Substantial professional search and selection experience, with in-depth research capacity and a proven record of delivering high quality candidates against a range of competency profiles. All our assignments are managed through a consulting model that uses a range of project management parameters and milestones to measure and communicate progress with all parties.

Some recent examples of our Search assignments include:
• General Manager, Finance and Services - UK IT support
• services organisation
• Senior Pensions Consultants - US-based Investment
• & Pensions Management Company
• Director Operations - Global Investment Management
• Company
• Corporate Head of Audit for large aerospace & defence
• contractor
• HR Director - Global IT Services Organisation
• Finance Director - International marketing services
• organisation
• IS Programme Directors and Managers for Global US IT
• services organisation via search and national advertising
• Senior Operational Improvement Consultants - for the
• public sector
• Customer Service Centre Director and multiple numbers of
• Customer Service Managers and Team Coaches for large UK
• Financial Services Organisation

Our Staged Approach to Successful Executive Recruitment

Stage One: Briefing, Advising on appropriate sourcing methodologies, Research

• In depth briefing with key staff/directors
• Advising on Job Profile, Key Competencies and reward
• package/s
• Drawing up potential research target lists
• Designing Appointment Specification/s & Job Profiles to
• ensure clarity for clients, ourselves & candidates
• Advising on Media options costs where appropriate -
• plus preparing advertising copy, design and &
• placement in press and websites as necessary
• Managing candidate expressions of interest and response
• analysis

Stage Two: Sourcing, Interviewing & Shortlisting

• Executive search of appropriate organisations and
• searching our executive database
• Shortlisting candidates from all sources against agreed
• competencies and criteria
• Conducting in-depth interviews
• Compiling interview reports
• Taking up informal references

Stage Three

• Design and facilitation of Assessment Programmes as
• part of selection process
• BPS trained capacity in application and use of
• Psychometric and other assessment instruments
• Provision of test instruments, their analysis and feed
• back to candidates

Stage Four

• Final Selection and Appointment
• Advising on final interview structure
• Attending Final Interviews as appropriate
• Helping with the offer structure and negotiation of
• final salary package
• Taking up references and advising on other appropriate
• pre-employment checks
• Advising on contract of employment

Our Candidate Guarantee

Where candidate resigns for any reason other than genuine redundancy within the first three months, we will undertake to find a replacement without any additional fee being charged.

Fees

Our fees are competitively priced and reflect the complexity of the particular assignment. Payment is directly linked to successful outcomes in three stages: on commencing the assignment, on presentation of shortlist; and on appointment. Where advertising is used, it is costed separately.