Professional Services Recruitment

We specialise in recruiting exceptional candidates for the professional services industry, meeting all our clients' staffing requirements.

What is a Professional Services business?

The Professional Services industry offers a service, support or advice to businesses and the general public charging fixed fees or having retained commercial agreements. Examples of roles include accountants, legal advisors, accountants, IT, marketing services or specialists in digital transformation. They will be highly knowledgeable in their area with businesses outsourcing to specialists to deliver solutions required in their business where they have limited or no full-time roles in this area. They will operate to high standards and have an excellent customer service ethic to maintain customer relationships and develop them to become integrated in their clients’ businesses. They will be adaptable and keep ahead of any industry developments which offers the best solutions for clients and also ensures they are competitive.

How do professional services businesses work with recruitment agencies?

Digital transformation recruitment is an example where skilled and experienced talent is recruited externally to consult and provide solutions for clients. Agencies will have a strong network of professional candidates with details on their background and experience to match to a client’s requirement. They will support to hire the consultant skillset or roles that support their focus like administration or marketing. Data and analysis tends to be an important area, particular for corporate professional services recruitment and permanent roles in this area are in demand because of the onset of large data sets and the application of Ai and automation. Agencies may be stronger in certain professional services sectors, so building strong long-term relationships can benefit a business greatly.

Why do professional services companies work with The Candidate?

We have supported the professional services sector in recruitment activity by sourcing marketing, creative, analytic IT and data candidates. We’ve worked with many clients through digital transformation projects, like bringing the legal sector from a traditional model to a digitised offering by helping clients develop briefs and target quality employees. We’re aware of the impact and efficiencies that Ai is bringing to the sector and the need to recruit candidates with stronger communication skills and problem solving to complement technical advances. Many of our consultants come from a range of professional services backgrounds and have the ability to accurately probe candidates on their experience to create the ideal shortlist. We’ll ensure that we prioritise regulatory guidelines and procedures to install the most suitable candidates.

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Laura is a true professional. She strikes the perfect balance of supporting and challenging you at the same time. Having experienced Executive Search headhunters previously, what really makes Laura stand out is that she genuinely cares for her candidate, the role and the business she is working on behalf on. This seems like a simple point, but her authenticity and passion shines through at every step. I would wholeheartedly recommend Laura to anyone looking for or being approached by her for a new role.
Pete Metcalf CEO, Social Chain

I used The Candidate because I had struggled via other generalist recruiters. Elliot Jones at The Candidate was absolutely brilliant. This all ended with him finding me the perfect Senior Marketing Manager in the Manchester area.
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I recommend Laura to all of my clients that are seeking to make an executive appointment. Having worked together on a number of projects I am lucky enough to have seen first hand her passion for exceeding client expectations. Laura's commitment to understanding the brief at hand, combined with her pride in the job and desire to win, always results in happy clients; it is common for CEOs and CMOs to call and thank me for making the introduction. Always a pleasure to spend time with, professionally and socially. If you want to hire the right person for your business, make sure you speak to Laura.
Elliot Muscant Managing Partner, Open Partners

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