PRIORITY-HIRE

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Contingent & retained candidate search

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In talent acquisition, the stakes can be high.


We help SMEs to recruit in skilled and competitive candidate markets and resolve their time-sensitive, important hiring needs.


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We offer two partnership options when we're working with clients on a permanent, important hire:

1. Contingent

No placement No Fee + No Upfront payment


  • Our entry-level package.
  • This is a success-basis search with payment upon successful candidate placement.
  • This service includes job advertising, screening, qualifying, and sourcing.
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2. Retained

100% completion on retained assignments


•  Retained search is our most popular search package. Ideal for more challenging, important, time sensitive, or confidential hires.

•  Following a retained principle, there is always an engagement fee to initiate the search.

•  Committing to us financially allows us to apply a more robust search process with extended guarantee periods.

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Retained search in detail

Retained search, also known as headhunting or executive search, is as a no-stone-unturned, proactive and exhaustive outreach. It is suitable for sensitive or senior hires where fewer candidates with the necessary skills and experience are available.


Engaging with a search firm is an incredible sign of trust. We own that trust and become your eyes and ears in the market. We diligently engage with potential prospects sensitively to our clients brand reputation  and legacy.


We apply an engagement fee usually a third of the expected fee upfront. The remaining recruitment fee is usually paid when the candidate starts.  Financial commitment at the start reduces risk and means both parties are committed to working in true partnership until the position is filled with the best candidate. 


Retained search includes Contingent package, plus:


  1. Extensive outreach to active job seekers and passive candidates.
  2. Complimentary candidate personality profiling assessments for more informed hiring decisions and understanding of long-term fit.
  3. Targeted email campaigns, social media job postings and promotion.
  4. Valuable competitor insight and candidate market maps
  5. Tools to support with talent attraction and candidate conversion, and much more!


Contact us today to discuss your needs.

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    Appointing a search firm involves trust. Working with you, we own that trust.

    Contingent Search in detail

    Contingency recruitment is a partnership we are exclusively engaged for an agreed period to hire for a role and we are only paid if we successfully place a candidate in the position.


    Hiring companies can feel reassured in contingency recruitment that a recruiter's success is directly linked to hiring success.


    Contingent search is often used to showcase the quality of our capabilities or for a more ever-day vacancies.


    Our Contingent search package includes:


    1. Professionally written job advertisement by our team.
    2. Full screening of candidates by a dedicated Account Manager.
    3. We use technology, our network, and industry expertise for candidate sourcing, employing a rigorous qualification process to present only the best-suited candidates.
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    Hiring manager feedback:

    "You have found us amazing candidates, and we are delighted with your proactive and persistent approach to finding scarce talent in the current labour market." 

    Marina Kooijmans, Chief People Officer, HLB

    Candidate feedback:

    "I strongly recommend your services to anyone searching for their next role. A passion for people and recruitment is clear.  One of a kind!"  

    Amy Spillard, Head of Technology, HLB

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    What People Say

    Priority-hire delivers:

    Assurance

    Extended candidate guarantee periods - we commit to work with you until the role is filled

    Results

    +90% of our candidates accept their offers and start

    Our candidate search process:

    1. Briefing  

    Stakeholders meet and agree on the parameters of the search, process and timelines; role profile, behavioural and competencies, geography, target companies (and any off limits) and your Employer Value Proposition. Once the brief is completed, we agree on dates for a 30-minute review of the progress on the assignment and lock them in the calendar over the next 6-8 weeks (ideally Thursday or Friday) . This ensures clarity or updates, time for questions and clarifications, discussion on benchmark profiles etc.

    2. Sourcing  

    Once we're clear on the scope of the search, we cast a net over the talent pool across the geographical location and target companies who look to have the correct skill set to meet those criteria. We systematically and professionally approach every candidate using multiple methods, including headhunting collecting what data you look for, benefits, bonuses, and perceptions of you in the market. The whole process is transparent, and we will update you to re-steer the process accordingly.

    3. Placement

    A long list emerges of candidates who are 'QIA'; Qualified against the criteria, Interested in the opportunity, and Assessed against the brief functionally and behaviorally. From the long list, we jointly agree on a shortlist for you to interview. In the final stages of a search, building relationships with candidates and providing timely feedback is crucial. Clear package information will be provided before the interview. We stay close to the chosen candidate during their notice period and after starting to ensure successful onboarding.

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