HDA is an active member of CareerNet International

HDA (www.hda.co.uk) has been a very active (founder) member of CareerNet International (www.careernet-international.org) (CNI) for over 10 years. CNI comprises a world-class network of leading consultancies throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australasia, with 120 offices located in major commercial centres around the world.

CNI comprises a network of specialists in complex large scale and specialist international outplacement and re-deployment projects requiring both international coordination & detailed local knowledge of national markets. Whilst this is the common theme which brings us together in CNI; like HDA, many of our international partners are also well established executive coaching and talent management providers.

HDAís strong contribution to CNI is underpinned by active leadership inputs by Tricia Dicks, CEO, HDA, who is currently Company Secretary of CNI, and by Clayton Glen, Commercial Director, HDA, who is a major contributor to CNIís International Marketing Leadership Group, and who was recently voted as incoming CNI Company Secretary later in 2008.

The CNI team is truly multi-national, with its Board of Directors comprising the following nationalities: Dutch (Bert Lagerweij ñ Van Ede & Partners), German (Uwe Kern ñ SKP AG), American (Gerry Sargent ñ Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc)), and British (Tricia Dicks ñ HDA Associates).

CNIís USPs include:

ï Highly experienced global leadership - strength in diversity
ï Worldwide service capability - combining top local specialists in outplacement
ï Seamless global operations
ï Central project control / local client relationships
ï Working with more than 75% of Fortune 500 companies
ï Organically grown global group
ï Offering competitive prices in each market

CNI helps international organisations achieve strong ROI on large-scale international outplacement assignments at both tactical and strategic levels:

ï Tactically - by working with CNI, international organisations create the opportunity for ëoptimal retentioní ñ retaining skills currently required in the short-term with a promise of future support. At the same time, employers gain a moral position, likely to mitigate the risk of redundancy disputes

ï Strategically ñ by working with CNI, international organisations are likely to enhance their reputation or ëemployer brandí for future key talent attraction ñ an attractive ëemployer brandí is key during the current global talent shortage.

CNI partners meet every 4 months to ensure ongoing adherence to our shared commercial objectives, processes and ethics. CNIís most recent meeting (February 08) was in Hamburg, and its next meeting will be at the SHRM conference in Chicago, in June.

For more information, please contact: Clayton Glen, Commercial Director, HDA, at cxg@hda.co.uk