Darwin Recruitment Evolving our service to suit your business
“Darwin’s service delivery is built entirely around people; the people that work to understand the requirement and search for skills, the people who they put forward for roles and the client relationships which underpin the recruitment process”
Contents
Personal Message from our CEO
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Recruiting in the Passive Market
About Darwin Recruitment
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Hiring Direct 9
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Market Insight 3
Key Statistics 10
Our Global Reach 4
Testimonials 11
Specialist Areas 5
Contact Us 12
Specialist Teams 7
Personal message from our CEO 1
At Darwin, we understand the challenges that our clients face as a result of the ever-changing demands that business is placing on technology. With a background of 15 years as a specialist provider of IT and telecommunications talent we are a partner of choice, providing critical resource to organisations of all sizes across Europe and the USA. Our local experts are ideally placed to assist you, delivering the quality focused staffing solutions your teams need to achieve ongoing success. Our 15 years of experience have taught us that the only way we can add tangible value to our clients is to have ownership of highly skilled networks of IT candidates, categorised by niche skill and (tightly governed) location; candidates that they would be otherwise unable to access. Each Darwin consultant is dedicated to generating candidates from the passive and closed market via headhunting within these specialist market areas. These networks are unique and will, without question, add value to your business by providing the elusive skills it needs to move forward with and gain/retain competitive advantage. We take pride in surpassing your expectations in a fast moving world. You can be confident that, whatever your requirements, our teams are equipped to deliver bespoke solutions for you. Through our excellent level of service and pro-active search techniques, you can trust that you have our expertise to support your hiring initiatives. If you wish to discuss your ongoing recruitment needs, we’d welcome an opportunity to demonstrate how our search projects are managed and what you can expect in terms of delivery from Darwin. We look forward to hearing from you.
Paul Kirby CEO Darwin Recruitment
About Darwin Recruitment USA Over the past 15 years we have developed a solid global recruitment strategy resulting in a substantial growth globally Founded in 2001 we are now in our 15th year recruiting professionals worldwide
choice of jobs and more opportunities for career progression in the region
As one of the world’s fastest growing IT and telecommunications recruitment specialists, we offer global reaching, permanent and contract workforce solutions on a contingency basis, and have recently emarked on our latest venture, recruiting on the East Coast of the USA.
We’re a service driven organisation focused on helping our clients identify, engage and manage a strong, talented IT and telecommunications resource. With over 150 skilled search consultants, we believe that recruitment shouldn’t be complicated but requires reach, connections, intelligence and knowledge - a matching process that brings togetherexpertise in understanding people, their skills, and their chosen market.
The East Coast is not only booming in Telco, software development and cloud, but is also creating a huge number of jobs, and making significant investments around the world.
Working across the East Coast as well as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, we provide a global service Naturally, the US’s economic powerhouse, New York, is right at the forefront of the US tech boom, with the building of Bloomberg’s tech supported by an infrastructure built for fast turnaround of candidate search and selection, managed services, RPO and master vendor campus being seen as a landmark event in the city’s tech timeline. arrangements. Then there is the desirability of New York as a place to live, which is convincing many tech professionals that the West Coast is not the We give you access to talented individuals by ‘hunting’ in the passive be-all and end-all. job market. We’re one of the largest users of professional social media in the UK today and by leveraging this strategic advantage, as well as What the development means is a virtual war for the best tech utilising our database of over 300,000 candidates, we ensure that the talent; between the East and the West Coasts, between the best person to drive your business forward is within reach. different cities on the East Coast, and between the East Coast and. the rest of the world. Such competition means better salaries, more At Darwin we dont send CV’s, we recruit.
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Market Insight According to the PwC 18th Annual Global CEO survey, business leaders rate mobile technologies, cybersecutiry, data analytics, Internet of Things and cloud computing as the top five digital technologies that will impact their businesses.
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The competitive landscape is becoming redefined with over 60% of tech companies planning to grow by entering into strategic alliances. 62% are partnering with competitors, or considering to do so. As a consequence of industries converging, tech CEOs are changing the skill profile of the people they’re hiring.
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Three in four tech CEOs (78%) say that they are looking for a much broader set of skills than in previous years.
73% of tech CEOs report that they actively search for talent in different countries, industries and demographic segments.
