was a priority and that she genuinely wanted to help me secure this position.
This was my first time working with a Recruitment Consultant, and it's been both a good and a bad thing. Good because I now know the quality and standard to expect from Recruitment Consultants, which is also a bad thing because the standard that Alayna has set will be very hard to find elsewhere! Because of this, Alayna will be my first point of call for any future positions I'm interested in, and I will (and have already!) recommended her to my connections across the HE sector (particularly those working in EDI or HR) who are interested in new opportunities. This is because I was so impressed by her professionalism, allyship, and expertise.
EDI Strategy Consultant
London
Largely remote, as and when needed.
2 Days Per Week, 3-4 Month C...
Contract
Human Resources
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