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Ordinary people make Excellence 4 Getting the right individuals is essential for your
business.
conversation.
Helping you find and retain them is ours.
It takes exceptional people to Entrepreneurialism 5 Sourcing and retaining talent is an ongoing concern for
companies worldwide. A recent survey of more than 700
communicate. businesses globally revealed that talent – both finding
and keeping it – is the biggest potential obstacle to
achieving growth.
Matchmakers of Excellence 6-7
Almost half of respondents expressed concern over their
ability to address talent management.
Delivery 8 At Communicate, we specialise in the recruitment
(permanent and interim) of mid-to-senior level
professionals, up to board level, across finance and
Filled by Communicate within accounting, IT, tax, treasury and finance change.
3 weeks
Filled by Communicate in more
than 3 weeks
Filled internally
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Excellence Entrepreneurialism
The brightest and best don’t always go looking Successfully placed candidates found Your vacancy filled within 6 weeks, or your
for jobs. through referral or headhunting in 2011 money back.
So we go looking for them. We are so confident in our ability to recruit the brightest
talent into your business that we offer a payment
In 2011, 68% of the placements we made were structure unique in the industry.
referred or headhunted candidates. The market average
is just 18%. The Communicate Contingent Retainer guarantees to fill
Success Rate
your vacancy within six weeks or refund all payments, in
And we outperform our competition in the time it takes full, immediately.
us to fill positions.
This means positions are filled at four times the speed
Last year, we filled 72% of senior positions within of the industry standard, and you’re not exposed to the
15 working days. The industry standard is 42. 20% risk of paying for a service you do not receive, as is
typical of most our competitors’ retained assignments.
Our job doesn’t end with a successful placement.
We will continue to work in partnership with you to
foster suitable talent for your business so you will never
be left short staffed, or short changed.
Communicate
Industry Industry Communicate
average average Contingent
Market Average contingent retained Retainer
assignment assignment (or full refund)
Client pays for service received
Client pays for no service
No Service
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Matchmakers of Excellence
James Lock Thomas de Freitas Stacey Nicholl Daley Pritchard
CEO Managing Director and Director of Director of Banking and Director of Non-Core Banking
Specialist Markets Financial Services and Financial Services
James established Communicate in 2004 with a clear Thomas joined Communicate in 2008 to set up the specialist Stacey began her career at a leading FTSE 250 firm and Daley is an expert in the provision of recruitment and
aim: to source and deliver exceptional people within markets desk. Within this division, he has successfully further developed her expertise at a fast-growth agency consulting services to banking and financial institutions.
timeframes which surpass those of other recruitment established permanent and interim solutions for treasury where she recruited qualified accountants into positions up He has built and run successive start-up operations in
businesses. He has forged strong relationships with and tax recruitment. to CFO level. risk management and technology, both in the UK and
many of the world’s leading companies and takes great the Middle East.
pride in working with over 80 of the FTSE 100. As Managing Director, he also has overall management At Communicate, Stacey’s focus is on permanent and
responsibility for sales across the business which has resulted interim senior finance recruitment into top-tier banks, Daley joined Communicate in 2012 to build the non-core
Under James’ leadership, Communicate has set itself in Communicate being a leader in its field. In addition, insurance and broader financial services. She has successfully banking and financial services division, focusing on the
apart as providers of fast and effective retained and Thomas was the mastermind behind the Communicate established herself and her team as the go-to recruiters placement of risk, compliance and audit professionals
contingent recruitment services for mid-to-senior level Contingent Retainer. within this sector. across investment banking, investment management,
professionals up to board level. consulting and insurance industries.
Gary Chaplin Lucy Davison Richard Lindsay
Managing Director of Director of Commerce & Industry Director of Interim Commerce &
Communicate North Finance Industry Finance
Gary has eighteen years recruitment experience, the latter Lucy boasts 12 years finance experience, her career having Richard is a specialist financial recruiter who, for the last
twelve in executive search. begun at a FTSE 250 recruitment business where she quickly eight years, has focused exclusively on the interim/contract
established herself as a top performer. market for qualified level commercial finance.
He joined Communicate in January 2012 to set up
Communicate North. As a leading recruiter in the North Thereafter followed roles at Manager and Associate Director Since joining Communicate in early 2012, Richard has taken
of England, as well as outspoken business commentator, level, before Lucy joined Communicate’s finance division as full responsibility for the interim C&I finance division and
Gary’s commercial expertise well complements the Director, driving exceptional results and proving herself a has generated an excellent network of interim candidates
corporate offering Communicate is already renowned for. tenacious and effective leader. able to step into any vacancy at a moments notice.
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Delivery Communicate With Us
When great minds meet, great results follow. Communicate Interview London Communicate has a clear grip on their market and
to Offer Ratio invest in building relationships. They are professional,
In a recent satisfaction survey, all our clients said they Communicate Recruitment Solutions Ltd show integrity and offer very good quality service. The
would return to us for their future recruitment needs, key thing in dealing with Communicate is that they
with 100% agreeing we introduced their business 17 Godliman Street, deliver results, time and again.
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appropriately to candidates who were put forward for London,
interview. EC4V 5BD Richard Brooks, UK Finance Director, DTZ
All rated our consultants’ market knowledge as T. 0203 617 9730
F. 0203 617 9729 Communicate are thoroughly professional in their
exceptional in comparison to our competitors, and said
conduct. They understand your requirements and
we consistently exceed expectations.
provide high quality candidates, resulting in successful
recruitment.
Manchester Digby Nicklin, Head of Finance-Property, Network Rail
Communicate North
The quality and calibre of candidates put forward
Industry Standard Interview
3000 Manchester Business Park, by Communicate are excellent, continually surpassing
to Offer Ratio
Aviator Way, our expectations and those provided by other agencies.
Manchester, They offer first-rate service with minimal fuss. I have no
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T. 0161 266 1899 Jenny Purwodihardjo, UK & Corporate Centre Tax
Manager, Newedge UK Financial Limited
The Communicate team really make an effort to
understand the culture and requirements of their clients
and fit candidates accordingly. I always trust their
selection. If I need candidates, Communicate is the first
agency I call.
Emma Hopwood, BP&A Director, Starbucks
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