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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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    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
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    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.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment

    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...

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Church investment arm to ’protest’ against firms that miss diversity targets

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2021
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2021

    Church Commissioners promises action against companies in its portfolio that fail to increase ethnic diversity.

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment

    Boardroom succession issues signalled by FTSE100 firms

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Nov 2020

    Coronavirus puts onus on boards to sort out their succession planning.

    • Gender
    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment

    Zurich sees female applications leap after altering senior job advert wording

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Nov 2020

    The number of women applying for senior roles at Zurich in the UK leapt by a fifth last year after...

    • Legal sector
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Early careers

    Recruitment agencies sign up to ethnic equality commitment

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020

    Recruitment agencies providing candidates for law firms are being encouraged to sign up on a new diversity and inclusion pledge.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment

    Quarter of employers do nothing to improve top-level diversity

    by Rob Moss 20 Oct 2020
    by Rob Moss 20 Oct 2020

    A quarter of employers (24%) make no effort to attract and recruit more diverse candidates for top-level jobs.
    That is...

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    FTSE 350 meets female board representation target

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Sep 2020

    More than a third of board members across the UK’s 350 biggest organisations are women, but 18 ‘one-and-done’ boards still...

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    • Coronavirus
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    Why service agreements matter in the Covid-19 era

    by Dean Fuller 21 Aug 2020
    by Dean Fuller 21 Aug 2020

    Too often service agreements only attract attention when employers are contemplating dismissal or selling the business. They deserve more attention, writes Dean Fuller.

    • Early careers
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Why we are not identifying the right leaders

    by Roger Philby 21 Aug 2020
    by Roger Philby 21 Aug 2020

    Talent risks being wasted through poor decision-making that is based on uninformed, inconsistent and biased information, writes Roger Philby.

    • Coronavirus
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Shares perform best in companies with gender diverse boards during virus

    by Jo Faragher 4 Aug 2020
    by Jo Faragher 4 Aug 2020

    Shares in companies with more women have performed better than their competitors during the coronavirus, according to an analysis of...

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
    • Ethnicity

    Colour of Power 2020: Diversity at leadership level has stalled

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jul 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jul 2020

    Progress on increasing diversity at leadership levels has stalled over the past three years, finds Sky News study.

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Lack of women in top roles sees leading firms miss out on profits

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jul 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jul 2020

    FTSE 350 companies are missing out on sizeable profits through a failure to appoint more women to key executive roles.

    • Corporate governance
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    What does coronavirus mean for executive search?

    by Craig Pointon 2 Jul 2020
    by Craig Pointon 2 Jul 2020

    Finding the right leaders to navigate organisations through the pandemic and beyond has never been more important, but executive search...

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