Louise Welby
Group Talent Acquisition Lead
What I do at Sumer
I lead the Talent Acquisition team at Sumer Group across the UK. Our job is all about helping our different businesses grow from Audit & Tax to IT & Sales. I particularly enjoy building diverse teams and seeing how different skill sets come together to make our business stronger. What I love most is seeing how each new hire adds something unique to our culture.
Who am I?
I'm a Maths graduate (yes, I'm a bit of a numbers nerd!) who's had quite the journey in recruitment. I've done everything from helping Apple hire creative minds for their services team to setting up entire recruitment processes for a global DE&I consultancy. My heart lies in making recruitment more inclusive – I'm big on neurodiversity advocacy and proud to wave the LGBTQ+ flag. After living the London life in investment banking recruitment, I'm now loving life in South Wales, bringing all my previous experience to build something special at Sumer.
Advice for prospective candidates
If you're interviewing with me then:
- Grab a coffee and chill – seriously, I want to get to know the real you, not your rehearsed robot version
- Come armed with questions that show you've done your homework about us
- Don't give me a run through of your whole CV – tell me the story of your career journey
- Let your personality shine through – cultural add is just as important as technical skills