M-Talent provides talent acquisition and research solutions to help clients attract and retain top executives, managers, professionals, and specialists. They reduce reliance on agencies by using talent research, mapping skills to gather intelligence on people and organizations of interest to clients. M-Talent also provides talent sourcing, organizational insights, and a pipeline of talent to meet short and long-term hiring needs.

1. Talent Acquisition and Research Solutions

2. Helping you make better
people decisions
M-Talent provides talent acquisition solutions for small, medium M-Talent provides an innovative and cost effective way to attract
enterprises. and retain the best available Executives, Senior Managers,
M-Talent have been reducing our clients reliance on agencies, Professionals and Technical Specialists on a UK, European and
Search & Selection, Media and RPO through a balanced framework Global basis through a daily rate rather than a % fee.
of talent research, intelligence, sourcing and insight. M-Talent provides our clients with a dedicated talent research
M-Talent uses highly-developed research and mapping skills to team with sector knowledge and deep understanding of the
gather intelligence and information about the people, organizations challenges facing our HR, Resourcing and Transformation clients.
and markets of interest to you-complementing and enhancing their
sourcing and talent management strategies.
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3. Mapping to produce an in-depth analysis
Identifying and engaging talent for specific
of competitor activity, rewards & benefits,
senior, specialist or hard-to-fill roles
perception audits and labour market
across the world.
assessment. Talent Talent
Intelligence Research
Organisational Talent
Providing real-time data to Insight Sourcing Developing a pipeline of talent
shape and inform strategic decision to meet short-term and strategic
making processes. hiring needs.
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4. philosophy our ambition
We’re on a mission to transform the way organisations identify and We seek to partner with progressive organisational leaders and
engage the people they need to deliver a measurable, sustainable HR professionals who recognise the need for a fresh approach to
improvement in organisational effectiveness. strategic resourcing. People who are dismayed by the expensive
fees charged by traditional head-hunters, recruitment agencies and
our purpose
RPO providers – often with disappointing results. Visionaries who
want to combine real-time market intelligence with inspirational
‘To become the leading talent research and organisational new thinking about talent acquisition.
insight partner serving the needs of organisational effectiveness,
transformation, talent management, resourcing and strategy
our passion
professionals with a UK, European and global remit.’
To become the obvious choice for talent insight solutions
To continually redefine and exceed client expectations
To always strive to be better and continuously improve
To have a reputation for unmatched quality & reliable delivery - on
time and within budget
To be renowned for innovation, creativity and adding real value
To be known as engaging people who act with integrity
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5. approach
While our ultimate aim is to help you hire and retain better people future opportunities. And we mean ‘all’. With no database of our
– we’re not a recruitment company. On the contrary, we’re a own, everything we do is solely for the purpose of building your
research and insight consultancy that provides an efficient and talent network.
cost effective alternative to the expense of recruitment agencies,
What’s more, we don’t charge placement fees arbitrarily based
consultants and RPO providers.
on a percentage of salary. We work on a retained fee that is a
There are many differences. For a start, we focus on mapping the straightforward reflection of the number of days our researchers
high-performers who aren’t visible in the marketplace - the people are focussed on your needs. And there are no little extras for
who can make a real difference to your organisation. Typically they project management, scoping, reporting or the like.
aren’t actively looking to move, so they’re not on a CV database or
Structure, process and previous experience are at the heart of
talking to consultants.
any successful research assignment, however we recognise the
Also, we don’t just focus on filling immediate openings. Our aim is need for flexibility. So we don’t have a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution.
to use the insight we gather for your long term benefit. Our service is modular, providing total flexibility to design and
tailor a bespoke solution that exactly matches your individual
So all the information we gather is used to create a sustainable
requirements.
pipeline of high-performing people to meet both your current and
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6. talent research
If, like many people, you have a growing sense of unease about competing for the new hires who are ‘best in class’ and not just
engaging search consultants or recruitment agencies to find the ‘best in process’.
you the really high-performing people who can transform your
Our service is entirely configurable to meet your specific needs on
organisation – we can help.
a project-by-project basis and can include:
Experts in identifying and mapping the very best Executives, Senior
• Names identification
Managers, Professionals and Technical Specialists, we’re helping
many of the world’s leading corporations hire better people at a • Organisational & functional mapping
significant reduction to traditional costs.
