Retained Executive Search is the core business of The Taplow Group. With consultants in offices across Europe, The Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa, we have the ability to identify talent seamlessly across borders or domestically. Utilizing the group’s Eight Step Search Engagement Process, our Clients are assured that they will receive consistent, thorough, search services and a strict adherence to the highest ethical standards. The Taplow Group is dedicated to ensuring our Clients satisfaction.

The Taplow Group prides itself in identifying, recruiting and assessing leaders whose experience, skills and records of success are a proper match with our Clients’ requirements and who will create competitive advantage and sustainable value for our Clients.

Our unique culture of collaboration and global knowledge-sharing allows us to go well beyond recruitment in facilitating and influencing business relationships toward value creation. Our Clients benefit from knowing what we know, everywhere.

Confidentiality
Each firm enforces and maintains strict security over all information accumulated during the course of an assignment. This includes information provided by candidates and Clients and has enabled partners to build and maintain strong relationships based on mutual trust with our Clients.

Research
To be effective in the identification of prospective candidates, research must be current, realistic and relevant to the Clients' requirements.

Off Limits
Our partners rigorously adhere to their off limits policies in respect to Clients and candidates.

Reference Checking/Due Diligence.
The Taplow Group partners conduct rigorous, comprehensive, methodical reference checking and due diligence using where necessary the consortium's global knowledge network.

8 step Search Engagement Process

1.      Acquire a thorough understanding of the Client, their business, organizational structure, business philosophy and objectives, comprehensive position requirements and timing demands.

2.      Develop position, candidate or consulting engagement specifications outlining job description, expectations, responsibilities, reporting lines, experience requirements and other characteristics believed essential to success.

3.      Identify potential candidates through exhaustive research and industry sourcing.

4.      Conduct candidate screening and personal interviews.

5.      Develop comprehensive background summaries of each recommended candidate.

6.      Complete thorough reference checks.

7.      Counsel the Client and assist in candidate negotiations when appropriate.

8.      Ongoing follow-up with both Client and new employee to ensure effective assimilation is accomplished