Retained Search

Melbury Search is the Recruitment partner you need to hire the right talent.

The talent market is super-competitive. Lots of companies are going the extra mile for great candidates because getting great candidates is how you get great performance.

Retained Search undertakes a range of investigations to identify and contact the best candidates, going beyond the active job-seeker pool to target all candidates.

For companies that haven’t used retained search previously, the change to a new recruitment method requires a leap of faith but you will stand out from the crowd.

Our longevity associated with specialist niche markets facilitates access to, and dialogue with, a deeper network of professionals.

We proactively engage all relevant candidates directly, establishing real levels of motivations and expectations.

We are experts at presenting a job opportunity professionally, establishing synergies and assuring requisite levels of confidentiality.

Hear for one of our clients:

Muirhall are a highly regarded Lanarkshire-based developer of renewable energy assets, who were looking for a fresh recruitment approach to a specific business critical hire in a highly competitive skills-market. As such, Muirhall engaged Melbury to undertake a Retained Search.

Muirhall employ great people. Appreciating Muirhall’s appeal was as important to our Search as identifying requisite skills and knowledge. So, we took time to understand Muirhall’s exact requirements at an initial brief before researching the market and confidently contacting dozens of target professionals – a longlist of over 50 names.

Through our screening process, Melbury refined applications to a core Shortlist of six candidates, whose CVs we presented to Muirhall within five weeks of starting the assignment.

Melbury supported Muirhall and all applicants throughout the selection stages. We advised on negotiation, presented offers, and are delighted to have confirmed start dates for not one but two new appointments.