Focused support for the roles that need a little more…
For specialist, hard-to-fill, competitive or confidential appointments, or where previous recruitment attempts haven’t delivered, an in-depth Periscope Search Assignment provides a dedicated approach to finding the right person.
A dedicated Periscope Search Assignment gives me the time and focus to fully understand the role, your business and what you need from the appointment, before searching the market to identify and engage the right people, including candidates beyond the open market.
You also have a dedicated search partner focused on your role and the candidates within it, rather than your search being one of many competing roles being worked across multiple clients and a shared candidate pool.
The search can be particularly valuable when you need to reach beyond the most obvious candidates, whether that means engaging passive talent, navigating a competitive talent market or approaching the role from a new and different angle.
The result is a focused search designed around your specific appointment, your business and the person you’re looking to find.
Take your search further to find the right person for the role.
The Periscope Search Approach
A Periscope Search Assignment provides a dedicated and focused approach to finding the right person. This approach is particularly valuable when the right talent is difficult to identify, the appointment demands a high degree of discretion, or a traditional contingency search of the open market has failed to deliver candidates of the required calibre. It can also provide a practical alternative where a full executive search solution is neither necessary nor proportionate to the appointment, or where budget constraints make engaging one of the larger firms not possible.
A Periscope Search Assignment enables an in-depth consultation on the objectives of the role, your business and anything that may be making the appointment challenging. This includes reviewing and, if needed, refining the role itself before undertaking a wider and deeper search of the market, ensuring the search is focused in the right places from the outset.
The search is then also taken further, identifying and engaging passive and hidden talent through a tailored, discreet and personal approach. This allows the search to reach beyond the most obvious candidates and uncover people who may not otherwise be considered or found.
A Periscope Search Assignment gives small businesses the benefits of a search-led approach without the overheads associated with traditional executive search firms. The search is shaped around the specific requirements of the appointment, with the flexibility to adapt the approach as the market is explored and the right candidates identified.
The focus isn’t simply on finding candidates. It’s on understanding your business, the role and the market, then identifying the people who could genuinely be the right fit.
Executive Search, Tailored for Small Business Budgets
What to Expect
A focused, proactive search built around your specific role, with the flexibility to explore what needs to change and where the right talent can be found.
> A Dedicated Search Partner
Working exclusively on your assignment means you have a dedicated search partner focused on your role, your business and finding the right person, rather than your search competing for attention alongside multiple client assignments. I take ownership of the search and act as your consistent point of contact throughout the process.
> Understanding The Brief
Starting with a detailed briefing to understand the role, its objectives, team and wider business context. This gives me a clear picture of what you need and the type of person most likely to succeed, while also allowing us to challenge and refine the brief where needed.
> Searching Wider & Deeper
Researching the relevant talent market to identify where the right skills and experience can be found, looking beyond the most obvious sources to build a broader and more relevant candidate pool, including passive talent – not posting the job and hoping the best candidates are actively looking, will see it and apply.
> Targeted Candidate Engagement
Approaching potential candidates directly through confidential, tailored outreach, taking the time to understand what would make the opportunity relevant to them and creating genuine interest in the role and business.
> Qualifying & Assessing Candidates
Taking the time to understand each candidate’s experience, motivations, expectations and potential fit with the role and wider team before they are introduced. This is particularly important where previous appointments haven’t worked out, helping to look beyond the CV and understand what is likely to make someone successful in the role.
> Managing the process end-to-end
Coordinating feedback, managing candidate communication and keeping you informed of market response throughout the search. I’ll provide insight throughout the process, helping you make confident decisions and keep the search moving towards the right appointment.
> Completing the assignment
Supporting you through the final stages of the appointment, from offer and acceptance through to start date, while staying connected with both you and the successful candidate throughout the transition. Once the assignment is complete, I’ll follow up to review how things have progressed and capture any feedback or insight that can inform future hiring.
A Dedicated Search, Built Around Your Role
When the usual approach isn’t delivering, a dedicated Periscope Search Assignment gives you the time, expertise and market reach to take the search further. I take ownership of the search and go deeper into the market to identify and engage people who wouldn’t necessarily be reached through the usual recruitment channels.
A deeper search. A wider talent pool. And dedicated expertise focused on securing the right appointment.
Not just filling vacancies.
Ready to take the search further?
A dedicated search partner focused on your role, your business and finding the right person, giving small businesses access to a deeper executive search approach without the big-business costs.
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