Executive Search done properly
Volume’ is often seen by some recruitment agencies as an unspoken rule. In other words, keep the flow of appointments going no matter what.
Michael Ward, Director of Collaborative Search, the Newcastle-based international executive search and talent management company, has seen how other recruitment agencies operate and he wasn’t impressed.
“It was in the early stages of my career when I was working with a large, privately owned, recruitment agency” said Michael. “It really was a case of keeping the recruitment churn going as quickly as possible and at all costs. Most of my clients at the time operated within engineering and construction, but it always felt that we were chasing clients and candidates for the wrong reasons and we were often regarded as a necessary evil, rather than a valued contributor to their respective growth strategies and talent requirements”.
I eventually made up my mind to do two things. First, I wanted to found an agency that did recruitment the right way and, secondly, that I wanted to return home to the North East where I was born and bred.
Thankfully, everything has turned out fantastically. Collaborative Search is continuing to grow rapidly and we now partner to clients across all major industries all around world. We now have a highly experienced team and will be adding new members very shortly. We work extensively with clients in this country and abroad. Over the last few months we have been placing talented people into positions in the USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and the Middle East. We really are a global firm.”
Confidentiality means that we can’t do some name dropping for Collaborative Search, but we’ve seen their list of clients and there are loads of household names that you’ll recognise. They work with many major multinationals, but they also help find talented employees
mainly at senior, executive and board level
for SMEs and even some owner-operators.
“We can find great people for a whole range of industries. We tend to have a strong focus on the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) field, but we also have some terrific clients focused in pharmaceuticals, finance, renewables and biotech sectors. AEC is arguably our specialist area. We have placed some amazing people into many of the world’s biggest infrastructure projects.”
Michael’s experience in recruitment has not only taught him how to do recruitment the right way, but also how to help companies anticipate their employee requirements. He does this by working closely with companies and, in effect, becoming their recruitment partner.
“Because we’re not volume or contract driven, firms are keen to work in partnership with us and see us as an important extension to their current internal teams. They know that when called upon to do so, we are able to identify and secure the best talent ‘in’ the market, wherever they are. We find out how their business operates, study their culture and previous employment trends, and then work alongside them to ensure they always have the right people at the right time. It’s all about trust
and it’s why we partner with clients for the long term.”
In other words, Collaborative Search will collaborate with you.
Michael has a contacts list that would be the envy of everyone in the recruitment business. Having worked in London, Dubai and North America, he knows how international business operates.
And as someone who is from the North East and now lives in Gosforth, he also knows what makes businesses tick in this region.
So, do you want to find out how Collaborative Search can help you with your recruitment?
Simple.
You can contact Michael and his team via email contact@collaborativesrch.com or you can also reach him via their excellent website www. collaborativesrch.com which is where you’ll find out further details of how Collaborative Search can help you.
www.collaborativesrch.com