Carter Jonas APC Away Day
Peter Fry
I’m proud to say that “ we hold our employees in the same high regard that we hold our clients Peter Fry - Partner
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WHY INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE MAKES BUSINESS SENSE Many years ago in my leaving speech from one of the big, global surveying firms, I said to my soon to be ex colleagues “Never forget, this firm is only as good as it is because it has you all working for it. It’s not the other way around.” Written by: Peter Fry - Partner, Commercial team, Carter Jonas Oxford
This statement is something that I hold dear and as an ethos it is one of the key factors that attracted me to Carter Jonas. I’m proud to say that we hold our employees in the same high regard that we hold our clients. We recognise that the people who deliver the service are key to a successful business and good
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Photography by: Aurelian Langlais (portraits)
people are a precious commodity. This is one of the reasons that we invest so heavily in our graduate scheme and apprenticeship programme. As a firm we face the same challenge as any professional football club in attracting and retaining star players, but in the same way, we also look to recruit good
people at the start of their careers to grow and nurture the potential stars of tomorrow. To qualify as a chartered surveyor graduates must pass the Assessment of Professional Competence, the dreaded APC. Twice a year the Royal Institution
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