Why a Retained Search Delivers
Our Retained Recruitment solution is the premier service provided to our clients. Whilst suited to a range of senior appointments such Director, General Manager (GM) or State Manager, Construction Manager, Project Director titles, it is equally successful for other strategic, important hires across the Built Environment such as Project Manager, Development Manager and Engineering Manager roles - fulfilling specific operationally important recruitment needs that may also require the candidates to posses some very specific skills sets or experiences necessary to successfully undertake the work. We often recommend this search method for what many may consider 'hard to fill' or Strategically important roles.
Investing a substantial period of time, resources and Applications to undertake the assignment, we commit to working on this assignment until it is filled - we Guarantee an Acquisition. In doing so, we are allocating all of the resources at our disposal, map out the prospective talent market, approach passive and active candidates through a variety of face-to-face and online marketing methods.
We commence with a full and detailed job brief, the creation of a specific recruitment plan and targeting individuals with specific skills sets, we map and develop an initial long-list of candidates. Following consultation with our client, we make specific 'head hunt' approaches to select individuals to make assessment of their suitability and interest, enticing them to the opportunity if they suit the position. We provide a weekly feedback loop with the hiring team along with specific market data from the candidate pool.
To further support the hiring process, we provide additional scientific data to the assessment process by way of psyc-tests, soft skill assessments and competency based interviewing techniques - in doing so, we provide additional data to the hiring managers, to greatly improve the recruitment outcomes.
Given the depth of work and commitment of our resources to ensure we can deliver on our promise to guarantee a successful candidate acquisition, we only agree to undertake a Retained Assignment for specific jobs and for suitable employers.
Filling the role - a Guaranteed acquisition
Given the resources, time and cost we invest to the Retained Solution, we only recommend this process to certain roles and certain clients. However, once we have agreed to partner with a client and to undertake the meticulous work required to complete the work, we do not stop the search until making a successful placement. Once we agree to the work, we guarantee we'll work on the role, until filled by us.
The Retained Process
We apply a multi-stage process to deliver the Retained Solution we undertake for our clients. Within the process we engage every member of our recruitment-ecosystem to Research, Map, Approach every single potential candidate, Assess, Shortlist and place into the role. Throughout the process we apply all the 'craft' of the recruitment process, to ensure we are able to entice the very best, most suited candidates, to the role.
Detailed Brief
To kick off any Retained Solution, we sit down with each and every stakeholder involved in the new hire, define the role requirements, personal and characteristic requirements as well as agreeing to the scope and process, search parameters and the feedback loop. Once all stakeholders are agreed, the Retained recruitment process commences.
We apply Science and Data
To deliver a Retained Solution, we utilise the latest scientific tools to offer our clients a comprehensive overview of a candidate’s suitability. Among other methods, we invite candidates to complete Soft Skills and DiSC profiling assessments to better understand both their skills and their personality. In doing so we provide our clients with all the information they need to identify and connect with the perfect candidate.
Construciton, Property & Engineering Jobs suited to a Retained Solution
- Director of Property
- Construction Director
- Construction Manager
- Development Director
- Facilities Director
- Engineering Director
- General Manager
- Development Manager
- State Manager
- Associate Director
- Project Director
- Commercial Manager
- Contracts Manager
- Chief Estimator / Senior Estimator
- Design Manager
- Development Manager
- Project Manager
- Engineering Manager
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