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Executive recruitment

“Executive recruitment” is the process of employers using an external firm to locate potential candidates to fill senior or key vacancies. It is commonly known as “headhunting”.


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    City firms pledge to improve social mobility in leading roles

    by Adam McCulloch 20 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 20 May 2022

    A major new initiative has been launched to improve social mobility when it comes to recruitment into senior jobs in the City.

    • Gender
    • Unconscious bias
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    Entrepreneurs: men seen as less employable than women by recruiters

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Mar 2022

    Male business founders viewed as too independent-minded and non-compliant compared with female candidates.

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    Senior executives: towards a new world of work?

    by Simon Gorham 15 Feb 2022
    by Simon Gorham 15 Feb 2022

    New trends are emerging in new contractual provisions for senior executives, as skills shortages and hybrid working becomes the norm.

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    Progress made on ethnic and gender balance on FTSE boards

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Dec 2021

    The UK’s biggest companies are making steady progress on board diversity, with women now occupying more than a third of...

    • Ethnicity
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Top executives aware of race bias in recruitment

    by Jo Faragher 24 Nov 2021
    by Jo Faragher 24 Nov 2021

    More than half of senior executives in UK organisations believe it’s harder for employees from ethnic minorities to get promoted,...

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    UK lagging behind major economies on CEO gender diversity

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Nov 2021

    Women make up less than a tenth of chief executives at listed companies in the UK, which is lagging behind...

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    HR leaders take biggest slice of C-suite hires growth

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Oct 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Oct 2021

    The post of chief human resources officer has seen the biggest growth in share of hires out of all C-suite roles over the past year, with chief people officers also in high demand.

    • Gender pay gap
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    Female FTSE 100 directors earn 73% less than male counterparts

    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2021
    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2021

    Research finds that the average pay package for a female director in the FTSE 100 is £237,000, compared to £875,900 for male directors.

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    FTSE 100: Proportion of white male leaders is increasing

    by Rob Moss 11 Aug 2021
    by Rob Moss 11 Aug 2021

    Despite genuine efforts in corporate Britain to improve the boardroom diversity, the number of white men in ‘top 40’ positions...

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    • Gender
    • Ethnicity

    Boardroom diversity: Working class men losing out to women

    by Jo Faragher 21 Jul 2021
    by Jo Faragher 21 Jul 2021

    Working class men could be losing out on top roles as organisations race to recruit more women to meet diversity...

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    Manchester United & Morson – inside the business of football

    by rpone 16 Jun 2021
    by rpone 16 Jun 2021

    PROMOTED | Learn how Man United attracts, develops and retains a best-in-class workforce that sets the club apart from its competition.

    • Recruitment process outsourcing
    • Candidate experience
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    Diversity biggest challenge for in-house executive recruitment

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 May 2021

    Finding, engaging with, and hiring diverse candidates are the biggest challenges faced by in-house recruiters when hiring leadership positions.

    • Gender pay gap
    • Gender
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    Hampton-Alexander review: Final report shows female directors up by 50%

    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2021

    The number of female directors in FTSE 100 companies has increased by 50% in the last five years, according to the Hampton-Alexander review.

    • Gender
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    All-male boards disappear from FTSE 350

    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2021

    There are now no all-male boards in FTSE 350 companies, according to campaign group the 30% Club.

    • Ethnicity
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    None of ‘top three’ roles in any FTSE 100 company held by black people

    by Jo Faragher 3 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 3 Feb 2021

    There are now no black chairs, chief executives or chief financial officers in FTSE 100 companies, research by recruiting specialists...

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