Candidate Services

Deciding or been encouraged to make a career move is acknowledged as one of the most stressful events to be faced with in life.  Therefore at Blackrock Executive Recruitment Services; your experience of working with us will be as seamless, professional, communicative and enjoyable as possible.

"Open, honest and transparent dialogue is critical throughout the process"

Within executive search there are two ways in which to partner with businesses such as Blackrock Executive Recruitment Services; consideration as a strong applicant for a retained assignment the business is working on for a client or through being contacted to devise a pro-active marketing campaign with an experienced consultant, where by they professionally and knowledgably approach organisations agreed jointly to ascertain their interest in meeting with you, either on an informal or formal basis, managing and influencing the introduction to the best of their ability whilst representing Blackrock Executive Recruitment Services and yourself to the best of the consultants ability.

Consultant Interview

A thorough interview will be conducted by an experienced and specialist consultant following an initial introduction and factual based conversation.

At this point it is vital that you are as open and honest as possible with the consultant about your career, achievements, aspirations and personal efforts thus far. As not only does this enable us to represent you to the best of our ability, it also enables us to ensure we understand you, what you are looking for in both the short and long term but also the cultural requirements necessary to achieve longevity.

In order to achieve this we like to understand the challenges you have faced and experienced, understand your strengths, knowledge and weaknesses and then begin to advise on how Blackrock Executive Recruitment Services can work with you to secure the sought after career move you are seeking.

Market Research and Target Company Generation

If Blackrock Executive Recruitment Services contacts you regarding working together on a proactive basis; following a successful consultant interview, we then discuss the division of a marketing campaign and the best possible way to generate you you’re sought after opportunity. This will take the form of a combined analysis and review of direct competition, industry specific organisations, potential aligning sectors and our combined existing networks.

Arranging qualified Interviews

Through the targeted marketing campaign devised and agreed by both yourself and one of our experienced consultants; potential opportunities with businesses identified collectively will be professionally targeted in an effort to create qualified meetings with influential and leading Directors whom you would like to speak with.
We will endeavor to build a clear picture of the role available to allow you to fully prepare and commit to a full recruitment process. Additional industry information will be sourced to support your application and ensure you are given the best possible chance of securing the right role for you from choice.

Feedback and Opportunity Evaluation

Feedback is taken all the way through the processes from both you and the client; enabling us to manage the process as seamlessly as possible; negotiating and influencing as and where required. We don’t just listen for the positives as we can all benefit from constructive criticism and can on occasion act as a great influencing tool. We evaluate each stage of the process and opportunity as a whole; consulting at every stage.

Open, honest and transparent dialogue is critical throughout the process in order to manage expectations and realistic goals; the move has to be right for all parties involved, it’s about getting the right fit, one which offers long term progression opportunities and on-going success.

Whilst managing your on-going meetings, we are constantly watching the market to make sure you have the information necessary to make the right decision for you and your family.