An introduction toSearch Consultancy

About Search

1987

Establishedin 1987

2015 Turnoverof £173M

Multi-divisional, sector specialists

Committed todelivering a 1st class service through a UK

network of highly trained, highly skilled recruitment

professionals

Winners Best Company to Work for 2015 REC/Institute of

Recruitment Professionals

First recruitment consultancy to hold Investors in People Gold accreditation.

Placed 30th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2015

Our AmbitionOur Ambition is to be Exceptional in all the markets we work in.

For our candidates, this means providing a choice of the best opportunities available.

For our customers, offering a tailored, consultative and personal service delivering the very best talent.

For our consultants and staff, we aimto be an Employer of choice, offering sustainable long term challenging careers and a value-based culture along with the chance to become exceptional

13 offices 640+ staff

Glasgow

Leicester

Manchester

Sheffield

Leeds

EdinburghDundee

Aberdeen

Inverness

BrightonCrawley

Liverpool

Dunfermline

Our Network

Our Offices

1987Search opens in Glasgow

1988Edinburgh office opens

1990Dunfermline office opens

2000Search opens in Crawley & Manchester

2001Search opens in Leicester & Dundee

2003Leeds office opens

2004Search opens in Aberdeen & Liverpool

2005Sheffield office opens

2010Brighton office opens

2012Inverness office opens

What we do

Our Specialist Recruitment Vertical Markets

Accountancy & Finance

LegalInsuranceFinancial Services

HR &Development,

Systems & Projects

MarketingSales

DoctorsMedicalNursing

HealthcareSocial Care

Call & Contact Centre

Office ServicesHospitality

& Catering

IT & Business Change

IT & Digital

AviationDriving

IndustrialLogistics

Supply Chain

AutomotiveEngineering

ScientificEnergy

Oil & GasRail

ConstructionFacilities

ManagementMechanical & Electrical

Permanent, Temporary, Contractor & Interim

Recruitment Assessment Centre Design & Facilitation

Telephone screening & response management

Onboarding & Pre-Employment Screening

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

Executive Search & Selection

Recruitment Advertising, Social Media & Employer brand consultancy

Associate supplier management

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

Volume Recruitment Skills Testing Outplacement Services Payroll Services On-site Management

Our Services

Our People

Our People

Over 640 + staff UK-wide.

Highly experienced recruiters with recruitment, HR and specialist ‘industry’ experience incl. Accountants in our Accountancy & Finance Division, Marketing professionals in Marketing and we even have Scientists!

All highly trained through our ‘Be Exceptional’ Training Programme.

Consultant retention is key. Individual Employee Engagement Plans from on-boarding, through induction and training, an anniversary timetable – annual to 25 years service, appraisal and career development through to a best in industry reward and recognition schemes.A great place to work.

Our Values

BE PASSIONATE & DRIVENabout finding the right person for the right job, about our business, about our careers

BE SUPPORTIVE& RESPECTFULto our colleagues, to our candidates, to our clients

BE HONEST& OPENto our colleagues, to our candidates, to our clients

BE INNOVATIVE& FLEXIBLEin all that we do, have vision & insight into our clients’ needs

BE KNOWLEDGEABLE& CONSULTATIVEabout Search, about our clients’ business, about our candidates’ needs & aspirations

Our Values Champions

Our Service

The Career Match Process

Online or telephone application

Initial Telephone Interview

A Career Match InterviewFace to Face for local candidatesNational and International via Skype and Facetime

Personal Background

Education & Qualifications

Career History

Wants and Desires from a New Role

References and Right to Work (temporary staff and on request for permanent candidates)

Press and Online Advertising

Social networking

Email/Mobile Direct Marketing

Recommendations & Referrals

Attracting the best candidates

To our extensive database

Attracting the best candidates

Established External Partnerships

Universities, Colleges & Schools

Training for Work organisations

Charities Diversity Groups

Our Communities

Other activities

Additional Selection Services

Assessment & Selection Process Design

Psychometric, Aptitude & Skills Testing

Onsite Facilitation Offer Management

InterviewAssessment Centre

Expert Recruiters & AssessorsSearch office/s Assessment & Interview FacilitiesFully Managed Service

Verbal & Written Offer ServicePre-employment ScreeningOnboarding Programmes

Our Candidate Reach

Our Database

New candidates registered with Search each month since June 2015

New candidates registered with Search in 2015

Active job seekers on our database

Over 15,000 146,212 534,287

How we communicate!

Emails MarketresearchE-shots Labour

marketintelligence

Texts ReferralcampaignsPhone

callsRegularupdates

You’ll be in good company...

You’ll bein goodcompany...

You’ll be in good company

We host regular industry specific client events, including quarterly employment law updates across the UK featuring a leading expert in employment legislation.

Our close links with various regional Chambers of Commerce enable excellent opportunities for networking across the UK.

1,100organisations

2015 52,462temps

11,054perm candidates

PLACEDWITH

Search is rated by Recruitment International’s Top 500 Report 2015 as:6TH

19TH

18TH

10TH

14TH

best performing agency by perm roles filled

best performing agency by number of temps

top agency for construction recruitment

best agency for commercial secretarial recruitment

best agency to work for, rated by Search employees

Other Search Services

Exclusively Search is a loyalty club that provides clients with a variety of added value services in exchange for loyalty.

Access to special offers and discounts from our corporate partners

Exclusive invitations to continuous learning events – seminars, workshops, webinars

Industry-specific training

Access to our research and market intelligence – white papers, seminar downloads, surveys

Preferential Rates based on client usage across multiple divisions

Access to our network through invitations to a range of industry-specific events

Enhanced recruitment services – interview facilities, free meeting room hire, assessment centre facilitation and testing facilities

Search Insource – our RPO service

Removal of inefficient, unnecessary or non-standardised processes; we can do things quicker and better!Includes a single technology platform for all recruitment activity and performance e.g. time to hire, source, CVs, conversion rates, diversityImproves innovation and market knowledge by engaging recruitment experts, not HR peopleAllows HR to focus on strategy and core activities by separating out recruitmentCan quickly respond to change in demand; we do it all the time!

Third party management of an ‘internal’ processReplace our client’s ‘internal’ recruitment team with Agency SpecialistsHave an agency‘in-house’

The five elements

Intelligent process

Incisive teams

Inspired candidates

Instant savings

In your office

The concept The benefits

Search Recruitment Shared Service Centre

30 seat fully operational Call & Contact Centre

Provide recruitment services on a transactional basis to include:

Contact Store Call Recording Facilities

Open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm and Sunday on request

Open all year except over Christmas / New Year Bank Holidays

Data Capture of Advertising Response

Pre-Screening, paper sift or telephone

Initial Telephone Assessment

Invite & Confirm to Interview / Assessment

Online AssessmentsPre-employment Screening

Surveys & QuestionnairesIn-depth Management Information & Campaign Intelligence

To sum up...

Multi sector, multi skilled but true specialists

Creative Candidate Attraction, bespoke client ‘Campaigns’

Local knowledge with a national service

Market insight and intelligence

A tailored Account Management Approach

One–off contingency placement service through to high profile, complex project delivery

A truly Exceptional service

A true partner

Thank You and Questions?