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______________________________________________ Earlier this year we were thrilled to go into partnership with James Caan CBE’s award-winning investment firm Recruitment Entrepreneur, one of the most successful private equity investors in start-up to scale-up recruitment businesses. King Recruit works with high-growth SME businesses in the South West helping them to build teams and drive success, so the partnership was an ideal opportunity.…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE Recruitment Entrepreneur and James Caan CBE invest in Exeter-based high growth SME recruitment specialists, King Recruit. James Caan CBE’s award-winning investment firm Recruitment Entrepreneur is pleased to announce the partnership of its newest joint venture, King Recruit. Based in Exeter, King Recruit work with high-growth SME businesses in the South West helping them to build teams and drive…
Read More7 Top Reasons To Use Retained Search In a disrupted world of business with ever-increasing layers of complexity and rapid change, a well-executed executive-level appointment can mean the difference between success or failure. Prior to the pandemic, your business may have kept this vital search in-house, leveraged its own network, or hired a contingency recruiter. However, the process perhaps wasn't…
Read MoreWhen to remove a board member and how to manage it Boards can be complex, challenging and even disjointed if there is conflict. Sometimes you simply have to remove a board member. There can be a range of scenarios where a board member or members no longer feel like a cohesive part of the board. For all the good intentions…
Read MoreThe case for the “SELF-DISRUPTIVE” LEADER. With certainty that businesses will face greater uncertainty, a very different leader is required to face all of the challenges, swerves and disruption. If companies are to avoid self-destructing, leaders need to embrace (rather than simply react to) the external disruptions they face. To beat disruption, they literally need to “disrupt” themselves—their thoughts, their…
Read MoreMISCONCEPTIONS We hear it all the time....But aren't there lots of candidates out there....? It's going to be easy to hire, I'll just put out an advert and have lots of applications right? Actually, mainly wrong but partly right. If you are simply looking for somebody in Customer Service, you will probably have lots of choice. However, if you are looking for…
Read MoreHow to stand out from the crowd and win your next job opportunity. Yes, it’s an obvious statement but the UK jobs market has been hit hard. Recent research by McKinsey says that 7.6m jobs are at risk in the UK and that is set to rise. And, in the last couple of weeks alone, we’ve seen a steep rise…
Read MoreShould you make that counter-offer? It’s a reality of running a business or managing a team, your star performers think the grass is greener, your specialist staff are the target of head-hunters and your managers may be tempted by the next 'startup' business opportunity. Sometimes, them leaving will suit you and sometimes it won’t. Typically, it won’t suit you if the…
Read MoreWith 80% of Executive jobs never getting advertised, engaging a pro-active approach is vital to securing that next strategic career move. 1) Network, Network and…Network With a whopping 60% of jobs landed via ‘own network’ it really does support the old adage “it’s not what you know…it’s who you know” Networking can open up opportunities for jobs that aren’t advertised.…
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