A challenging economy; an evolving hierarchy of Scottish business leaders; global competition. All of these factors have contributed to significant change within the Executive recruitment market in recent years. Yet how many search companies have truly adapted their approach and responded to meet the needs of an evolving market? At a time when innovation, technology and flexibility increasingly set the pace in the challenge to identify and attract talent at a senior level, Andy Rogerson, Managing Director of TMP Melville Craig, explains how he is seeking to modernise his executive value proposition to embrace this change.
More and more companies now face a battle to attract dynamic new talent into their boardrooms and senior management teams. TMP Melville Craig has proactively sought to remodel its Executive Search team to support the ability of its client base to meet these new challenges head-on. The majority of Executive Search professionals are generalists - operating across many industry sectors. TMP Melville Craig is bringing together a team of well-established and respected recruitment professionals, each a recognised specialist in his or her own market space; defined by both industry sector and function. Their excellent track record at a senior level, coupled with vast experience in new technology and up-to-the-minute market intelligence, allows each consultant to work as a strategic partner in providing innovative and tailored recruitment solutions.
The profile and outlook of senior executives is changing across a wide range of industry sectors, many of these are key to Scotlandís economy: technology, financial services and biotechnology. This has heralded a new approach to managing executive career progression. Many senior executives are no longer content to sit and wait for the headhunters to knock on their door. Instead they are much more proactive and happy to take the lead in managing their own career path. Interactive channels driven by technology provide a valuable way for many executives to review market trends and keep track of employment opportunities within their industry. A sound grasp of emerging interactive or online channels can in many cases enhance the traditional methods that search companiesí employ.
The rise of the global economy has also offered a wealth of opportunities to executives seeking new career challenges. Many senior candidates now recognise the benefit of building an international CV and actively seek to progress their career options by making moves across industry sectors and geographical locations. Scotlandís companies are realising that the best candidate may not necessarily be sitting on their doorstep and a global outlook is often required to meet their needs. Executive Search firms must now be able to offer clients that global reach. As part of TMP Worldwide, a global organisation with offices spanning 30 countries, TMP Melville Craig is arguably the best-positioned Scottish recruitment company able to offer local knowledge and contacts coupled with an extensive global network of candidates.
There will always be a number of confidential senior appointments that will remain the exclusive domain of a more traditional search approach. The number of roles falling into this category is however being increasingly squeezed. By working in partnership with an organisation such as TMP Melville Craig, clients can be assured that they gain access to specialist recruiters whose experience ensures that all angles- old and new- are fully explored in designing a bespoke recruitment strategy that delivers optimum results.
Andy Rogerson, states:
ìThe recruitment marketplace has changed rapidly over recent years and I am sure that my industry colleagues would agree that the Executive Search industry has not been untouched by these changes. TMP Melville Craig is leading the way in offering clients an innovative and flexible service that meets the needs of a dynamic evolving marketplace. Modern recruitment tools can be proactively applied to complement and enhance the more traditional approach to identifying and attracting senior level executives. Standing still in todayís market is simply not an option.î
ìTMP Melville Craig has over 20 years experience within the Scottish executive recruitment market place. This track record, coupled with our ability to offer more flexible and innovative recruitment strategies as well as access to a global pool of candidates, means we are in a fantastic position to assure our clients of success in their assignment.î
TMP Melville Craig adds New Dimension to Executive Search
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