lookout’s success in completing recruitment assignments is characterised by the following –

• The attention to detail we apply at the briefing stage. Gaining an in-depth understanding of your business and its culture is a crucial part of the hiring process. Meeting and building relationships with your senior executives and managers (whether or not they are directly involved in the hiring decision) is key to us gaining this understanding. Advising on the viability of the reward package that you intend to offer is also a key part of the initial briefing process.
  
  
• Challenging your assumptions about the post you are seeking to fill. We are not doubting you know what you want, but operating outside of your business we bring objectivity and are a great sounding board for business owners and senior leadership teams.
  
  
• Original research is undertaken for each assignment. In addition, we utilise our extensive network of contacts across the industry sectors in which we have expertise.
  
  
• All candidates are thoroughly screened and interviewed before they are included on a shortlist.
  
  
• Treating candidates with the respect they deserve and managing their expectations is also key throughout the process. We are an extension of your organisation and one of the factors that will influence whether a candidate accepts your offer will be their perception of how they have been treated at each stage of the process.
  
  
• With all of the above in mind, it is no surprise many of our candidates have subsequently become clients.

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Recruitment interviews on their own, are unreliable and not a good predictor of future performance. Yet they remain an integral and important part of the hiring process.

Psychometric assessment brings objective evaluation to your hiring process and provides an independent measure of a candidate’s abilities, competencies, personality and motivation.

If you doubt its value, it may be that you have received poor advice on what to use, or the wrong tools have been used in the wrong context. 

Advocates of psychometric assessment appreciate its value in selecting, retaining and developing talent.

The lookout team has over 30 years’ experience in using psychometric instruments in a number of settings –

• recruitment
• management development
• career management

We use only the most established and thoroughly researched assessment tools with the appropriate levels of reliability and validity, and we will work closely with your leadership team to identify the right assessments for your requirements.

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Startups, Scaleups and SMEs often do not have the resources in-house to deal with personnel issues and frequently have to react to problems after they have occurred.

The lookout team delivers proactive HR management that will enable your business to maximise the potential of your staff without employing a full-time HR Manager.

Clearly defined processes and procedures will also help with personnel development and retention. We will work with you to develop initiatives that empower, inspire and reward employees for their contribution.

Our team will work with you, either on a retained or project basis, covering the full range of personnel services –

• employee engagement and retention
• building and embedding culture
• organisational development
• HR compliance
• employment contracts
• grievance and disciplinary
• compensation and benefits
• performance management
  
  

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