Bourke Consulting offers outsourced human resources consulting support to organisations, that are looking to gain a fresh perspective on their talent needs.
testimonials
Having worked directly with Caoimhe, I can vouch for her professionalism and passion when it comes to setting your team up for success on the HR front. What started off as a comprehensive review of our handbooks and benefits globally, turned into a strategic HR partnership where Caoimhe assisted us on a variety of HR initiatives - from ensuring clarity and fairness in how processes are administered, to mentoring our HR Group, providing guidance on a wide range of HR issues, navigating employee relations matters to fruition and ensuring the team felt supported and communication was clear as we responded to the challenges presented by COVID-19.
Caoimhe is direct, practical, and personable, you can be assured that she will have your back and help you avoid HR potential pitfalls. She truly invests in the team, which is evident in how she integrated with ours globally, building relationships with staff and management in Ireland, the US, Singapore, and Vietnam. If you are looking to engage someone with a strong generalist HR background that you can rely on for sound support, I would have no hesitation recommending Caoimhe
James Galvin, CEO - Starcircle (2020)
I unconditionally recommend working with Caoimhe; if she tells you she's the right person for the job, just take her word on it and prepare to be impressed. She is one of the most dedicated and passionate professionals, HR or otherwise, that I've ever gotten to work with. She is a trusted, strategic, and practical right hand to the leadership teams she works with.
When we founded Canalyst, I turned to Caoimhe to ensure that we build a strong HR foundation from the very start. She worked closely with me, with my co-founder, and eventually with our leadership team to understand the needs of our business, and proposed and executed talent solutions that were tailored to fit our vision and grew with us as we scaled. Importantly, she also identified when we were getting complex and large enough to require a dedicated HR team and senior leadership for the function - and, in the end, she even referred us our eventual senior hire to help take the function forward.
Caoimhe's approach is phenomenal: direct, rational, decisive, and yet incredibly personable. She effortlessly draws on her broad base of generalist HR knowledge to provide sound strategic support and navigate the nuances of even the most delicate talent situations. She is a pleasure to work with, she's incredibly valuable, and she'll do everything in her power to set you and your team up for success
Damir Hot, CEO - Canalyst - Tegus (2018)
If you're looking for someone with expertise, drive and enthusiasm when it comes to assisting you develop or fine tune your HR function look no further than Caoimhe. Her broad base of generalist HR experience, passion for her work and commitment to client service will be evident from your first meeting.
Caoimhe assisted us initially with recruitment and was able to leverage her Canadian network as we worked to attract talent and build our team in Canada. She then went on to complete a thorough review of our contracts and handbooks for employees and associates globally, followed by implementing additional structure and support around our HR policies and practices - including a legal review of our internal documents with external council, improving our onboarding process and developing a competency and performance management framework.Throughout these projects she took the lead, working with key stakeholders and ensuring the changes we implemented were communicated clearly and consistently.
Caoimhe took the time to get to know and integrate really well with the team. She is a trustworthy and reliable sounding board - if you ask for her opinion she’ll give you a straight answer and sound advice on how best to approach the issue at hand. Caoimhe is responsive and diligent in her follow through, you can rest assured she will get the job done, keep you informed and alleviate your workload. If you're looking for someone to partner with on your HR needs I would highly recommend Caoimhe.
Joe Aherne, CEO - Leading Edge Group (2020)
I worked directly with Caoimhe for 7 years, first, as an in-house HR professional, and more recently as a consultant on a remote basis. She has grown with our organization from 100 to now over 200 people. Her key strength is the ability to have a good understanding of the business and look to people solutions which work for the owners of the business as well as the staff employed. I really appreciate that Caoimhe looks at a problem a strategic level with a view to improving our business over the longer term.
Herve Leong-Chung, Partner - Smythe LLP (2018)
I was lucky enough to work with Caoimhe from 2011 until 2019, during which time I witnessed her play an integral role turning Smythe LLP from a firm of 120 staff to almost 200. Caoimhe has a gift for being able to relate to people and read social situations. She can resolve interpersonal problems like no one else I have worked with. Caoimhe is an exception professional, who leads by example. Not only did she play an integral role in the success of our Firm, but she was also instrumental in my personal development.