ForceSelect
ForceSelect is a specialist recruitment consultancy for service leavers and ex service personnel. They provide a free mentoring service for those they place into employment to ensure a smooth transition to civilian life and also have a registered charitable foundation[1] aimed at supporting military service leavers and small military charities across the UK.[2][3] It aims to raise funds to support smaller military charities that are struggling for funds.[2]
It was founded in 2009 by former Army captain Hugh Andrée.[3]
Most of the recruitment staff are ex-services and partner organisations include Macdonalds and UPS, it was named one of the brightest new organisations of 2010 by a business survey.[4]
The Ministry of Defence has given its support to ForceSelect, recognising the work it does to support military service leavers who are looking for a new career on civvy street.[2]
Other directors include former chief of the general staff General Sir Mike Jackson,[5] and bestselling author Andy McNab,
ForceSelect founder Hugh Andrée grilled UK Chancellor George Osborne on 6 October 2010 at the Conservative Party Conference about the need to support military service leavers in the UK.[6]
Head of the Trustees is General Sir Mike Jackson.[5]
The ForceSelect Foundation gets its income from a percentage of the profits from the ForceSelect recruitment business as well as a wide range of fundraising activities, such as a collaboration with Lionsgate films for the UK premiere of The Expendables in August 2010.[7]
Military charities across the UK are invited to apply for grants which are awarded by the Board of trustees twice a year.[8]
References
- ^ "FORCESELECT FOUNDATION, registered charity no. 1136769". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ a b c "Welcome". ForceSelect.com. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b Larcombe, Duncan; Willetts, David; Hamilton, Jane; Newton Dunn, Tom (22 March 2010). "These heroes risked their lives for us... give them a job, not the dole". The Sun. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Latest News - Forceselect Identified As One Of Uk's Brightest New Businesses In New Survey". Recruitment International. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b "The right skills for civvy street". defencemanagement.com. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Osborne grilled by readers: Chancellor praises readers as he listens to ideas for getting Britain back to work". The Sun. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Forceselect Foundation Forms Alliance With Lionsgate Films Ahead Of Stallone Premier". greymansland.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Welcome". ForceSelect Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2010.