According to the PwC survey, CEOs no longer question the pace of technological change and believe that investment in digital technologies has created value for their business. However, the rapid pace of this change has caused a shortage of key skills that could hinder growth. Tech CEOs intend to hire more people this year, but it may not be easy. 83% are concerned about the availability of key skills. Diversity, too, is becoming a crucial quality in the talent pool that CEOs must draw on to compete. Talent diversity and inclusiveness is no longer seen as a soft issue. It’s now a core component of competitiveness - and most CEOs (77%) have, or intend to adopt, a strategy that promotes it. Data taken from the PwC 18th Annual Global CEO Survey 1,322 CEOs interviewed in 77 countries.
Our Global Reach 4 Our office locations The countries in which we recruit
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Core Areas of Specialism
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Offices Worldwide
15
Countries Worldwide
150
Employees Worldwide
1031
Placements Last Year
Specialist Areas 5
Application Development Sourcing the strongest talent within the application development landscape is set to be a challenge for employers for the foreseeable future, as the market is fiercely competitive. 81% of CEOs stated that development in Mobile Technologies (for customer engagement) was a key area of focus for their business in the next year*. Our clients not only rely on us to keep them informed of the most talented individuals in the market, but to develop relationships exclusively with the best candidates on the market.
Cloud Solutions Cloud security was a hot topic issue last year, as hackers claimed major security breaches, most notably, the attack on Sony pictures. The need to house big data certainly hasn’t decreased and developers are continuing to try to find new ways to meet demands. 60% of CEOs state that the development of Cloud Computing is a key focus for their business in the next year.* Darwin’s enviable access to the most talented experts in Cloud Computing, teamed with our consultants’ expertise in this area ensures that our clients are well equipped to lead the way.
Telecommunications The transformational impact of digitisation continues to drive telecommunications operators’ most critical strategic and operational decisions. For telecom companies, the agenda is challenging, but they can’t avoid taking on these fundamental realities of their industry if they are to maintain and profit by their central role in the digital economy. Driven by these enormous pressures, our clients rely on us to source telecommunications experts from across Europe. Our longevity of service recruiting for the frontrunners in telecommunications technology, teamed with our enviable database of talent, allows us to source talent quickly, efficiently and to a consistent high standard. *The PwC 18th Annual Global CEO Survey
ERP-CRM A study by Gartner found that the global CRM market grew by 13.3% last year alone, from £15.46 billion to £17.64 billion, and Europe was a large area of growth for the market. Software as a Service (SaaS) has been an important driving force behind the development, accounting for 47% of the total CRM revenue during that time, and this only looks set to grow. While it is Salesforce that seems to be leading the way where SaaS is concerned, Microsoft Dynamics is not far behind, and looks to be one of the fastest, if not the fastest, growing CRM platforms. Gartner’s Software Advice arm produced a popularity rating table for all the major SaaS CRM offerings, and placed Dynamics just behind 0.4 behind Salesforce, which led the way with 4.9. “Typically the team will be focusing on Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV, GP, SL, CRM and Salesforce” says Darwin’s Gary Tappin, Senior Business Manager. “We’re in a fantastic position to recruit developers, consultants, engineers and project/ implementation managers. With over 15 years’ experience, we will be drawing upon significant client and candidate networks to enable us to have an immediate impact on this market and continue supporting our clients in new areas.” As training and development increases all over Europe on platforms such as Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Dynamics GP and Dynamics NAV ERP, it is a consequence of firms’ increased demand for CRM platforms which allow them to manage their relationships with existing and potential customers more effectively. This increased requirement to train employees on the platform will lead to more Dynamics-trained candidates that are capable of filling roles which require a working understanding of the platforms. In simple terms, the increased demand for Dynamics products will mean that more individuals are required to fill specialist positions, and that Dynamics-trained candidates will have the pick of more roles. From an employer’s point of view, a choice might have to be made between investing in higher salaries in order to attract capable talent, or in internal development programmes designed to train team members in Dynamics and fast track those with expert knowledge to managerial roles.
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Specialist Teams We have specialist teams that are dedicated to recruiting within following geographic regions and technical verticals:
Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland UK USA
Salesforce
Dynamics
ERP/CRM Transmission
Optimisation
OSS/BSS
Site Core
Core Network
Unified Communications
Telecommunications
DevOps
Linux
Microsoft
Security
Data Warehousing
Cisco
PHP
Python
Cloud Solutions
Test
Mobile
Functional Programming
C++
UI/UX
.Net
Java
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Javascript FE
Application Development
Recruiting in the Passive Market In today’s candidate short market, it is impossible to attract the talent you need by simply posting an advert on a selection of job boards. Only 21% of today’s global talent is actively looking for work and, with the number of recruiters and direct hirers using these saturated channels, the chances are that anyone you find will already be interviewing with another organisation. The only way to successfully target a passive audience is to ensure that you have extensive networks on multiple professional social networks and acces to a historical database of skilled professionals.
