A FIRM offering executive search services in the north has launched a new division.
Belfast-based 4c Executive said the opening of 7twenty Professional Search (7twenty) is in response to a gap in the market for a dedicated service specialising in the recruitment of middle management roles within core business services, such as HR, finance and marketing.
Managing director Gordon Carson said the investment followed “significant and increasing demand” from 4c Executive’s portfolio of clients.
“Since 2013, 4c Executive has been retained to fill over 300 senior-level, business-critical roles in a wide range of businesses across the private, public and third sectors,” he said.
“On many occasions, we have been approached by clients asking us to partner with them in searching for candidates to fill their middle management roles, but we have had to politely decline simply because this service didn’t align with our existing business model. However, growing client demand has led to the development of a new service and that’s how 7twenty has come about.”
Head of professional search for 7twenty, Gareth Hanna, said the division will focus exclusively on finding the best available talent to fill middle management level roles in the core business services through search.
“With only a very small proportion of the labour market proactively seeking a new role at any one time, recruiting employers stand to miss out on the best candidates – most of whom will naturally be succeeding in their current role and therefore not looking elsewhere.
“It stands to reason, then, that depending solely on traditional methods of recruitment that rely on the candidate seeking out an opportunity are fast becoming outdated. 7twenty offers an innovative new solution to this problem by proactively tapping into this ‘inactive’ talent pool to seek out the best candidate for your role, complemented by advertised selection.
“We already have a number of live assignments ongoing and have completed several appointment with clients across Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland."
