CLIENT SERVICES

Here at Darwin we recognise that each client is different, so in order to appeal to as many clients as possible we offer clients a wide and flexible range of services to ensure that our customers' needs are met as speedily and as accurately as possible.

Please see the list of different approaches below and find out which service would best suit the needs of you and your company.

  • Contingency
  • Retained Business
  • Executive Search
  • Managed Agency
  • Contracts Search


Contingency

Simply means all recruitment business conducted on a ‘no cure no fee’ basis.

Once a job spec has been agreed upon, clients will agree to pay a finder’s fee for each successful applicant. This fee is based on a percentage of a successful candidates first year salary.

Candidates will then be found using advertising and company database.

This type of recruitment is especially suited where a company’s needs are numerically small and/or when Darwin is dealing with a new client for the first time.

Contingency is often used as a cost effective recruitment method and it allows a company to sample the service that we have to offer before committing to any long-term agreements.

Retained Business

This means that clients agree to pay part of the recruitment fee up front in order to have a team of dedicated consultants to work each requirement as a priority.

We would use head-hunting as well as advertising and database searches to find the ideal candidates.

In this case clients would agree to pay Darwin in three instalments;

  • 30% to begin the assignment;
  • 30% on delivery of a candidate shortlist, the timescales of which are agreed beforehand;
  • 40% on the intake of every successful candidate.

As in contingency, Darwin’s fee is based on a potential candidates first year salary.
Retained Search is favoured by clients wishing to plan their recruitment in specific time frames. In addition, when searching for certain niche skill-sets, a head-hunting campaign is the only option to deliver the very best in the market place.

This approach guarantees the highest possible quality of candidate through employing a service superior to that of contingency search. Clients benefit from a dedicated team of consultants, delivering the very best candidates to specific time scales.

Executive Search

This form of search is ideal for clients looking to target candidates from the upper quartile of the market.

It works in a similar way to Contingency work except for 2 key differences.

Firstly candidates will be head-hunted from a list of specific companies outlined by the client, and secondly a dedicated team will be assigned to deliver a set number of candidates within specific time frames.

It is typically used for very senior positions that need to be conducted with a degree of secrecy and tact.

Executive Search means the client will benefit from receiving candidates that are not necessarily looking for new employment and therefore, will be motivated to move for reasons other than money or discontentment. In addition, clients can gain a direct competitive advantage over their closest competitors by attracting their most valuable resources.

Managed Agency

This is the most comprehensive cover that your organisation can take to ensure a streamlined and successful recruitment process that is guaranteed to deliver the very best in the industry.

It involves a specialist consultant from Darwin being placed either on site or at our offices who, from there, manages the entire portfolio of IT vacancies. Candidates are found through advertising and database searches and in addition Darwin will act as a front for a number of other reputable recruitment organisations thus also benefiting from their candidates.

This service works best for clients with multiple recruitment needs and also for clients wishing to outsource their recruitment tasks.

This outsourced strategy means that managers can remain focused on their core duties without the distraction of recruitment. A managed Agency service also saves clients time and money by agreeing a one time fee with Darwin and negating the need to form agreements with numerous other agencies.

Contracts Search

This form of search is at its most useful where short term and/or extremely difficult vacancies arise.

It works in the same way as Contingency Recruitment except people are hired for a limited time period and head-hunting can be employed.

This is the perfect solution when companies are facing bottlenecks and/or need IT specialists for limited project work.

By employing contractors clients can achieve a quick and effective IT solution without having to increase their permanent headcount. When bottlenecks have been alleviated and projects have been completed, clients can offload their additional headcount without the aggravation of redundancies.

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