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We work for a wide range of clients
across the private, public and not-
for-profit sectors, helping them to
appoint talented and motivated
people who share their values and
ambitions.
Society’s experienced team couples
in-depth sector knowledge with
cross-cutting functional expertise.
We help to put great people into
great organisations, because great
organisations have the power to
change the world.
Society is a global executive search firm dedicated to serving responsible businesses and purpose-driven organisations.
This allows us to tackle
everything from CEO or Board-
level appointments, through to
mid-level roles, or programmes
of recruitment resulting from
expansion or restructure.
Our firm is values-driven and gives
at least 10% of its annual profits to
charity. Make an impact.
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The Value of Headhunting
It's important to remember that there are essentially two types of candidate: the active candidate and the passive candidate.
Active candidates have made a
conscious decision to find a new role.
As such they will be looking at job
adverts and networking furiously.
Passive candidates are much more
elusive. They’re usually busy people,
currently giving little thought to their
next job move.
Public advertisements and contingent
recruitment firms only succeed
in accessing active candidates. A
retained executive search firm like
Society can add value by reaching out
to passive candidates as well.
Through a process of creative
research, patient courtship, and
nuanced advocacy, we are able to help
you move beyond appointing only ‘the
usual suspects’.
We can cast the net as widely as
you want, unconstrained by sector
or geographical boundaries. And at
the end of the day you will be able to
appoint from a larger, higher calibre
and more diverse field of candidates.
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Our Approach
Our goal is to solve your recruitment challenges, and to help you interact with and access the best talent in the marketplace.
Here are some of the ways in which we do it:
i. Full Executive Search
This forms the majority of our work. A full executive search process is the best way of making senior appointments. It typically consists of the following stages:
we take an in-depth briefing from you in person, seeking to understand as much about your business and the role as possible;
we conduct an extensive headhunt, making use of both our existing networks and creative research;
we interview a longlist of suitably qualified candidates on your behalf and make recommendations as to who should be shortlisted;
we help you to organise all the logistics of your own face-to-face interviews;
we assist you with taking up references and conducting any final salary negotiations with your preferred candidate.
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ii. Research-Only
For mid-level appointments, a truncated research-only approach is sometimes appropriate. This streamlined model works as follows:
we take an in-depth briefing from you over the phone;
we conduct an extensive headhunt, making use of both our existing networks and creative research (this is sometimes undertaken in parallel with a public advertisement);
at the conclusion of the research phase, we sift all the candidate CVs and produce a preliminary grading;
we then send you all the candidate paperwork electronically;
you confirm which people you wish to take forward to interview, and we turn down any unsuccessful candidates.
iii. Bespoke Services
We look to form long-term partnerships with our clients and will therefore frequently help them on other projects. These might include:
conducting salary and benefits surveys for a specific role, gathering together data from an agreed set of comparator businesses;
mapping the organisational structure of an agreed competitor (or a specific team within it);
running specially designed assessment centres to make sure you get the best results from your formal interview processes;
delivering an enhanced reference check on appointable candidates, including verifying their academic and professional qualifications;
conducting internal benchmarking exercises to help you identify existing talent or plan for organisational restructures.
Take a look at our online portals for clients and candidates at www.society-search.com
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Responsibility
We're committed to being a responsible business. This means we don't just want to create profit, we also want to play our part in securing a fairer world and a more sustainable future.
Our 10% pledge:
Society gives at least 10% of its annual
profits to charity. This is partly done
through the Society Foundation
www.society-foundation.org, which
provides capacity building grants
to organisations that are seeking
to assist potentially disadvantaged
people into work.
Our business actions:
We are active members of Business
in the Community and participate in
many of their flagship campaigns and
programmes, such as Give & Gain Day
and the Ready For Work scheme.
Our client portfolio:
We have established a simple ethical
framework that serves as an internal
checklist for us when deciding
whether to take on a new client.
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Our Values
We are trying to build a new kind of search
firm – one where tenacity and commerciality are
matched by integrity and innovation.
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PartnershipWe’re a close-knit team, not just a collection of individuals. We
collaborate and share expertise. We work in genuine partnership
with our clients, remaining transparent throughout.
AuthenticityWe’re not 'salesy'. We hire colleagues who are genuine and
personable. We value being trustworthy and approachable.
IntegrityWe treat people as people, not as a means to an end. We’re fair,
ethical, and straightforward. We never 'blag'. If we don't know
something, then we'll admit it.
CreativityExcellent search involves effective storytelling. We listen to the
nuance of each brief, put bespoke research into every project,
and think outside the box when sourcing great people. We
embrace technology.
DiligenceWe’re all about the details. We take in-depth briefings. We follow
up leads and leave no stone unturned when searching. We hold
ourselves to the highest quality standards. You can count on us
to be thorough.
We believe that organisations can have a positive societal impact, and that careers should have purpose and meaning. 9
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