Employer Services

Search and Selection 

My name is John Reilly and I've been helping businesses grow by finding them the key talent they need since 1993.

 I offer a full programme of Search and Selection, which is the most thorough approach to recruitment, and advisable for key appointments and hard-to-fill roles in candidate-short markets.

 It’s a combination of multi-channel marketing and proactive search techniques (headhunting) to directly approach passive candidates as well as attract active job seekers. The lead recruiter will be me. Your brief will not be delegated to a junior. I have nearly thirty years experience in recruiting up to board level for Media, Marketing and Events talent. 

My aim is to listen in detail to what you want in a candidate; not just the skill and experience level, but also the culture-fit. Then use my network; research team and marketing channels to find your short list.

 A retained Search assignment means you have dedicated resources and is preferable when the candidate will hold key responsibilities and/or when an appointment is time-critical. It’s an active process, specifically targeting the individuals with the qualities you seek.

The wait for the right candidate to respond to advertising could be lengthy and such a process is unpredictable. Search is a more controllable and predictable process. It’s not waiting for a ship to come in but rowing directly out to it.

Benefits

The average success rate for retained assignments is 76.6% (The Recruitment Network). Average industry success rate for contingency recruitment is 19.7%.

An exclusive, retained assignment guarantees you mine and my research team's time and goes well beyond a typical contingency effort. Knowing I have your commitment means I can dedicate time with confidence and employ the resources needed to execute a pro-active search. Industry averages suggest assignments yield five times the amount of people-hours spent on a vacancy compared to contingency.

The relationship between recruiter and employer on a retained assignment is much more collaborative with a greater level of communication and co-operation throughout the process, leading to a much greater chance of success.

A retained programme allows me to prioritise your position and gives me the time to locate the best available candidates instead of referring the first few qualified people found.

For more details on any of our services, contact: outreach@reillypeople.co.uk; call 0203 691 0040, or fill in a Vacancy Fulfillment Request here
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