WHAT WE D0

​People power business. We are a people business. We offer a personalised, consultative approach to recruitment underpinned by informed thinking and genuine insights. We take the time to understand the culture, values and specific requirements of our clients and candidates. At Stratford Jones, our innovative techniques for recruitment help us stand out from talent competitors. Being different - while maintaining a clear strategic vision ensures we consistently find, screen, and hire the right talent at a sustainable rate. In addition, our commitment to excellence means that clients and candidates will feel supported through the life-cycle of the recruitment process because we treat everyone as part of our team.

Our process relies on a combination of art and science with recruiting IQ and EQ.

01. REQUIREMENT GATHERING

Pull all relevant stakeholders opinions and requirements, define core focus of the role, clarify compensation.

02. SET STRATEGY AND COMPETENCIES

Define objectives, target audience, decision criteria and competencies, process dates, role profile. Present and discuss benchmark candidate.

03. ACTIVE SEARCH

Approaches, sourcing, market review, prospect identification, initial screening.

04. INTERVIEWING AND FILTERING

Formal agency interviewing, informal referencing, competency scoring, shortlist submission.

05. SELECT

Client interviews, feedback collection, initial decisions.

06. DECIDE

Final interviews, feedback review, decisions support, formal referencing, closure.

​We believe research is the backbone of the search process, and is an Art and not a Science. Conducting the research using all the initiative, imagination, creativity and determination required to uncover candidates with the right skills, experience, fit, ambition and emotional intelligence for each role.

At Stratford Jones, we go beyond the job description to understand the culture of your business and what sets someone up for success in your company. Going deep on referencing early in the process and keeping up the dialogue as things progress keeps us aligned with your expectations. This approach also means we can source, screen, and select a truly diverse and dynamic pool of candidates across every dimension - and help to get them on board, with speed and certainty.

We are passionate about diversity in every dimension. That's because inclusive teams are more competitive, innovative, and successful. We are getting closer to gender parity across C-Level, Chair, NED and VP level roles - which is a great start. We value and respect differences. As an organisation we make it our mission to ensure that our employees feel absolutely comfortable in bringing their whole self to work, not only does this ensure our colleagues can work in a respectful and open-minded environment but, it makes business sense.

Our vision is to provide the best possible service to our clients and candidates. For our clients, we provide the most suitable candidates for their vacancies to help their businesses and departments flourish and grow. For our candidates, we offer the most suitable job opportunities to meet their career needs, so they can fully develop their potential and growth.