Testimonials

Don’t just take our word for it…

Nothing better demonstrates the success of the professional and philosophical approach of a business like JK Personnel than the response of our clients and career candidates.

Let’s face it – fundamentally we are a people business.

Through the years we have been overwhelmed by the complimentary, encouraging and unsolicitored testimonials from the many individuals and businesses we have had the thorough pleasure of assisting.

Read them here.

JK Personnel's Client Testimonials

Neighbourhood Cable have been utilising the services of JK Personnel for the last eight years to supply our business with both temporary and permanent employees within the Ballarat office. Jennifer Kelly and her staff have made this onerous task a seeming simple and cost effective procedure and continue to provide a high level of candidates for a wide variety of employment opportunities.

I am continually impressed by their "can do attitude, commitment to my business needs and consistently exceeding my expectations". Neighbourhood Cable looks forward to continuing our relationship and professional support from JK Personnel and is excited to support them in these awards.

Colin Littlejohn, Regional Manager, Neighbourhood Cable. 

Gekko Systems has relied on the professional services of JK Personnel since 2001.  We have always received personalised service and advice from Jennifer and the team.  JK Personnel has worked hard to place many of our fantastic staff members into Gekko, and as such the two businesses have a strong bond and organisational friendship; based on trust and mutual respect.   We have used many of their other services including HR consulting services, training and development and business mentoring.

 Rosie King, General Manager, Corporate Development and Operations, Gekko Systems

Goldacres has been working with JK Personnel for the sourcing of skilled and unskilled employees since August 2004. In that time, JK have assisted us with the prequalification of prospective employees using both DISC profiles and our own custom designed manual handing and dexterity testing systems.

DISC profiles have provided an invaluable insight of prospective senior and executive employees, allowing us to understand both the attributes of the candidate as well as offering self-examination of the role when establishing the position description. Our success rate for senior employees has been excellent, and being able to access a professional tool like DISC profiles through JK has been very beneficial to our business. 

The staff at JK are ever helpful and having Jennifer and Samantha drop in to catch up on what’s happening in our industry and business is useful. It is helpful to be able to pick up the phone and talk to the same people about what I need, without having to re-explain what Goldacres does and why this and that are important. JK Personnel is a well run business and has suited the demands and growth of Goldacres now and into the future.

Vic Muller, General Manager, Goldacres.

I am very pleased to be able to write about JK Personnel.

Shortly after moving to Ballarat I had to recruit a senior executive to fill a key role in our management  team.

After getting several recommendations I met with Jennifer Kelly and Samantha Thayer.  Apart from being pleasant company they impressed me with their professionalism and approach and I had no hesitation in giving them the brief.

Jennifer and her team assembled an excellent short list of candidates and we were able to hire an outstanding candidate.  Six months after the appointment I am delighted with the job that JK Personnel did for us.  They are professional, committed, savvy and a pleasure to deal with.  I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them. 

Chris Milne, Managing Director, Valcor Australia Pty Ltd

“I am happy to provide a testimonial to the expertise and support CAFS has received from JK Personnel (JK).

In recent years, JK has assisted CAFS with the recruitment of three senior management positions. The result has been the successful appointments of three candidates whose background experience, qualifications and suitability for the positions has exceeded our expectations.

Throughout these processes, JK has been very consultative in order to understand our needs; has provided advice on the best approaches; has brought a level of expertise that CAFS has not had in-house; and has saved CAFS resources by communicating with candidates and completing background checks.

JK has recognized CAFS status as a not-for-profit organization by providing these services at a discounted rate. JK has also supported CAFS through annual donations.

I am also involved with a statewide organization that recruits to senior management positions, and I can confidently say that the work of JK in comparable to similar metropolitan-based firms, with the advantage for CAFS that JK is based in Ballarat!  I highly commend the work of JK Personnel.”

Kevin Zibell, Chief Executive Officer, CAFS.

“During the three years I have been involved with LBWR I have had numerous dealings with JK Personnel. In all cases these have been productive and helpful.

Given the diversity of these experiences I will discuss them briefly and separately:

1. My appointment to the Executive Officer position came as the result of a recruitment process overseen by JK Personnel. Having been through a number of job interview processes in the past I approached this process with confidence. The actual experience surprised and challenged me. The JK Personnel staff were incredibly professional, expert in their field and forced me to reflect on my skills and aptitudes like no-one had before.
2. After a short period in my role I sought the support of an experienced corporate mentor. Jennifer Kelly was recommended to me and when approached agreed to meet with me and see where she could assist. That relationship has continued to this day and has been of enormous benefit to me. Jennifer’s skills in seeing ways through challenging situations are very highly developed.
3. LBWR is an organization committed to developing community capacity and providing assistance for those less fortunate. We have a strong relationship with the Justice Department and at one point we were asked to see if we could provide assistance for a highly recommended ex-offender who was having difficulty finding employment. Whilst many people sympathized with this person’s situation the only company which actually did anything about it was JK Personnel. With their help we found this gentleman a job and gave him the chance to rebuild his life-it was greatly appreciated.
4. In a separate capacity my role on the board of a local NFP organization has led me to use JK Personnel to find senior staff for roles that are both demanding and underpaid- a hardly desirable situation. Despite this JK completed the jobs successfully and our organization continues to reap the benefits of their good work and advice.

These are four specific examples of the company’s quality and integrity. In addition to this I can add that our ongoing relationship is one we value very highly.

Roger Bade, Executive Officer, Leadership Ballarat and Western Region.

“Unijobs is the student employment services for the University of Ballarat students. We are always working towards increased employment opportunities for our students. We are pleased to have ongoing business relations with the friendly and professional team at JK Personnel.” 

 Deborah Cutts, Graduate Careers Officer, Unijobs

JK Personnel have been supplying SP Treads Ballarat with production workers for our re-treading plant for over 7 years.  All the permanent staff originally commenced work with SP Treads as casuals through JK Personnel.

We invest a lot of time in the induction and training of new staff, therefore it is important that we recruit casuals who are not only capable of learning but are willing to commit to our requirements.

It is difficult to predict staffing requirements so JK Personnel must maintain a pool of suitable candidates to ensure they have workers available at short notice.  JK Personnel have been able to maintain high standards in all these areas.

They liaise regularly with us to monitor the performance of their people.  The staff are always courteous and friendly and a pleasure to deal with.

I am happy to provide JK Personnel with this statement as an endorsement of their work as suppliers of personnel.

During that time JK Personnel have provided staffing solutions for a number of our senior vacancies with some successful candidates being promoted through our business into more senior roles within the company.

JK Personnel have also been proactive in continuing to ensure that the people they have provided us with are given ongoing support as required to continue to grow in their role or improve their performance if required.

One of the best features of our relationship with JK is their regular visits to ensure we are provided with any future assistance or support on an ongoing basis.

I would recommend JK to any business looking to ensure their staffing opportunities are fulfilled with personnel who are selected appropriately, but more importantly, are supported to fit with roles requested.

Over the years we have found the management and staff of JK Personnel to be very conscious of their responsibility to provide a range of professional services.

The JK Personnel staff have always been responsive to our needs and it has been a delight to work with them. 

We look forward to a continuing relationship into the future.