Each of our 10 associates has at least 10 years’ HR experience. All assessors required to work on assessment projects are qualified to BPS Level I, if not Level II. Our team has experience across virtually every sector you can mention: their strengths in financial services, manufacturing, utilities, construction, public and the not-for-profit sector are particularly strong.

Angela Chapman
A founder Director of WorkLife, Angela has senior experience in both industry (as a Management Development Manager with HSBC Forward Trust), consultancy (with PA Consulting) and in academia (a Senior Lecturer in Business and Personal Development at UCE specialising in transferable skills). Angela has designed and delivered a wide range of management development, recruitment and assessment and career transition solutions to both public and private sector organisations including financial services, energy, manufacturing, construction, public sectors and the civil service.

Deborah Robson
Before forming WorkLife with Angela, Deborah had more than 20 years’ experience to Director level within leading HR consultancies. Deborah has solid experience of both client/project management and business development for accounts such as Centrica, The LGA, Siemens, The IDeA, Vodafone, The Environment Agency, Mitsubishi, United Utilities, Hill House Hammond, The Civil Aviation Authority, Egg, Cadburys, Scottish Courage and many more.

Cecilia Miller
Cecilia is a psychologist with over 15 years’ of working experience in both management and consultancy. She specialises in assessment and development, managing change, coaching and resource management. Her client base has ranged from the NHS, Civil Service, Local and National Government and major blue chip organisations. Cecilia has an MSc in Organisational Development and is an NLP Master Practitioner.

Julie Harrison
With over 15 years’ HR experience in blue chip, financial services, the motor industry and IT organisations, Julie has up to date, tried and tested expertise in recruitment, assessment centres and testing including personality and motivation profiling, assessor training, outplacement and all areas of general HR.

Julie Hartley
Julie has specialised in management development, organisational behaviour, team building and professional development for some 20 years. She has worked in both an educational capacity – as a course Director with UCE and as Deputy Programme Director at Oxford Brookes University – as well as on a consultancy basis for a wide range of companies.

Chris Brooke
Chris has 25+ years experience of IR and training in industry. He was previously Director of Personnel for Rolls Royce and more recently spent two years researching leadership with the Industrial Society. Chris specialises in leadership and change and in training and development at managerial levels.

Phillippa Hornsby
Phillipa has over 15 years’ experience in HR in a variety of sectors. Initially working as a generalist she then specialised in recruitment and selection with an emphasis on the attraction and retention of graduates. For the past five years Phillipa has worked on a consultancy basis for a wide range of high profile clients.

Tom Veitch
Tom is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and has substantial experience at Personnel Manager level in both the public and private sector. In the former sector Tom was Chief Officer & Director of the Birmingham District Citizen’s Advice Bureau for 7 years and now specialises in work for the not-for-profit sector.

Natalie Phillips
A business focussed HR generalist, Natalie has many years experience in HR and recruitment. Natalie has worked for both large multi-national corporations including Centrica, Dell, Sony and for business start-ups. Natalie's experience of graduate assessment and development is particularly strongr.

Leslie Matile
Lesley works principally in management development. She has over 20 years' experience of enabling individuals to achieve exceptional career performance. Her own career began in Central Government, providing training and coaching in personal development at all levels, often following recruitment, promotion and 360 feedback. Those skills have been transferred to the corporate world where she has worked with Accenture, Coors Brewers, Oriflame Cosmetics and De Montford University, principally focused on leadership development and the introduction of sustainable coaching cultures in business. Leslie also tutors at The Coaching Academy and has a Diploma in Performance Coaching.