The people you need are out there
- TARGETTED EXECUTIVE SEARCH
- MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE
- EXCEPTIONAL TALENT
- STRATEGIC IMPACT
Who Do We Work For?
We regularly get candidates expecting us to be able to find them a job – this is called an Outplacement Service. Let me be clear – candidates don’t pay us. We are paid by the organization doing the hiring. They engage our services to find and vet the perfect candidate for their new executive position.
If you are a candidate, don’t rely on search firms. Instead, leverage networking to your advantage; ensure your LinkedIn and CV are updated to reflect all your skills and work history. Blog and share regularly, go and meet and network with as many people as you can in your area of expertise.
By networking with your current peers and maintaining an active online presence, you increase your chances of attracting the right people who will place you in the right job.
As candidates work through the interview process, our role is to help facilitate a hiring decision, but also understand what barriers or motivators there are on each side of the negotiating table.
“We make our relationship with the client our number one priority.”
What is Search?
Search is a process where the person doing the Search takes time to fully understand the job, the Company, the mission and then the culture – there can be some back and forth at the beginning on both the client and Head Hunter’s part to understand why a candidate will not fit and to further refine the position.
We then go out and actively find people with the correct skill set and approach them to come to the table and talk. We then interview not only to assess the skillset but to understand the motivations for considering a move and the personality fit. Often someone who is approached via search is not actively looking to make a move – the decision to move then depends on the persons personal motivation and the way they are treated by the Search professional and the hiring manager. There is a lot of psychology involved.
As such Search professionals will typically be more mature / older with a lot of experience with people. As these people are not active job seekers it is essential the client interviews in a timely manner and does not keep the candidates waiting, if the candidate was not looking to make a move, they are brought to the table by the Search professional. They are typically more senior, higher calibre, or very senior and a high degree of discretion is needed. You will never find a true professional in Search discussing a position or a candidate they are in talks with in an Elevator or even in a restaurant. Believe Me I have heard indiscrete conversations about people and companies too many times.
After this process the hiring manager should receive about 3-5 on target profiles to choose from – absolute maximum would be 10 CV’s. As such this process is a partnership, it is a trusted relationship.
Our Industries
Financial Markets
Debt Capital Markets
Fund Houses
Derivatives & Structured Products
Corporate Finance
Equity Capital markets
Recruit employees at the level your organization needs
ESG & Climate Change
Templar works in association with Dr Mark Hinnells of Susenco UK. Mark has been supporting government policy and industry on what we do about climate change for 3 decades. He brought the Energy Efficiency Label from the US to Europe over 30 years ago, which was then copied in Asia. He has designed taxes and regulations and has more recently been supporting the private sector respond to net zero policy. (from airports to pensions in UK) Climate change is a big issue for the banking sector, because of the risks and opportunities that investment is exposed to. Both real and perceived risk is changing rapidly, especially in South East Asia, which of all the regions of the world has the largest population, is the fastest rising emitter, and has some of the most vulnerable groups.
Templar handles recruiting needs in climate or ESG. Mark offers Consulting Services both in UK and Asia Pacific via Climate Finance Asia established in 2008 serving Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and China. For Example Mark can help set out a strategic plan to embed climate change into business decision-making. He is the author of How Green is your Pension soon to be published. Contact us for more information.
Society / Inclusion and Diversity
Templar is run and founded by a woman who has also had the privilege to live amongst many diverse cultures due to being born into a Military Family and moving countries every 3 years. Being female is a minority. Having moved from culture to culture and being a third culture kid comes with an in depth understanding of cultural and racial biases. The Search process is focused on finding the right person for the job, the culture and the leaders needs regardless of race, ethnicity or gender.
GDPR – Privacy
Templar is committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process, and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. For this reason Templar does not store information in the cloud. Templar stores data on clients and candidates for the purpose of enhancing your company or your career. Should you not want us to retain information please let us know.
Why Work with Templar Executive Search?
Over 25 years in Search generally based in Asia but also with Global search experience. With 25 consecutive years running a search firm through various financial crises – you can be assured that we know what we are doing.
Long term relationships are more important than a one-off fee which means for the client that ethical behaviour in terms of the client’s staff, proprietary and confidential information is handled with respect.
Deep understanding of client needs – we work to understand your unique culture and your aspirations and then target people who will fit into your culture.
With a long-term focus – you know you can rely on us – it becomes a partnership with mutual trust and respect and a focus on working together to keep refining what your ideal person is.
After so long in Search and now coming back to Search, I can truly say Search is a passion – the ability to grasp key skill sets, understand your industry, company and your mission and then unlock what your perfect fit for a role looks like can be finding a needle in a haystack at times. It is our job to go out and dig
Some of our humble recognitions
Ranked in the past by Asiamoney as a top headhunter in Derivatives and Structured products for several consecutive years.
Ranked as Executive Search top producer for several years from over 1000 recruiters globally in the NPA Network for best salary negotiations.
Ranked in Top Ten Search firms in 2010 out of 400 Recruiters globally.
Susan received an award to a global search to find a COO for a Bank in Saudi Arabia.
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