Introduction
Our recruitment policy at Howes Percival is very simple: we aim to recruit the best. We have already been successful in attracting many talented individuals who share our values and vision and we are keen to continue to recruit more top quality people in all areas who will help to strengthen our existing teams.
There are many advantages and benefits of working at Howes Percival but we believe we have a number of very strong selling points which set us apart from other firms. These are:
• the quality of work which we can offer. Our excellent client base means that we can offer the
quality of work not normally associated with firms outside London;
• our meritocratic reward system means that talent and hard work at all levels within the firm are
rewarded;
• the opportunity to progress quickly for those who perform well. Howes Percival is of a size which
can recognise achievement and progress people quickly.
We recognise that our people are our most important asset. For this reason we provide a truly supportive working environment across all departments together with excellent training and development opportunities. We have been recognised as an Investors In People employer for 7 years and this underlines our commitment to our staff.
Our Values
• Being committed to offering the highest standards of client care and by going the extra mile for
clients and colleagues alike;
• Communicating individually and collectively, openly and regularly. As well as organisational
communication forums we also have an open door policy across all departments;
• Creating a culture of success where recognition of achievement is
rewarded;
• Giving all staff the opportunity for career development and encouraging staff to undertake training
and development activities which will advance their skills;
Our Culture
We believe in a one firm philosophy. This means that we work hard to ensure that communications and team working are well developed, both within each office, and across all our offices. There are many opportunities which are either work based or relating to training and development activities, or social activities which support our TEAM (together everyone achieves more) concept.
It is important to us that staff enjoy working for Howes Percival and have fun whilst at work. We expect people to work hard but to underline the importance we attach to people enjoying what they do is set out in one of the firm’s key strategic aims: To always remain a firm in which people at all levels want to work and enjoy working.
Our Benefits
We offer a very competitive benefits package which includes:
• A salary at market rate or above
• Discretionary bonus scheme which rewards exceptional performance
• 25 days’ holiday (30 days at director and partner level)
• Private medical insurance
• Group personal pension plan with matched contributions up to 5%
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Employee introduction scheme
• Payment of professional subscriptions
• Financial support for studying professional qualifications (in line with the firm’s policy)