Executive search and recruiting form the foundation of our business. We strive to understand each client’s business strategy, the specific talent challenges, pain points and competencies needed, and the culture that new team members should effortlessly complement. By working with key stakeholders, we can ensure our process and search strategy are aligned to your key business objectives.
If the specific talent profile is not already in your business, then we will search externally. Our extensive industry backgrounds in the sectors we support, allow us to identify and engage with the people that will most significantly impact your business. We draw on our professional networks, industry knowledge and internal research resources to identify the right people.
We can deploy our profiling and skillset methodologies to illustrate what the ideal candidate traits are to address your talent challenge, so that you can select from the best in the market. Once interviews are under way, we collate feedback and manage candidate expectations. We will also advise you on the rewards and competitive compensation models that will encourage them to stay with you for a long and prosperous union.
Our team have extensive hands-on experience of expanding businesses into new markets and establishing new country operations for their previous employers. Therefore, we are also your experienced advisory partners for expanding into new sectors and locations.
One of our key values is Integrity. To this end, we have certain commitments in Executive Search which are central to our brand.
It is our mission to provide value as trusted advisors at every phase of the search process. We are determined to consistently exceed client expectations by providing a meaningful and diverse choice of candidates and a seamless and thorough process. Our process has five main phases:
• We jointly analyse the challenges unique to the client and the role.
• We conduct an assessment of the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities that the candidate should have in order to achieve success in the role. Here we offer insights and fresh perspectives on how clients can think about their needs. At times when it is appropriate, we can challenge client assumptions in a constructive manner, and present alternative ideas on how to best structure and promote the role.
• We then develop a customised position and candidate specification, detailing the company, the role, responsibilities, goals, and key challenges of the position as well as the experience, qualifications and competencies required for success.
• Concluding this phase, we establish the priorities that will determine the process and success of the search.
• We will start with extensive research into the relevant companies and sectors where we know we can find the required skills, experience, and qualifications. This complements our extensive industry networks and knowledge in the relevant fields.
• This results in the creation of a long list of potential targets, which we will review together to establish a realistic view of the specific talent market.
• As our personal networks are core to our methodology, we will reach out to key industry contacts to identify and qualify prospects, whilst maintaining complete discretion. This approach of preliminary referencing work enables productive long list discussions.
• We approach potential candidates to gauge their interest in the role, drawing on our insights about candidate interests and aspirations to persuade strong prospects to consider new opportunities.
• We conduct rigorous interviews with candidates, utilising our CPHC TalentPrism® assessment methodology. We assess each candidate on the proven skills, knowledge, abilities, and aptitudes identified in the position specification.
• From here we can develop a short list of candidates with the relevant competencies and interest in the position.
• We present the most qualified candidates based on our extensive appraisal.
• Where possible we will present external views on candidates from our network, to give further context to their accomplishments and insights to past performance and reputation.
• We can agree on further usage of the CPHC TalentPrism® executive capabilities assessment during the client interviews, or we can deploy relevant assessment solutions from our suite of proprietary and partner methodologies, to ensure clients have full confidence in their talent decisions.
• We will comprehensively confirm candidates’ academic and professional qualifications.
• We will offer any support required at this key stage including organising travel and logistics for interviews.
• Once the client has identified their preferred candidate, we move into a comprehensive background and referencing process.
• We provide a thorough support service throughout the offer management process, to ensure a win/win scenario for both candidate and client alike.
• We assist in the negotiations regarding compensation and other terms to help finalize the search.
• We maintain an open regular communication with client and candidate during the transition.
• As a result, we maintain an offer to acceptance ratio that exceeds 98%
• We conduct a client satisfaction survey to continuously improve our service and refine our approach.
• We pride ourselves in ensuring our long-term relationships, periodically following up with clients and candidates after the search is completed, checking in on the successful candidate’s fit with the organization and the progress of the transition.