How to Become a Non-Executive Director
Do you enjoy challenging existing ideas and providing independent oversight to organisations? Then a non-executive director role could be the ideal position. This complex role ...
How to Become a Non-Executive Director
Do you enjoy challenging existing ideas and providing independent oversight to organisations? Then a non-executive director role could be the ideal position. This complex role ...
What is the difference between executive search and contingency recruitment?
Finding great leaders for your business isn’t always easy. This is why choosing the right recruitment method is an important first step. You might have found yourself wondering what the difference between executive search and contingency recruitment is. Whilst they share the same end goal to find the right candidate for the job, they differ greatly in their methods.
The top 5 trends for the future of executive search
The last couple of years have seen huge upheavals in the world of work, affecting the way we work and even where we work. Executives need new skills to thrive in this new world – and help their organisations to thrive.
‘Agility and breadth of experience most desired traits in refreshed retail boardrooms’
The weeks leading up to Christmas are usually a quiet time in the jobs market as retailers fix their focus on Christmas trading and decisions over recruitment are deferred until January. This year, as with last year, however the rule book has been ripped up.
How do you recruit for an executive position?
Finding talent to populate the highest echelons of an organisation is unlike any other type of recruitment. It takes a unique and in-depth understanding of what drives a business at every level – the ideas on which it is built and the factors that have led to its success.
What is a talent acquisition strategy?
When it comes to finding people with the very highest calibre of talent and connecting them with roles that reflect their potential, we like to play the long game at AGP. Talent acquisition is not simply about filling positions – it’s a much more strategic and forward-looking way to work.
3 tips every retail executive needs to know
There is a lot more to being a good executive than just taking charge of other people. Anyone hoping to work as an executive for a retail business needs to keep the following three tips in mind.
3 key skills to look for in new retail recruits
For many people, their first experience of a real job is in retail. Retail positions attract a range of candidates, from young people looking for their first job to more experienced workers hoping to work their way up to a managerial role. But regardless of the candidate's background, there are several key skills that recruiters should look for in all their retail staff.