Client Information - Why use Executive Search?

The media is full of negative stories about the state of the global economy. So much so, Robert Peston has become a household name, consumers are wary and ‘blue chip’ businesses are talking of ‘right-sizing’.

Having the right calibre of people in business-critical roles is more vital than ever. Here’s just a few reasons why our ‘pure search’ approach is exactly right for these challenging times:

You may need to trade your way out of potential difficulties by opting for ‘fewer but better’ people. This may mean replacing with top-performers those that, though deemed acceptable in a buoyant economy, have since struggled in a more challenging economy.

Having the best people is key to achieving competitive advantage. If you don’t hire the best people, your competitors will. They may already be working for your competition. In which case, you need them all the more.

Maintaining the confidence of your customers, suppliers, and employees is critical at the moment. Exiting a poor performer is never easy but is made worse if this leads to prolonged uncertainty and management gaps. We are used to working on ‘strictly confidential’ projects that enable you to plan seamless business continuity for commercially or internally sensitive roles.

With growing unemployment, online Job Sites and print adverts are generating a much greater volume of responses from unsuitable ‘job applicants’. This is placing far greater demand (time and cost) as in-house recruitment/ HR teams struggle to sift through the ‘hopefuls’ and ‘no hopers’ to find the ‘star applicant’. We shield you from all this, enabling you to focus on what matters most. Keeping you regularly informed, we simply present you with a long-list and recommended short-list of appointable candidates.

Justifying a recruitment freeze to your Directors and Managers can be difficult if, for business-critical roles, you are still seen to be hiring. You can trust CNA Executive Search to discretely recruit without word getting out internally or externally.

Often you need to recruit the best people just when you are least attractive as an employer. Distressed businesses or those with uncertainty need an advocate working persuasively on their behalf, like never before. Adverts do not build relationships of trust with candidates. Our Consultants do!

With uncertainty in the economy, many would-be candidates are thinking ‘better the devil they know’, and not actively looking at opportunities elsewhere. They are less likely than ever to respond to adverts or register with agencies. Our ‘pure search’ approach pro-actively enables us to go straight to the best performers on your behalf.

To take advantage of economic recovery you need in place strong performers who know your markets, customers, and products.The current economic cycle won’t last. The bull will replace the bear once again. To ensure you are in a good position to take advantage when this happens, you will need in place strong performers who know your markets, customers, and products. Ease off on talent acquisition now and you may come to regret it later.

Having the right people in the right roles is as important in the tough times as it will be again in the good times. Talk to us about how our ‘pure search’ recruitment can help you trade your way into a better market position.

CNA Executive Search enables you to attract top-performing talent for a diverse range of leadership and senior management positions plus hard-to-fill roles. With proven capability across many sectors and disciplines, we work very discretely to deliver culture-fit as well as capability-fit. We are committed to achieving successful outcomes every time.