21% The Open Market Candidates actively seeking employment; applying via advertisements placed on job boards, employer sites etc.
59% The Passive These candidates are not looking for work but, through the right networks, may be open to the right opportunity.
20% The Super Passive These individuals are not looking for a job. They are active on the professional social networks but not willing to discuss opportunities.
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Looking to Hire Direct? Leverage our expertise so you can focus on your core business objectives.
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By working with our specialist consultants, you will meet great candidates with the skills and experience you need, quickly and efficiently. The vital advantage is that they will also fit your organisation’s unique culture. When hiring direct you will need to take responsibility for the following phases in the process*.
Phase 1.
Phase 2.
Phase 3.
Sort through responses to advertisements. Call those found on networks. Handle other phone enquiries
Review CVs. Identify best ten candidates, select five to be interviewed. Write to unsuccessful candidates
Phase 5.
Phase 6.
Phase 7.
Identify suitable media and place adverts. Headhunt on social networks. Start gathering applicants.
Conduct personal interviews with top five candidates. Test applicants on competencies & skills
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Offer accepted. Collect references. Send written confirmation and contracts.
Arrange 2nd Interviews with successful applicants. Conduct 2nd interviews.
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Thank unsuccessful candidates. Keep in regular contact with chosen candidate up until start date to ensure commitment.
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Arrange interviews with selected candidates.
Make a decision on who to appoint. Make a verbal offer to successful candidate.
Contact and brief Darwin Recruitment Interview shortlist of candidates provided Make a decision on who to appoint
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It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3...
*Please note that the above recruitment process does not include common pitfalls such as; first wave advertisement proving unsuccessful, applicants pulling out of the interview process, or accepting counter offers from existing employers at contract stage.
Vs. Working With Us... ...we do the legwork for you
Key Statistics At Darwin, we pride ourselves on having an in-depth knowledge of each of our clients. As a result, we are able to source the perfect candidate in terms of skills, experience and cultural fit. Our clients value this approach because they know that every candidate we present will be of the right calibre to meet their staffing requirements.
5:3 - For every 5 candidates that are presented to our clients, we arrange 3 interviews.
The Darwin approach ensures access to the widest possible candidate market - a powerful differentiator when compared to an industry wide recognition that candidates from job boards alone can only achieve 30% of the available market. Our solution is part of a global headhunting service that sources candidates from the closed market. Last year, 44% of the candidates we placed were headhunted from the closed market and a further 11% came direct to us via our website.
44% of our placements were from the closed market
11% of our placed candidates came direct to us
12% of the candidates we placed last year were recommended to us by our clients and candidates.
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12% of candidates placed were recommended to us
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Testimonials 11
“I have worked with Darwin for one year and my contact supports me as a professional, and a flexible staffing resourcer. In our managed service GNOC operation we have high demand of telecommunications experts in various locations which sometimes cannot be staffed internally. Darwin show great passion to support my needs, provided good candidates at short notice, with great flexibility in our working relationship. They always follow up and show alternatives and creative solutions. I look forward to working with them in the future.” Alcatel, Stefan, Director GNOC Core VAS “At BT, we are pleased with the serviced offered by Darwin recruitment. This can be attributed to their in depth understanding of our requirements, goals and culture, and the level and frequency of their communication. Their consultants are knowledgeable of both the market and the technical skills that they are recruiting and have broad networks of talent. As a result, they are able deliver strong, suitable professionals, speedily and effectively.” Manager, Resourcing & Recruitment BT Advise Benelux
“I have been working with Darwin Recruitment for a number of years. During this time they have consistently delivered quality service and quality candidates. Success is easily measured through the number of candidates hired, and Darwin has placed over 250 into the business as a whole. This is without question a remarkable achievement. It demonstrates their competencies to deliver service and their ability to maintain and nurture good client relationships. Darwin’s service delivery is entirely around people; the people that work to understand the requirement and search for skills, the people who they put forward for roles, and the client relationships which underpin the recruitment process. I have no doubt that Darwin truly understand these dynamics and the success that we have seen as a division and a group is, in no small way, partly attributed to Darwin and its ability to supply our key assets.” Liberty Global, Mario, Infrastructure Director
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“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” Charles Darwin
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