NZ On-Farm Back
'Little did I know, nine years ago, after spotting a Fegan & Co ad in a UK farming magazine, how making contact with Alison Linch would prove to be a very pivotal point in my dairy career to date.
Fegan & Co were very accommodating, ensuring that my desire for the 'perfect job' would be met. This highlighted their importance of matching employees with suitable employers.
Following a very thorough reference checking procedure, I was offered a job on a NZ farm. Nine years on, I have never looked back, and often wonder - 'what if I had never applied to that ad?'
I admire Fegan & Co's professional attitude and commend their attention to detail in Human Resources on our dairy farms - an area I believe will need more and more focus in the future as our farms become more complex with diverse management structures. Fegan & Co are a valuable asset to have on your team to assist this.'
Olin and Anna Greenan
Our business has for some time now realized the importance of having robust employment policies and procedures. It is fair to say that in the beginning our intentions were good from an employer's point of view, however we did not have the formal procedures in place to confidently back up what we were trying to achieve.
Fegan & Co quickly grasped what we were trying to achieve and they assisted us in developing first class employment standards that have become a vital asset to our business. We now enjoy professional win:win relationships with all our staff, making our large scale dairy unit an enjoyable and rewarding place to work.
Greg and Gerry Glover
Since sourcing my current job Managing 1,100 cows in Canterbury through Fegan & Co I have been impressed with the personal service that they offer. Not only did they place me in a job that was just right for the stage that I was at in my dairy farming career, but contacted me several times throughout the year to make sure that I was still getting job satisfaction, and still continue to advise me on my best career options.
I would highly recommend Fegan & Co for recruiting high quality staff that suit the position you are offering, or placing you in a job that is just right for the stage you are at in your career.
Ben Jaunay
We farm multiple dairy properties across the top of the South Island. People with the correct skills and capabilities are essential to our business. We have had an association with Fegan & Co for over seven years. Most recently we engaged Fegan & Co to recruit a Variable Order Sharemilker on our behalf. The experience and result was nothing but first class. The analysis of requirements, screening and interviewing was thorough and professional. The process was streamlined, simple and most importantly we got the result which fully met our expectations.
Murray King
Kingsway Farms Ltd
My wife and I first used Fegan & Co's services in 2003 while looking to further our career in the Sheep and Beef industry. We had moved around within the country a lot and had gained valuable experience working for many different owners and farm managers. We were lucky to have excellent referees and once we contacted Alison about a position that was advertised, it was great to be given some clear guidelines as to what would happen and the timeframes involved.
We looked to further ourselves again in late 2007 and have now taken the final step to full farm management with the help of Fegan & Co and couldn't be in a better situation. Farming is more of a career now than it ever has been and it's great to have the support and advice of experts behind you as you make changes to your career and also have a growing family to provide for.
Ben and Julie Gordon
As the Owner / Operator of a bull-beef operation I have used the services of Fegan & Co to support me in the recruitment and management of my staff since 2002. In that time I have found John Fegan and his team to be helpful, professional and approachable at all times. They have developed an understanding of my business needs as well as the skills and personalities that fit best within my operation.
Aside from recruitment we communicate regularly and have developed a mutually beneficial relationship and I am always pleased to receive their phone calls. They keep me updated with regard to Employment law and Health and Safety issues and are happy to answer any questions I may have at any time.
I look forward to our continuing relationship.
Neil Aicken
Bull-beef Owner / Operator
Fegan & Co have been instrumental in assisting us with employment for ourselves and recruitments for our business. We currently manage a large scale dairy operation in Canterbury milking 2150 cows and employ a number of staff to help us. I believe employing the 'right people' is absolutely crucial and Fegan & Co's totally professional yet very friendly approach allows introduction and placements for these people with us. We enjoy our involvement with John and his team and have no hesitation in recommending their abilities to other prospective employers and employees.
Mike and Debbie Trubshaw
Dairy Farm Operations Manager
It was 2001 when we made our first phone call to Fegan & Co's Alison Linch for a management position in dairy farming. Now as Operations Manager, overseeing two dairy units and milking 1800 cows, we use Fegan & Co for our staff recruitment.
Having sat on both sides of the table through interviews and remembering how nervous we were our first time and now being able to sit alongside such a professional friendly team, who have a wonderful ability to match an employer to an employee while putting interviewees at ease, we can only strongly recommend you make Fegan & Co your first port of call.
Dan & Jeannette Jolly
Te Awamutu
Fegan & Co certainly take the guesswork out of finding the right job. I recently made use of their services and the way I was treated right from the start of that first phone call, all the way through to the signing of the contracts, can be described in two words...VERY PROFESSIONAL.
Their friendly service and advice will definitely be part of my future and I can strongly recommend them to anyone who is serious about finding the right job with good employers and making a success of it.
Lourens Botha
Fegan & Co are, in my experience one of the most professional recruitment companies within the Dairy sector. Add to that their friendly attitudes and their commitment to match the right people with the right position and you have a winning combination.
My first involvement with the company was in 1997 and since then they have been one of my first avenues when wanting to progress my career. My current position was advertised by them and after a relaxed interview process and some discussion, I started what can only be described as the best position of my career so far, testament to the ability of Fegan & Co to match people and positions well.
I will continue to use the valuable service the company provides as I look to progress further.
Mark Foster