The Works is an independent consultancy established in 1996 that specializes in executive search and placement for PR and corporate communications professionals, handling both permanent and interim roles in locations including London, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. They offer services like executive search, contingency search from their candidate database, and advertised selection on job boards, and work with clients and candidates across sectors like corporate communications, financial communications, consumer communications, technology and digital communications, healthcare communications, and for account manager and executive roles. The Works prides itself on its specialist consultants' industry knowledge, extensive networks, high success rates, and personal approach with clients and candidates.

2. About us
The Works offers successful search and selection for PR and corporate
communications professionals
We are an independent consultancy established in 1996
We place high flyers on all levels with in-house communications teams and
leading PR agencies
We handle permanent and interim roles
We cover London, the Home Counties, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-
Pacific

3. What we offer
Executive search
A commissioned highly targeted search for senior level roles
Contingency search
Candidates who are carefully selected from our database, advertise at our cost and use
our extensive network
Advertised selection
We can transfer our discounted rates for on-line branded adverts with „The Guardian‟ and
„PR Week‟
Client training workshops
We can design bespoke interview workshops
Interview training for individuals
Tailored training sessions with our specialised consultants

4. What we offer
Sector specialists consultants
- Corporate Communications – external and internal roles
- Financial Communications
- Consumer Communications
- Technology & Digital Communications
- Healthcare Communications
- Account Manager & Account Executives

5. Our Clients

6. Why clients think we are special
Support you with market advice – on salary, how to best Highly regarded by candidates – over a 1/3 of our
sell the role and the best method to fill it candidates are referred or returners
Only put the right people forward – we carry out 1st stage We find great people – 42% of new clients in 2011
interviews in line with brief approached „The Works‟ from a referral
We give peace of mind – exceptional success rate - only Access to exclusive talent – many candidates only
one person didn‟t pass their 12 week probation this year as registered with us and we take them through their career
she decided to be a yoga teacher
No time-wasting – over 50% of our candidates are invited Impressive network – database of over 6,300 candidates
back for a 2nd stage interview who are active or passive jobseekers
Attract great candidates - 44% of our registered candidates Thorough – we provide detailed candidate interview reports
in 2011 applied though our website

7. “Having been involved with the team at The Works for many years, I know I can trust
and rely on their sound judgement to help identify those killer candidates. Above
all, they‟re keenly aware of the fine line between a good candidate and a great
candidate and I can rely on them not to waste my time.”
Head of Media Relations - Eurostar

8. Why candidates keep coming back
We have an incomparable knowledge on We only send relevant briefs
companies and excellent insight about
the market
Comprehensive interviews ensure we Access to our bi-monthly newsletter called „The
take time to understand client‟s Word‟, which comments on trends in the industry
experience and values
We are supportive, efficient and confidential
We offer unbiased and sincere career
advice
We have a fantastic range of clients
We offer advice on salary expectations

9. “Most agencies can be
professional, some can give excellent
insight, but not many make you feel like
“The Works were by far the best recruiter I you are the only client/candidate they
worked with. I was impressed by their high have. Maybe that is what they call the
degree of professionalism and personal personal touch. The Works certainly
manner. I rapidly secured a position that have that .”
meets my aspirations, within a great
consultancy.” European PR & Events Controller
– Accolade Wines
Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

10. Who are the works?
“
We are a team of sector specialist consultants adept at
pinpointing great talent. We give relevant advice as we have
many networks to leverage from.

11. Sarah Leembruggen
“
Executive Search European PR & Events Controller
– contingency basis. Her focus is
Sarah handles senior assignments on a search andAccolade Wines
primarily in corporate and financial communications. Most of her candidates are sourced
through referrals and many exclusively register with her.
With 14 years of recruitment experience, Sarah is widely acknowledged as a leading player
in the sector. She ran The Works for a short time prior to going into partnership with
Lynne Wilkins at which point they bought the business.

12. Lynne Wilkins
“Most agencies can be
Technology & Digital Communications professional, some can give excellent
Lynne works with clients and candidates from the technologymany digital arenas at mid
insight, but not and make you feel like
“The Works were by far the best recruiter I you are the only client/candidate they
to senior level, both client and consultancy side. have. Maybe that is what they call the
worked with. I was impressed by their high
degree of professionalism and personal personal touch. The Works certainly
have that .”
She hasIbeen involvedawith technology PR recruitment at The Works since 2004 and
manner. rapidly secured position that
has over aspirations, within a greatexperience in total. Early inPR &career, she gained her first
meets my 15 years recruitment
European
her Events Controller
consultancy.”
exposure to recruitment working in HR and went on to spent five years as an account
– Accolade Wines
handler within a top – FTI Consulting
Senior Vice President 10 PR consultancy when she moved to London before finding her niche in
recruitment consultancy.

13. Paula Simmons
Corporate Communications
Paula’s candidates have a first class understanding of corporate communications, spanning
reputation management, crisis and issues management, stakeholder management, internal
communications and CSR.
Paula has over 12 years PR experience, starting in the corporate team at ‘Hill & Knowlton’ and
most recently in-house at ‘Virgin Management’.
Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

14. Melissa Hosken
Financial Communications
Melissa supports with mid to senior level hires within a variety of leading corporate and
financial PR agencies and in-house corporate communications team in the financial services
sector.
She has a wealth of HR, PR and corporate communications recruitment experience. She
started her career in PR before moving into recruitment, working in both agency and in-
house. She was the Recruitment Manager for Brunswick for nearly four years, primarily
responsible for resourcing at director level and below, in the UK and internationally.
Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

15. Charles Cowan
Healthcare Communications
Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting
Charles works across all branches of healthcare communications (ethical, consumer and
medical education) focussing on candidates at the mid to senior level. He holds strong
relationship with a number of leading PR consultancies and high profile in-house
communications teams in the sector.
He has a solid background in recruitment having worked for both global and boutique
consultancies where he focused on senior level placements on both a contingency and
retained basis.

16. Tarasyn Whitehead-Patey
Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting
Account Managers & Account Executives
Tarasyn focuses on supporting account executives, account managers and press officers to
make great career moves across all the PR disciplines.
Tarasyn was formerly a research analyst at a leading market research agency handling
reports for Blue Chip companies. She holds a degree in Politics and Sociology from the
University of Exeter and whilst studying held internships at ‘Bell Pottinger’ and in
Government.

17. Any questions?
Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting
The Works Search and Selection
52 Brook Street
London W1K 5DS
www.the-works.co.uk