An Introduction

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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We source

talent for

organisations

that care

about more

than just their

bottom line.

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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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We are bringing

responsibility and

sustainability into

the engine room

of how we run

our company.7

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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