• Candidate approach
Talent Research is an innovative and cost effective way to discover
• Sifting & interviewing
key individuals with in-demand skill sets. Our approach finds
both the high-performing individuals that aren’t visible in the • Psychometric testing & assessment
marketplace and not actively looking for a career change – as
• Scheduling and correspondence
well as those seeking a new challenge. This highly tuned, flexible
approach is proven to provide a real advantage to organisations • Offer management
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7. talent intelligence
Now, more than ever before, talent management decisions define we transform empirical data and collated information into
the success of initiatives to improve organisational effectiveness. powerful talent insights.
The need for real-time knowledge and intelligence to shape and
Our broad range of services includes:
enhance the people decision-making processes is therefore of
paramount importance. • Market mapping & organisational profiling
Our unique ability to look outside your organisation, and often • Labour market assessment
‘inside’ your competitors – enables M-Talent to provide you with • Competitor activity analysis
a clear window on your talent landscape. Using web, telephone
• Salary, reward and benefits surveys
and face-to-face research skills, honed over the last decade, and
constantly refreshed to reflect the latest technological innovations, • Perception audits
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8. talent sourcing
Talent Sourcing is an innovative solution that can help you ensure there is already a powerful rapport established when
transform your approach to strategic resourcing through the appropriate positions occur.
creation of a sustainable pipeline of talent to meet current and
This modular, totally flexible solution is designed to either
future hiring needs. Developed over recent years, it is a direct
provide overspill support for in-house teams to cope with
response to the demands of progressive organisations looking
peaks in demand or as an outsourced solution for all or part of
for a paradigm shift in recruitment practice. Tired of expensive
the process.
and time-consuming activities that often lead to unsatisfactory
appointments they are rightly calling for a fresh, effective Key activities include:
alternative to job boards, consultancies, agencies and RPO
• Market analysis and mapping
providers.
• Talent network creation
Our approach applies the very latest online sourcing
methodologies combined with advances in telephone-based • Audience research
research to identify and map high-performing individuals - and
• Talent pool development
to reach out and engage them in a mutually beneficial career
dialogue. Underpinned by the latest innovations in Candidate • Assessment & selection
Relationship Management software (CRM), we’re helping our
• Talent bank management
clients build career-long relationships with key individuals to
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9. organisational insight
We help our clients build and execute competitive advantage We can provide a valuable insight into:
through intelligent and thoughtful organisational insight.
• the optimum organisational structure for your internal
Our clients use our services to provide real-time data to help Resourcing function
shape their performance improvement strategies through a deeper
• role design within your team
understanding of competitor ‘best practices’. Opening a window
on to the external world we deliver answers to the toughest • the evaluation of alternative delivery approaches (in-house,
organisational design, effectiveness and transformation questions. outsourced, offshored or hybrid)
More information about our wider organisational insight solutions • effective direct sourcing strategies
can be found at writeinsight.co.uk.
• application of technology solutions (ATS/CRM/HRMS)
From a strategic resourcing perspective, we can shine a light on
the structures, strategies, techniques and technology that ‘best-
in-class’ organisations are adopting to deliver a transformational
improvement in resourcing practice.
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10. sectors
Our depth of experience and breadth of knowledge enables our The nature of our work often makes client confidentiality
research methodologies to deliver across a number of diverse important - however we’re proud to be associated with some of
sectors. As a consequence we have developed a team that the largest, most successful corporations in the world, undertaking
contains consultants and researchers with expertise across a wide projects on every continent.
range of areas, including:
While the geographic distribution of assignments vary, as a general
• banking and financial services rule, around half our work is in the UK, with the other half shared
• energy and utilities across Europe, US, Russia, Asia, China and Australia.
• manufacturing and engineering Functionally, our expertise spans the full spectrum of Executive,
• retail, distribution and logistics Senior Management, Professional and Technical roles.
• technology, media and telecommunications
Key specialisms include, but are not limited to:
• pharmaceuticals
Sales & Marketing, HR, IT, Engineering, Buying, E-Commerce,
• food and drink
R&D, General Management, Finance, Operations, R&D and
• legal, consulting and professional services
Change Management.
• further and higher education
• charities and local government
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11. contact us
LEEDS LONDON NEWCASTLE
M-Talent Ltd M-Talent Ltd M-Talent Ltd
Jason House, Kerry Hill 1 Northumberland Avenue 24 Apex Business Village
Horsforth Trafalgar Square Annitsford, Cramlington
Leeds London Northumberland
LS18 4JR WC2N 5BW NE23 7BF
Email: inbox@m-talent.co.uk Email: inbox@m-talent.co.uk Telephone: +44 (0)191 250 4957
Fax: +44 (0)191 250 4841
Email: inbox@m-talent.co.uk
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