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Alisha Carroll
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Alisha Carroll

HR Specialist
Whiteley
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Alisha Carroll is HR Specialist at SERT.

She looks after SERT’s people, from recruiting and onboarding the internal team to the policies that support contractors working with clients across the UK.

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  • People and HR
  • Onboarding
  • Policies and support

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