EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT
Trusted leadership experts to help you choose the perfect candidate for your team
Getting the right people in the right spot on your leadership team is pivotal to your success.
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As experts with over 25 years' experience working with C-suite leaders, we know a standout candidate when we see one.
Our Executive Recruitment process is quick, practical and focused on getting the right person without fuss.​
OUR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICE
Our service is quicker, cheaper and more practical in focus than some of our competitors.
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You get the benefit of our expertise working with thousands of other leaders. You get a robust independent process. And you get peace of mind that you've chosen the right candidate.
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Unlike head-hunters, we don't run an expensive international search campaign for you, because often that is simply not needed. We keep costs down and let you have more control by sticking to what we're good at - that's picking the right people for the right roles.
WHAT WE DO
To add the most value, these are the tasks we typically handle:
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Interview your key stakeholders (helps us to identify someone with the right fit)
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Write/review advertisement text​
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Write/review the position description
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Review the applications received
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Prepare a long list and a short list for you to consider
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Schedule interviews
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Prepare interview questions
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Run the interviews - or help you to run them
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Advise you on selection
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Run psychometric assessment of the preferred candidate if required
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Organise probity checks
WHAT YOU DO
To keep costs down for you, we typically rely on your HR team to:​
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Advertise the role online
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Make the final hiring decision
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Negotiate the contract
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HOW WE STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR YOU
A simple, independent selection process
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Unlike the big HR consultancies, we don't add all the bells and whistles like market mapping, international candidate searches, and hand-holding during the induction and onboarding of a new exec.
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We don't maintain complicated databases of candidates, or ring around like head-hunters and charge that time to you.
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We trim the process down to include only the practical things that are really needed.
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Also, we typically rely on your internal HR team to handle a couple of the tasks that we know they will be more than capable of doing in-house.
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Everything else, you can give to us to take care of.
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Get the ad right
You can't find the right person if you're not looking in the right way. After speaking your key internal and external stakeholders - and receiving your requirements for the role - we will help you draft the right ad. Your team places the ad.
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Make a good shortlist
We'll review all the applications, and prep a long list for you to consider. After culling the list together, we'll settle on a shortlist for interview, and prep some interview questions to probe what's really needed to ensure we find the person with the right fit.
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Interview well
We're experienced in running executive interviews, and are happy to independently guide the interview panel - or we can sit in the background and let you run the show. Afterwards, we share our advice and together we'll help you identify the perfect candidate.
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Select the best
Once you've chosen your preferred person, we can conduct a psychometric assessment and organise probity checks so you can be confident of making a solid offer.
HOW IT WORKS
Helping you choose someone that fits your leadership team perfectly
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We place a great deal of importance in looking for the candidate that will complement and strengthen your leadership team.
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Unfortunately, it's often an overlooked factor. We've seen too many companies pick a 'superstar' who then goes on to clash with key personnel or cause drama.
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Instead, we help you to run a robust, but efficient process, with our independent advice.
WE COST LESS THAN A BIG HR CONSULTANCY
But when should you use a lower-priced Executive Recruitment consultant?
When some or all of the following factors are in play:
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You want to keep some control over the process yourself
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You don't need an "international candidate search"
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You might have a worthy internal applicant, but still need a robust independent process
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You don't need all the "bells and whistles" like market mapping, psychologist reports, or onboarding support
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You need a speedy process, not an exhaustive process
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You need external help, but can't afford a big firm
DO I NEED
HEAD-HUNTERS?
The big difference with our quicker, cheaper alternative
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We are not your typical head-hunters. We don't have complicated databases of candidates, piles of resumes, and international search partners.
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We are a smaller, niche business based in Melbourne. We keep costs down by running a simple, practical process to help you select the right executive for your vancay.
WHY USE US?
Expertise in executive selection: With decades of experience working with outstanding leaders, Hamish Park knows a good leader when he sees one. That's why he has been asked so often to assist in selecting new executives to refresh leadership teams.
We focus on 'right fit': Nobody has time for a new exec that doesn't work out as expected - or who disrupts the entire leadership team. We place a big importance on looking at the real and practical attributes of candidates that make a difference - so you can be confident of finding someone with the right fit for your team.
Lower price: There is a trend in consulting away from using the big, established consulting brands. More people are using cost effective, niche providers instead. Simply put, we have a leaner and faster process that means we can offer a price about 30% lower than our big competitors.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Melbourne Leadership Group works with leaders across the public, private and for-purpose sectors
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We work with medium to large size organisations spanning many sectors.
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Whilst we are based in Melbourne, we do work with national organisations and clients with operations across multiple state boundaries.
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In 2023 and 2024, we delivered work in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide and regional Victoria.
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We are proud that many of our executive clients vote with their feet - and have us back to coach, train and facilitate across multiple projects.
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"We all look forward to working with you. I think that its also fair to say that we all feel that we have come a long way, as an executive team and as an organisation in the past two years."
Lucy, Canberra
ENQUIRY FORM
A cheaper, quicker way to find the right candidate
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You don't need to pay big HR consultancies $100k plus to find your next executive when there are quicker, cheaper solutions available.
Let's help you learn more - so you can decide if we are the right people to help you fill that vacancy on your executive team.