"Having worked in Social Care my whole adult life, cold calling was as far out of my comfort zone as I could get. The Employer Engagement Academy has taught me that it's simply a case of using the right communication strategies rather than having a particular personality or a background in sales. Without the 1:1 coaching I would have fallen at the first hurdle. Audrey kept me focused on my goals and always noticed what I did right when all I could see was my mistakes. I now have the confidence to pick up the phone and get through to the right person. My list of contacts has grown and it's starting to pay off"

Ingrid Scammell, Employment Advisor – Solent Mind

"Audrey has been providing Shaw Trust sales training for many years and I’ve personally got to know Audrey during this time.  She  provides both face to face and telephone sales sessions as well as one to one individual support with action plans for those who are really struggling.  Trust me I’ve witnessed miracles happen!"

Jenny La- Rocque, National Employer Manager – Shaw Trust

"All the staff who undertook the online training course were really impressed with the course and said it had been very positive – it had a great impact on their work and how they felt about making calls and what they could achieve from them. Since the course there has been a distinct increase in calls made and positive outcomes gained, with multiple places and repeat business ensured as well as many one off placements, needless to say we are happy and so are our clients."

Robert Maisey,  Senior Contracts Manager, Leonard Cheshire

When REED NCFE had teams working in Colleges and Universities we worked with Audrey Bodman, an Employer Engagement Trainer, who delivered training sessions for Advisers who were looking for job opportunities and work experience placements for students. The feedback from the training sessions was excellent and we saw an improvement in the success rates from employer engagement generally.

Nick Hughes, Programme Director, Reed In Partnership [Former: Senior Operations Manager, Reed-NCFE)

“Audrey delivered a fantastic tailored telephone training programme for the business engagement team in Employability at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Audrey's enthusiasm and engaging approach ensured that key new behaviours have been embraced by the team and our sales performance have significantly improved! I would highly recommend her” 

Rachel Heyes – Head of Employer Engagement & Placements– Nottingham Trent University.

"As someone who felt quite confident doing employer calls I didn’t know how much help it would be to myself. However I just wanted to say how amazing the training was!

I came out of the training feeling so much more positive about making employer calls and after doing a sales day today feel it went so much better than my previous one. The calls I made had more substance to them and I felt I got so much more out of each and every call made.

The training was fun and exciting all whilst learning and refreshing on my sales skills, I feel this is going to have a big impact on me being more successful in my role "

Feedback from a delegate from Shaw Trust who attended the Successful Employer Engagement by Phone Course.