When recruiting for senior leadership positions in your school, you want the process to be smooth and successful – not stressful!
Working with an executive search agency and education headhunter can ensure that this is the case. Typically, an education executive search firm will take the pressure off your hiring process, identifying and engaging the best senior leadership and teaching talent on the market for your environment.
We are M/LK – an executive search firm specialising in recruiting top senior leadership education talent… This blog will give you all the tips you need to ensure your education recruitment journey is the best it can be.
Choosing the right executive search firm for your needs
The ultimate goal when choosing to work with a recruitment firm is to find the ideal talent, including people that aren’t active on the market or are just hard to find. But, it’s also important to make the right choice when deciding on the search firm for you!
When selecting the right recruitment agency, you need to:
- Make sure you explain your hiring needs honestly, including the non-negotiables
- Interview the search firms like a candidate
- Choose the right agency – whether that’s a temporary staffing agency or a permanent search firm
- Assess your budget
- Research the recruiter’s experience and ask for case studies
Be clear on your school’s mission & values
Choosing the right executive comes down to selecting the firm that can best do the job. But with school recruitment, it’s paramount to always consider the bigger picture and if your search firm can help with your mission and values within the process.
Taking the previous advice of choosing the right agency, and then combining this with an assessment of your school’s mission and values, you will find the executive recruiter that has clear synergy with your goals.
At M/LK, we are not only experienced executive headhunters in education – we are also purpose driven with a focus on diversity, wellness and safety awareness in the education sector.
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Making a difference in your school and community is a goal for a lot of educators and schools – therefore finding a search firm that has a similar vision is vital in ensuring the recruitment process is right for you and your bigger mission.
Working effectively with your executive recruitment agency
Partnering with a search firm = streamlining your recruitment process. Effectiveness of a recruitment process is key when ensuring it is a stress-free relationship and operation.
Executive search isn’t just about a quick turnaround and filling your need immediately – it’s more about the partnership that the process creates and the importance of developing a deep understanding and clear mission.
The best school recruitment agencies should become an advocate for your school and business – learning the culture, ideals, the gaps to fill, and also encourage new ways of thinking and a more innovative approach. Offering inspiration and ultimately candidates that will fit right in and join the growth journey you are on.
If you’re looking for an education recruitment agency that can create a stress-free recruitment process and find you the top senior leadership talent that will not only meet your requirements, but enhance your culture…
Call us on 0113 418 0500 or email info@mlk-search.co.uk to register with us… or if you would like more info on what a partnership with us could look like – get in touch!
