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July 30, 2018

Retained Executive Search vs Contingency Recruitment

Often hiring organisations gloss over the differences between retained executive search and contingency recruitment. However, a closer look at the two demonstrates that there are pros and cons to both resulting in different types being more appropriate for different recruitment challenges.
July 13, 2018

Does an Executive Need a CV in 2018

There are a couple of concepts which may lead an executive to think they don’t need a CV in 2018, and that it is no longer relevant. First, there’s the modern arena. Technology means we may think an executive resume is outdated compared to approaches such as sign-posting a recruiter to your LinkedIn profile.
July 5, 2018

Look Beyond Europe for Your Perfect Candidate

When it comes to employers considering their recruitment options in the shadow of Brexit negotiations, it’s easy to get lost in alarming media headlines. Headlines such as ‘Brexit may ‘slow down’ NHS international recruitment drive’ and ‘Brexit uncertainty drags employer confidence to lowest level since referendum’ are enough to strike fear into the most stoic recruiters.
June 20, 2018

Marketing Director Interview Tips

How to get the best out of your candidates Interviews can be immensely powerful tools in the recruitment process. However, in reality they are often muddled and murky and failing to draw out the information you really seek. The interview process is more than ascertaining qualifications which can be done in moments. They are about honing in on that talent who is passionate and driven which you hope will spell growth for your business.
May 22, 2018

How Headhunters Can Get the Candidate You Desire

Hiring the right people for the job is both a skill in itself and a tricky time-consuming task. Add in a touch of the green-eyed monster over your competitor’s employees and success, you can be left wondering how to achieve the recruitment goals you seek. As an in-house recruiter, in HR or a senior management role, you’re going to find yourself pondering how best to truly attract and hunt down exceptional talent. For executive roles, this will inevitably mean considering a more unique approach.
May 4, 2018

How to Get the Most Out of Headhunters

Choosing to use a headhunter for your recruitment needs is prioritising value added. It’s realising that cost-effectiveness in recruitment is not a short-term goal. Exceptional and true headhunter companies have the ability to power boost your business growth. They have the talent to make recruitment truly pay. So when you are hiring a headhunter for your vacancies how can you get the most out of the relationship?
April 23, 2018

Where to Find a Good Headhunter

Knowing how to find a headhunter for a vacancy can seem pretty confusing. How do you know that you’re getting the service you really need? How can you be sure that your chosen recruitment strategy actively adds value to your business? As an in-house recruitment manager, you have that responsibility on your shoulders. The reality is, simple though it may be, that you can’t just type ‘find a headhunter’ into your search engine and know you’re getting exactly what you need. Firstly, you may not be identifying a headhunter at all, but rather a recruitment agency using the headhunting term to cash in on the headhunting reputation. Knowing how to find a headhunter for a job is instead more about knowing what process of recruitment you need.
April 10, 2018

Does Industry Experience Matter? How Hiring Someone from a Different Sector can Help Some Businesses

Hiring the right employee depends on a plethora of factors. We tend to have our tick list of things to look for when hiring employees. High on the list is usually relevant industry experience. Whilst undoubtedly this is essential for some roles, we’d argue at times that this can become restrictive, and in fact mean you miss out on the dynamic talent which will contribute highly to your business success. It’s not your usual approach to hiring the right employee, so why does it work?