The Financial Crisis - Stanton Chase International

FEBRUARY 2009 T h e O n l i n e E x e c u t i v e N e w s f o r C o r p o r a t e L e a d e r s
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Ask a headhunter:
CAREER CRUNCH?
How you create your own Plan B:
1. Review your own requirements for a
job and establish your wish list - the
sector and type of company you want
to work for, key responsibilities, salary,
location etc.
2. Research the market using adverts, online
resources, head-hunters to establish
which areas are in growth, what employers
are looking for and what will give
you a competitive advantage.
3. If there are any gaps between what you
have and what the “market wants” -
make sure you plug them! Identify any
specific experience such as training that
will help you and take steps to achieve
these now.
We worked with Stanton on the recruitment of a HR manager.
We had been struggling for a couple of months to find any suitable
candidate when we approached Stanton. By then, it was imperative
to have this recruitment done within 6 weeks. After an
initial meeting with the consultants, we agreed on the brief and
timeline and the search started. Stanton came back to us with a
shortlist of candidates within the timeframe agreed upon. The
candidates all had the right experience and the HR manager was
recruited within the shortlist. We very much appreciated Stanton’s
effectiveness and professionalism and wouldn’t hesitate to
work with them again on a new assignment.
By Didier Brun
hief Executive Officer of Khaleej Times
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4. Consider all of your options. Ask others
for advice and suggestions as they often
come up with good ideas that you may
not have thought of yourself.
5. Determine what your “offer” is. Make this
relevant to the market e.g. managing adverse
economic conditions.
6. Update your CV focusing on how you
can add value to organisations and substantiating
it by showing your track
record of achievements.
7. Network. Ensure that business contacts,
related suppliers, customers, etc. are
aware of your “offer”. Keep the conversational
door open should either of you
want a more focused discussion at a
later stage.
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8. Check your finances to ensure you know
how long you could survive without an
income – remember senior positions
can take at least 6 months to fill. Also
check the exit terms on your contract,
including any restrictive clauses as forewarned
is forearmed.
9. Increase your visibility in your industry.
Write articles, go to conferences, sit on
joint working groups etc.
10. Continue performing well in your current
role and make sure that you communicate
any successes internally as
well as externally.
The key factors for success in managing your career, even during an economic crisis, are being clear about what you want next, your ability to
articulate verbally and in writing how you can add value and knowing how you can use other people for contacts, suggestions and information.
Client testimonials
“
I just completed a customer satisfaction survey, sent to me over the
corporate web of Stanton Chase, in relation to the recent assignment
of our Company to you. Apart from the feedback provided on
this survey, I would like to express to you personally my sincere thanks
for the effort you put in completing our assignment in record time,
considering the difficulty of our project along with the quality
of candidates finally selected for employment with us.
I would also like to to note that your personal dedication to the project
and commitment to its execution was above par with respect to our
past experiences with similar companies in the Middle East Market.
Once again, thank you very much for a job very well done!
Stavros Vougas
Managing Director INTRACOM Middle East
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