resourcing

Approach

Our style is to learn about our customers' business, understand their goals & agenda so that we can shortlist candidates who replicate the culture & possess the appropriate competencies & skills. All our assignments are approached in a methodical way utilising project management tools. We focus on delivery of agreed objectives & milestones using project plans so that our clients know exactly what progress we are making at regular intervals

Search

We have intimate market knowledge & maintain constant links within our respective sectors & are therefore well placed to learn of developments & intelligence at the earliest opportunity. We use the most thorough methodologies available to prepare our target lists, combining detailed market knowledge with practical steps such as internet, directories, word of mouth, demographic information & statistical analysis.

"If there is someone there to do the role resourcing will find them" Eddie Styring - former CEO COMET

Additionally we use people working in the field to corroborate information & identify who is performing well.

Attraction

Candidates can feel comfortable dealing with members of our team, as we know the real issues and challenges facing people in each market sector & their companies. Essential to every successful hire is attracting people who share common goals with our clients & are the right fit.

"I wasn't keen initially but they were very factual, good listeners, & when I listened the role appealed to me on many levels - its all worked out well too. A true consultancy service" Christine Via former candidate - now Tesco Pharmacy Manager

We ascertain our target candidates motivations, aspirations & key drivers during our initial contact. By matching then sharing with the target candidates our clients employee value proposition (factually detailed information about our clients & the specifics of the role) we create a high level of buy-in & commitment from our candidates

Selection

We take pride in an offer to shortlist ratio in excess of 80%. Once we have established a specific target list of candidates we go to great lengths to ensure that we forward "must hire people".

"They truly understand our needs & consistently deliver must hire candidates" Tanya Sinclair Head of HR Services - Centrica

We use the following selection techniques; competency interviews of a predictive behavioural nature, verbal & numerical ability tests, psychometric tests, scenario based interview questions & intuition - all our consultants have worked in the sector that they recruit for