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RECRUITING
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"People
create organizations, and people can destroy them.
The most valuable commodity in business is not technology or capital but people.
The success of your business depends on the people you choose.
However it is never easy to find the right people at the right time for the right
job."
Dr. Heinz-Joachim Heise
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Understanding
Our Clients' Needs |
We
aim to visit our client’s office and hold in-depth discussions
with all the executives
who will be involved in selecting the candidate(s). Naturally, we analyse the
position in question - its purpose, its dimensions and its relationship to
other key positions - but we also seek to understand
(1) the unique philosophy, style and culture of the company,
(2) the distinctive position of the company within its particular industry and
(3) the future development of the company, as these issues affect the specific
position.
This knowledge of our client’s situation is vital in helping us to explain
with confidence the opportunity presented by the available position to potential
candidates, thus meriting their
utmost trust. This mutual understanding also ensures an appointment compatible
with the
company’s longterm needs as well as fulfilling its immediate
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| Our Method of Search |
At
key executive levels, we believe newspaper advertising to be
inappropriate and inefficient.
This means of communication reaches only jobseekers who represent just a small
portion of
potential candidates. A company runs the real and substantial risk of
(1) spending time and money without making an appointment or
(2) making the
mistake of appointing a person who, while reasonably competent, is not of the calibre
of those who might have been available had they been searched out and approached.
The method of executive search which we have developed over many years of experience
throughout Europe and Russia proves these risks can be eliminated. Our outstanding
track record in the field of key executive recruitment is based upon a two-part
methodology:
(1)
we gain a thorough understanding in situ and from scratch of each
client’s
unique recruiting requirements, and
(2) we apply a rigorous, exhaustive and systematic approach to meeting these
specific requirements. |
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| Our
Method of Selection |
Our
consultants carefully check the background of the successful
candidate through rigorously conducted
reference checks to ensure that his/her claims are verified and that his/her
personality has been correctly assessed.
Our exhaustive consideration of all likely candidates is the reason why we
can never promise a quick solution
to a recruitment problem. Professional search consultancy takes time. We generally
indicate, however, that a searchwill take some eight to twelve weeks for a
successful appointment, although this
can vary in certain cases. |
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| About Our Fee Structure |
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credibility would suffer if our income were wholly dependent
upon the ultimate appointment of a candidate; therefore, we adhere
strictly
to a non-contingent fee structure.
A fixed fee is agreed upon with the client in advance and is never
subsequently
varied unless the specification is substantially altered.
The fee is payable in three equal installments, the first installment
being due upon authorization of the assignment.
Guarantee:
Should our candidate leave his new job within one year we will replace
him for a fee which amounts to 50% of the fee for which he was hired. |
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“In
fact headhunting is both simple and difficult. The theory is simple:
there are good managers and
not-so-good ones. Alas, most are fairly mediocre, as managing isn’t easy. Choosing
the good ones has
nothing at all to do with 66 carefully weighted competencies: it is more a matter
of finding three.
The ability to think, the ability to act, and (most important) the ability to
get others to act. To find
such people means having good contacts and doing an awful lot of slow
and tedious checking to discover whether candidates really are good.
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( Financial Times, 25. November, 2007 - www.
ft.com ) |
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