Clients about us
"We have used the assistance of Fontes for many different projects. We have together assessed jobs, carried out executive searches and conducted extensive skills-based assessments. We have used the assistance of Fontes professionals when our recruitment capacity has been insufficient. Fontes has helped us both to develop personnel staff (job assessments, focused interviews) and executives who are leaving.
I consider Fontes a major player in Estonia primarily because of their target searches and assessment. As a provider of target searches, I cannot see any competitors for Fontes in this market. Their advantage is their systematic databases that have been developed over a very long period of time, network of contacts, and top-level headhunters'. The professionalism of Fontes consultants during assessments is also remarkable. Sometimes, I wonder myself when reading assessment summaries a long time afterwards about how incredibly accurately they have understood and sensed people and brought out their individual skills."
"Swedbank and Fontes have had a very long and reliable co-operation. The Fontes team is characterised by their professional approach, personality, and high quality of work. Co-operation with the Fontes experts is an investment into the future for both the organisation and the staff. For Swedbank executives and personnel staff, Fontes has been a partner in the development of advisory services, mentoring, recruitment, choice, and career management. It is because of these qualities that we are also recommending Fontes to other companies."
"Fontes is a consultancy that is very well known in our organisation, especially because of our long-term co-operation. This has developed trust between us. You not only know us, but also we have a fairly good overview of your capabilities. This makes co-operation much easier. The scope of co-operation has been extensive, ranging from salary surveys to the assessment centre and includes a skills model, targeted search, development advice, 360 degree feedback, etc.
We recommend Fontes largely because of the same reasons that were outlined above. The core of Fontes has been fairly stable, but developed constantly. Therefore, we know what to expect and with what quality."
"Fontes has a strong network of contacts for executive searches in Baltic companies."
"With the advise and support of Fontes, the executive management of Tallinna Vesi has made several important decisions including the development and implementation of the remuneration and reward system that is based on individual performance, put together the key management team and determined their development needs, developed management skills of primary level managers, the advisory needs of the head of personnel, etc. I am convinced that these top executives and heads of personnel who know what their companies need will get support from Fontes for making faster and more accurate management decisions. And Fontes helps those customers who are still analysing their needs to find the right road faster."
"About seven years ago we had a period in Favor where we recruited a large number of people in a short time. We had problems in integrating new colleagues into the organisation and there seemed to be a lack of understanding between the newcomers and more experienced staff. At that time, I thought a lot about how great it would be if we could find the right jobs for the right people, find them the most suitable tasks, and motivate them in their daily work. At that time, it seemed that it was impossible to achieve this objective.
A few years later, I contacted Fontes with a similar story. Their attitude to the issue was very positive from the start. They were ready to do the tailoring and together we prepared a training and consultancy project.
Our close co-operation has now lasted several productive years. We have trained and used the advisory and recruitment service. During that time, Tiiu Allikvee and Piret Jamnes have got to know our organisation in detail. We communicate openly and get prompt proposals for solving our needs.
Our co-operation peaked with the opening of our own personnel assessment centre which brings us one step closer to the situation where people have suitable work and enjoy perorming it. Happy employees enable us to create an efficient organisation capable of developing."
