What our partners say
Angelika first got in touch with me on LinkedIn. Her approach stood out to me because she specialized in the CNC industry, and 3Axis is 100% a CNC company.
My experience with Kensington Additive was surprising. It is not easy to handle candidate profiles for another country and another language, and there was a result in the end.
Angelika’s communication was very good, we spoke once a week and she was supportive. After one meeting with Angelika, she sent a candidate profile which was a success.
3Axis has not had success with other recruiters in Germany the way we have with Kensington Additive. I would recommend them to anyone looking to hire in this market.
Throughout our collaboration, Zak demonstrated exceptional professionalism and proficiency in understanding our company's needs and the nuances of our industry. His interactions were fast and seamless, providing timely responses and assistance whenever required. Zak displayed a keen ability to identify highly qualified candidates swiftly, showcasing a deep understanding of our requirements. In fact, his efforts were so effective that we found ourselves presented with not one, but two exceptionally promising candidates. As a result, we are currently considering expanding our team by filling the position twice, a testament to Zak's outstanding talent acquisition skills.
AddUp first engaged with Kensington Additive in 2021, as we were executing an ambitious expansion plan across Europe, and we wanted to partner with a specialist 3D Printing recruiter that could support our growth. We wanted someone to be able to deliver an aggressive ramp-up in terms of hires. We made requests for proposals from different companies, and the best offer was from Kensington. It was tailor-made with AddUps needs, and it was a real partnership agreement. It wasn’t a one-shot recruitment contract, here we were looking at someone who could support us and represent the company. Since then, it has been working very well and I have only good things to say.
Overall, the service was very good. What I enjoy the most is the regularity Kensington Additive offers. The recruitment missions are handled and managed well. I haven’t seen it as good as any other recruitment company. When we have candidates submitted from Kensington, every question I ask Angelika, she has the answer. And in terms of execution, it is excellent. She systematically debriefs both me and the candidate, and I have nothing to do because she takes care of everything.
Most of the time with recruitment agencies you have to remind them that you exist, you have to chase them, and you have the impression that they don’t care. This doesn’thappen with Kensington Additive. Maybe this is linked to Angelika herself, however when she is away, Phil takes over and he works the same way, so this must be Kensington Additive’s mission. It is excellent and the execution is awesome.
I have never had any discrepancies with Angelika’s feedback, and what I hear from her about the candidates is the same information I hear from them directly. She is always consistent, and the information she gives is reliable.
Due to the ambitious hiring in Europe, Kensington Additive has worked to place people across Germany, France, and Italy, despite these countries not being native to them. It has been a very smooth process.
I can’t offer any areas for development, there are none. And I would recommend Kensington Additive’s recruitment services.
Kensington Additive has an excellent understanding of what Velo3D needs, and this is demonstrated by the quality candidate profiles we receive.
The biggest benefit we have gained from using Kensington Additive is their knowledge of the additive manufacturing market. They really understand the nuances involved in the industry and can place people in different roles and job functions with minimal ramp-up time for each position.
The feedback they provide to us is valuable, too. One thing we appreciate is how communicative and transparent the team are Kensington Additive is with us. They are honest about the challenges they face in the market, or in the hiring process. They are also open and flexible with our process, too.
Despite the geographical time difference, Kensington Additive provides Velo3D with quality candidates in the U.S. The firm’s excellent track record of successful job placements, and their ability to recruit across the U.S. market, means we will continue to partner with them for our future recruitment needs.”
While we put a big emphasis on gender diversity at DMG MORI, Kensington supported our mission by introducing us to outstanding female talent and talent from various backgrounds. Working with Kensington, helps us to communicate our vision and our added benefits for employees from all backgrounds with the highest levels of integrity.
Thanks to Kensington’s experience in the industry, we have tapped into creative ways of recruiting exceptional talent. Kensington puts an emphasis on high quality candidates. They always care about the role and holistic fit in the company and introduce candidates with aligning interest and backgrounds.
We chose to work under a long-term agreement, as we have launched a major initiative for investments in our infrastructure and organizational development. Developing an organization requires more involvement from the recruiter and it felt like the best way to involve Kensington in our strategic plans and help them suggest talent that would support our long-term strategy.
I would certainly recommend Kensington to anyone who is looking for a recruiter that brings industry expertise, a unique approach to identifying talent and supporting the transition from recruitment to employment. It also should not go unnoticed that working with the dynamic team at Kensington has always been refreshing and a great pleasure!
I have worked with Mark for several placements now. He has always been very responsive and flexible to my everchanging requests and patient with us as our org continued to mature in its structure. We have secured some of our best talent thanks to Mark and now have a full team that's ready to execute! Thanks, Mark!
Mark helped me land one of the most exciting jobs in my long and exciting career! Mark is pleasure to work with as he kept me informed throughout the process and navigated lots of obstacles to make the process as easy as can be. I cannot find enough words to describe how much I respect and value Mark’s professionalism, his calm demeanour, and his very organised mind that made the whole process, believe it or not, a great experience.
We are very happy about your work and that we have chosen you as our partner. The recruitment of this position is crucial for our expansion on the US market. We needed a partner that has the required network, can organize interviews with appropriate candidates and helps us with the selection. You exceeded our expectations positively.
Your selection of candidates included several very well-fitting persons. We very much liked the way you made the first video interviews; this has been an excellent basis for our first decision whom to invite for direct talks. The organization of this second round of talks has been very focused and efficient, and finally led to the recruitment of the perfect candidate in quite a short time.
You have been a great support at all stages of the recruitment process, you showed great flexibility, competence and acted as a real partner. Due to our very positive experience, we will call you first of all, as soon as we have another position free and need help with recruitment. Thank you very much for the excellent cooperation.
The quality of candidates presented by Kensington Additive was good, and I feel the reasons for this is because of Kensington's knowledge of the 3D printing industry, and Liam's flexibility to readjust the candidate profile. We started off unsure of the profile of the candidate we needed, and Liam helped us to refine the job description to find the right candidate.
Overall, Liam has been sensitive to our needs and ensured that he presented quality candidates to us, because of this I would recommend Kensington Additive to other companies looking to hire in the AM industry.
In my opinion, Kensington Consulting has been a very valuable partner to Oerlikon, especially in regard to higher level technical positions in the area of Additive Manufacturing where we lack the expertise and talent pool required for our growth.
The account management has been responsive and crisp and the team at Kensington has been quite flexible and accommodating when it comes to complying with our processes, policies and requirements for vendorship.
I would recommend they be added to the program at Oerlikon as a global supplier because they are a knowledgeable partner that is also reliable.
It was great working with Mark. He always had good communication, and answered our questions so everyone was on board with the process. He listened and understood what we were looking for in skills and fit for a new hire and provided us with a solid group of candidates to choose from. He made the hiring process easy, and I wish I would have started with him from day one instead of struggling to find a hire on my own. I would use his service again, and I would recommend to a colleague.
As a manufacturing business within the heavy engineering sector we have been fortunate over recent years to experience a sustained growth in the demand for our products and services leading to a proportionate requirement to increase our workforce.
To support this growth it has been vital that we could source the right people, with the right skills, and at the right time. Kensington Consulting has proved to be a valued and reliable partner in achieving this goal.
We have found the consultants to be both very professional and knowledgeable in identifying and sourcing appropriate candidates to fill a wide variety of roles in many disciplines. We look forward to continuing to work with Kensingtons for our future recruitment needs.