Why do we offer a Market Mapping Service
Recruitment markets have remained challenging through 2025, and many firms have turned to external hiring to provide a fresh impetus for growth. Whether it’s bringing in an experienced Director or Partner...
Candidate Experience: Why It Matters Even in
an Employer-Led Market
A five-minute scroll through LinkedIn will tell you just how tough the job market is right now. Posts bemoan fake or ghost job listings, lack of response or engagement from recruiters,...
Accepting AI in recruitment processes
AI in recruitment isn’t coming – it is already here. And in executive search, where the stakes are high and the margins for error are slim, it is becoming essential. But...
When is the right time to move
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...
Demystifying equity stakes in executive search offers
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...
Dryden Search partners with Harry’s Hat to support
children affected by Hydrocephalus
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...
Five years on: What has changed?
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...
What does the new work from home look like?
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...
2019 – Date: 5 years
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....
Why now is the time to move to the US?
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,...