ForceSelect

ForceSelect is a specialist recruitment consultancy for service leavers and ex service personnel. They provide a free mentoring service for those they place into employment to ensure a smooth transition to civilian life and also have a registered charitable foundation[1] aimed at supporting military service leavers and small military charities across the UK.[2][3] It aims to raise funds to support smaller military charities that are struggling for funds.[2]

It was founded in November 2009 by former Army captain Hugh Andrée. Hugh partnered with General Sir Mike Jackson and Andy McNab to launch the company officially in March 2010 in partnership with the Suns 'Jobs for Heroes' campaign.[3]

Most of the recruitment staff are ex-services and partner organisations include Macdonalds, UPS, Mitie, Sir Robert McAlpine, Lloyds Register and many more. It was named one of the brightest new organisations of 2010 by a business survey.[4] The company was awarded the Best New Recruitment company award in 2011, Best Small Company at the Immigration Awards 2013 and was shortlisted for the Best Candidate Care Award in 2014 at the recruitment industry awards.

The Ministry of Defence has given its support to ForceSelect, recognising the work it does to support military service leavers who are looking for a new career on civvy street and by allowing a serving Brigadier to assume a pro bono Advisory role on the Board.[2]

Other directors include former chief of the general staff General Sir Mike Jackson,[5] and bestselling author Andy McNab,

ForceSelect founder Hugh Andrée grilled UK Chancellor George Osborne on 6 October 2010 at the Conservative Party Conference about the need to support military service leavers in the UK.[6]

Head of the Trustees is General Sir Mike Jackson.[5]

The ForceSelect Foundation gets its income from a percentage of the profits from the ForceSelect recruitment business as well as a wide range of fundraising activities, such as a collaboration with Lionsgate films for the UK premiere of The Expendables in August 2010.[7]

Military charities across the UK are invited to apply for grants which are awarded by the Board of trustees twice a year.[8]

References

  1. ↑ FORCESELECT FOUNDATION, Registered Charity no. 1136769 at the Charity Commission
  2. 1 2 3 "Welcome". ForceSelect.com. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 Larcombe, Duncan; Willetts, David; Hamilton, Jane; Newton Dunn, Tom (22 March 2010). "These heroes risked their lives for us... give them a job, not the dole". The Sun. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Latest News - Forceselect Identified As One Of Uk’s Brightest New Businesses In New Survey". Recruitment International. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  5. 1 2 "The right skills for civvy street". defencemanagement.com. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Osborne grilled by readers: Chancellor praises readers as he listens to ideas for getting Britain back to work". The Sun. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Forceselect Foundation Forms Alliance With Lionsgate Films Ahead Of Stallone Premier". greymansland.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Welcome". ForceSelect Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

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