Sourcing the right talent at the right time can prove arduous for any company. But the process becomes even more challenging when you work within a niche industry or sector, or are looking to recruit for senior positions. In these situations, a specialist recruiter can help find the perfect candidate for a hard-to-fill role.
What makes us different?
It can be easy for recruiters to give “off the shelf solutions”. We have extensive experience working in large corporations, where cash is king and you have an exhaustive database and a team of researchers, where this is often the case. We add value by looking beyond this shelf, understanding intimately the brief on which our clients have instructed us.
We like to get into the detail – the fundamentals of the brief and the company itself – so that we can really understand what is needed. The company culture, forward plans, budgets, current issues, and any red flags are all key to our ability to find the best fit for the position. Most importantly, it’s about creating a dialogue that allows us to tease out what a client really needs, rather than simply what they want; it is rare that these are the same thing. This is why the outside perspective and expertise of a specialist is so crucial to success.
I have mentioned previously that I always like to support the underdog. A potential candidate may lack industry experience, or just be completely left field, but nine times out of ten these are the people that are appointed and ultimately revolutionise a business. This will be the direct result of our finding a unique solution to a client’s problem – when others have given them what they want, we give the client what is ultimately right for their business to move forward and thrive.
We rarely take on status quo roles. There are plenty of recruiters who have the “exhaustive database” and will easily find these people for you; where we thrive is in the quirky, needle-in-a-haystack situations.
Why get outside support?
Internal recruiters do an excellent job at supporting businesses through periods of growth and appointing roles that are fundamental to the company on a day-to-day basis. They understand the business completely and are ingrained in the culture. Cruinn comes in when there is a need for an external perspective and someone to really question the direction of the business and where the new incumbent can add value. Having the network that we do, from years in the aforementioned large corporations, we leverage our contacts to find the best solution to a company’s particular problems.
Specialists succeed because they are immersed in what they do. If anyone portrays that they are a jack of all trades, then they are unlikely to be a master of any. If you’re tired of working with generalists and want somebody who will really understand what you’re looking for, and find it, contact us here.