Knowing when to move jobs is never easy. So often we hear “when I wasn’t looking, I was contacted about so many great roles, now I am looking there is nothing...
When it comes to incentivising top talent, offering equity stakes is an increasingly popular strategy within recruitment firms. Equity stakes – whether in the form of share options, Class A or...
With the celebration of Dryden Search’s five-year anniversary still fresh, we reflected on our goals for the business over the next five years. A key commitment we identified was our want...
When Dryden Search established five years ago, the founders main goal was to redefine the traditional view on what a R2R (recruitment-to-recruitment) company should look like. As Dan Flynn commented back...
The concept of working from home (WFH) has evolved significantly since the pandemic forced millions of professionals into remote settings. What began as a temporary solution has now solidified into a...
Four and a half years ago it seemed very uncertain whether we could write this. Six months into running a new business, the recruitment world as we knew it changed forever....
For UK recruiters, moving to the US is attractive. With the expectation of working in a less-saturated market with a wider talent pool and higher salaries that lead to higher fees,...
As a recruiter it’s hard to avoid conversation around the upcoming general election. From doom mongers to the glass half full optimists everyone has a view and with the Labour Party...
The global economic and political landscape of 2023 has witnessed unprecedented transitions and challenges, shaped by the aftermath of the pandemic, continuing energy crisis, rising inflation, and on-going conflicts in Ukraine...
In the mid 1940s post-war prosperity led to increased competition for talent and a willingness to look across international borders[1]. By 1980, London became the most competitive search market in Europe,...
After several bumper years for recruitment, Dryden Search has found the Legal market to be far more subdued this year. Although it is starting to get busier, both the associate and...
Over the past 10 years, an increasing number of employee-owned businesses (EOBs) have emerged as a result of the Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) scheme. The scheme -introduced in 2014 – states...
Can you accurately hire by removing human interaction? Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT took the world by storm. The advanced natural language processing model, developed by OpenAI, distinguished itself from previous...
As we get to the end of H1, we find ourselves often being asked the same question. Is this a candidate or client led market? Most search firms have seen a...
Working for four days – whilst getting paid for five – sounds too good to be true. But the pandemic shifted the focus of employers and employees to centre around a...
Reducing working hours to improve productivity sounds counterintuitive, and yet, it is becoming a leading trend in European economies. Countless studies have demonstrated the benefits employees feel when their hours are...
A deteriorating economy; a forced shift to remote working: the challenges of a post-pandemic world are shared across business sectors. But for the Life Sciences industry, there’s another, more pressing problem:...
Over the last two years, there has been a significant rise among contingent recruiters looking to move internally. Given the market turmoil over the 2-3 years, a move in-house has been...
As we look to shift away from a pandemic dominated life, it’s plain to see how we will be better off without it. The freedom to travel and socialise at will...
For 2021-22, we have sought to provide clarity on some of the changes we have witnessed in compensation over the past 12 months. We have also included a selection of comments...
2021 has been one of progress in many areas. The overwhelming Covid shaped shadow has lessened somewhat but changes have been seen in other areas as well. Changes that may have...
Lockdown restrictions are easing and the weather is improving, but what is the forecast for the executive search market? Here is our analysis of the latest trends that we are seeing...
Over the past year, we have reviewed countless commission schemes, salary bandings and a heightened number of benchmarking requests from clients and candidates. Everyone wants to know their market worth, but...
There are palpable frustrations from all parties if a candidate rejects an offer or becomes disinterested when an offer is made. With an uptick in demand from clients, our latest blog...
You’re one of the best consultants at your firm. Perhaps even the best. You never miss targets, you’re consistently a top biller, and you’ve built up an impressive client base that...
Redefine your view is a series of thought-provoking and personal interviews from recruitment specialists and industry leaders. In our first publication we are delighted to feature Hannah Rock, who sits within...
It goes without saying that we are currently experiencing some of the toughest market conditions witnessed for many years. Having recruited and managed recruitment teams through two large scale recessions we...
From the outside looking in, the recruitment-to-recruitment (rec2rec) industry may seem peculiar. After all, consultants already specialise in placing great candidates for their clients, so aren’t they the ones who are...
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