testimonials

What I love about Barker Graves is their personal approach - you don't feel as if you are dealing with an organisation, you are working with Sarah and Jane. They understand that while it is the agencies that pay their bills, it is the quality of the candidates they work with that makes or breaks their reputation. And my experience of dealing with them as a candidate reflects that. They also work with all the good agencies, and know all the right people - that gives you a lot of confidence in them securing you a great role
Chris, candidate

Jane Graves

Working in agency recruitment since 1989 Jane has a wealth of recruitment and training experience. She has a wide knowledge of the agency world and having started her career in creative she has a strong appreciation of good creative work. After working for two highly respected marketing recruitment consultancies she set up her own and since 1998 has built a fantastic reputation in the agency world. Jane looks after account management at all levels from account executive to MD and all creative placements.

Jane has a gently tenacious style and an instinctive understanding of how to help agencies attract the best people and candidates find their dream job.

When she's not at work Jane is a keen painter having recently moved from oils to watercolours. She's also a member of a lively book club, a keen runner and loves using her visual appreciation to refurbish houses.

Sarah Barker

Before becoming a Recruitment Consultant Sarah enjoyed 17 years in agency account handling. After a baptism of fire at two small agencies she rose through the ranks at Carlson Marketing to Managing Partner at the tender age of 29. She ran her own CRM consultancy business and then went on to hold senior management roles as Head of Account Management at TBWA/GGT and Client Services Director at Publicis Dialog. She's hugely enjoying using her management experience to help people find their dream role. Sarah is a qualified Business Coach and has put the technique to practice very successfully in the last ten years.

Sarah has a direct and candid style and tries very hard not to take herself too seriously. Her interests include bringing up her two cheeky daughters, modern art, singing, psychology and expanding her cookery repertoire.

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