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Helping to Shape your future


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Helping to Shape your future


WHO WE ARE

Founded by Karl Alliban over 10 years ago, Cambridge Credentials is a specialist recruitment agency focused on placing talented and driven professionals in to consultancies at all levels of seniority within deal advisory functions. This includes strategy, value creation, performance transformation, CDD, ODD, strategic pricing & commercial excellence, project finance, transaction services, integration & separation, infrastructure advisory, regulated utilities advisory and more.

Our main ethos - one that has helped Cambridge Credentials build credibility with clients and candidates - is our non-pushy approach to recruitment. We do not use large recruitment agency pressure and sales tactics to influence candidates to accept jobs they do not really want. This is your job search, your career. We respect that above all else and would love for you to reflect on your time partnering with us knowing we had your very best interests at heart.

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Our Mission


Our Mission


Our mission is to build and maintain successful, long-lasting relationships with our clients and candidates, and to provide the highest standard of service from start to finish.

CLIENTS

Experience gained from many years recruiting in this space, we understand that a consultancy’s commercial success is realised through its client-facing employees, their ability to build strong and long-lasting relationships with key stakeholders, to lead diverse teams to deliver high quality, value-add work and to generate repeat (and new) business.

We take pride in our promise to introduce you to talented, driven and engaging candidates who share your vision, values and long-term goals. What we offer you is quality, not quantity.

CANDIDATES

First and foremost, we treat our candidates as free-thinking adults and not simply as a ‘walking fee’ as many large agency recruiters arrogantly do. If you reject an offer from one of our clients there will be no hard feelings or desperate attempt to objection-handle your decision. We take your word at face value and hope to work with you again. That’s our promise to you.

By allowing us to help with your job search you will benefit from a mature, consultative and non-pressurised service that is tailored specifically to your career ambitions. 

A friendly and approachable service 

Send your CV to us today and, if we can help, we will respond within 48 hours. We work closely with all our candidates, and we'll keep you updated on new opportunities that arise. 

We promise never to share your details without prior permission. Read our Privacy Policy for more details.

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Testimonials


Testimonials


With the experience and knowledge we have, we can show you our true value and potential as a business partner. Read some of the comments from past candidates below.

Source: LinkedIn

“I had the pleasure of working with Karl during my job search, and I highly recommend him. From aligning the perfect role with my skill set to meticulous CV reviews and interview preparation, Karl’s expertise shines. His attentiveness, effective advice, and continuous support from initial contact to onboarding makes him an exceptional recruitment professional. If you’re seeking someone dedicated and knowledgeable to help secure your next role, Karl is the ideal choice.”

Maria Elena Caruso, Director - Global Strategy Group, KPMG UK

"Karl was an absolute pleasure to deal with but more importantly highly effective in his role.

From the initial contact through to receipt of the offer, Karl was attentive and well informed. He provided me with the kind of excellent advice you can only offer if you have a close relationship with the company you are hiring on behalf of. This extended to interview preparation and obtaining detailed feedback afterwards to help me prepare at every stage.

Even after I received my offer, he was in regular touch to make sure the onboarding process was going well and on my first week, to ensure I was settling in.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Karl to assist anyone in finding their next role and securing it."

Julian Rudd, Associate Director - Power & Utilities, KPMG

 

"Karl is an outstanding and approachable recruitment professional. He provided me with lots of support during the whole recruitment process from the initial application and until the final interviews. He always showed lots of enthusiasm and willingness to invest his time to answer my questions and make sure I was prepared enough. I strongly recommend Karl to anyone looking for a new position." 

Cristian Barrios, M&A / Corporate Development

"Karl helped me to find a great role that matched my capabilities and ambitions in the Strategy & Value Creation group within KPMG, after I had returned from a 7 year stint overseas. His guidance throughout the process was highly personalised and attentive and I am very grateful for his support."

Harry Dee, Director - FS Strategy & Performance Transformation, KPMG

"It was a pleasure working with Karl. He is very professional, focused, honest and has a keen eye for the details. His advise was of great value and crucial in my success. I do not have any hesitation in recommending Karl. "

Salvo Ciccia, ESG Assurance & Reporting, KPMG

"Karl was great from start to finish. He took the time to get to know me so he knew when the ideal opportunity came up. He coached me from start to finish and made sure I was prepared for my interviews. Once placed he kept in contact to check in as well. 5 months later and I am loving it! Karl was extremely personable and really understood both what I wanted and where would suit me best. Thank you for all your help!"

Alex Langford-Pollard , Manager, Deloitte

"Karl's support has been outstanding throughout the whole stages of my application experience. I have never met such a professional and dedicated recruitment professional: he took active steps to consistently understand my background, previous experiences and the career progression path I was aiming for. He recognised my strengths, indicated areas for improvement and was widely available to clarify any eventual doubts I would have concerning my preparation for the interviews. I definitely benefited from his unprecedented support, for believing in me, and for helping me start an important new chapter of my professional career."

Andre Mendes, Assistant Manager - Payments Regulatory Team, KPMG

"Karl has been instrumental in helping me to get my role with a Big 4 organisation. He fully understands the intricacies of each role and has a good way of matching the people with the right role and right organisation. I fully appreciate his help, and recommend him without hesitation."

Anna Napier, Associate Director - Prudential Risk Advisory, KPMG

"Karl is an experienced recruiter. His attention to detail is impeccable and he works closely with candidates throughout the recruitment process. His research into potential candidates and selection based on alignment to role requirements adds significant value to recruiters by mitigating unneccessary time wastage through the interview of unsuitable candidates."

Derek Doody, Senior Manager - Credit Risk Assurance, KPMG