The Works offers successful search and selection for PR and corporate communications professionals

We are an independent consultancy established in 1996

We place high flyers on all levels with in-house communications teams and leading PR agencies

We handle permanent and interim roles

We cover London, the Home Counties, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific

About us

Executive searchA commissioned highly targeted search for senior level roles

Contingency searchCandidates who are carefully selected from our database, advertise at our cost and use

our extensive network

Advertised selection We can transfer our discounted rates for on-line branded adverts with ‘The Guardian’ and

‘PR Week’

Client training workshops We can design bespoke interview workshops

Interview training for individuals Tailored training sessions with our specialised consultants

What we offer

Sector specialists consultants

- Corporate Communications – external and internal roles

- Financial Communications

- Consumer Communications

- Technology & Digital Communications

- Healthcare Communications

- Account Manager & Account Executives

What we offer

Our Clients

Support you with market advice – on salary, how to best sell the role and the best method to fill it

Only put the right people forward – we carry out 1st stage interviews in line with brief

We give peace of mind – exceptional success rate - only one person didn’t pass their 12 week probation this year as she decided to be a yoga teacher

No time-wasting – over 50% of our candidates are invited back for a 2nd stage interview

Attract great candidates - 44% of our registered candidates in 2011 applied though our website

Highly regarded by candidates – over a 1/3 of our candidates are referred or returners

We find great people – 42% of new clients in 2011 approached ‘The Works’ from a referral

Access to exclusive talent – many candidates only registered with us and we take them through their career

Impressive network – database of over 6,300 candidates who are active or passive jobseekers

Thorough – we provide detailed candidate interview reports

Why clients think we are special

“Having been involved with the team at The Works for many years, I know I can trust

and rely on their sound judgement to help identify those killer candidates. Above all,

they’re keenly aware of the fine line between a good candidate and a great candidate

and I can rely on them not to waste my time.”

Head of Media Relations - Eurostar

We have an incomparable knowledge on companies and excellent insight about the market

Comprehensive interviews ensure we take time to understand client’s

experience and values

We offer unbiased and sincere career advice

We offer advice on salary expectations

We only send relevant briefs

Access to our bi-monthly newsletter called ‘The Word’, which comments on trends in the industry

We are supportive, efficient and confidential

We have a fantastic range of clients

Why candidates keep coming back

“The Works were by far the best recruiter I worked with. I was impressed by their high degree of professionalism and personal manner. I rapidly secured a position that meets my aspirations, within a great consultancy.”

Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

“Most agencies can be professional, some can give excellent insight, but not many make you feel like you are the only client/candidate they have. Maybe that is what they call the personal touch. The Works certainly have that .”

European PR & Events Controller – Accolade Wines

“We are a team of sector specialist consultants adept at pinpointing great talent. We give relevant advice as we have

many networks to leverage from.

Who are the works?

“European PR & Events Controller – Accolade Wines

Executive SearchSarah handles senior assignments on a search and contingency basis. Her focus is primarily in corporate and financial communications. Most of her candidates are sourced through referrals and many exclusively register with her.

With 14 years of recruitment experience, Sarah is widely acknowledged as a leading player in the sector. She ran The Works for a short time prior to going into partnership with Lynne Wilkins at which point they bought the business.

Sarah Leembruggen

“The Works were by far the best recruiter I worked with. I was impressed by their high degree of professionalism and personal manner. I rapidly secured a position that meets my aspirations, within a great consultancy.”

Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

“Most agencies can be professional, some can give excellent insight, but not many make you feel like you are the only client/candidate they have. Maybe that is what they call the personal touch. The Works certainly have that .”

European PR & Events Controller – Accolade Wines

Technology & Digital CommunicationsLynne works with clients and candidates from the technology and digital arenas at mid

to senior level, both client and consultancy side.

She has been involved with technology PR recruitment at The Works since 2004 and has over 15 years recruitment experience in total. Early in her career, she gained her first exposure to recruitment working in HR and went on to spent five years as an account handler within a top 10 PR consultancy when she moved to London before finding her niche in recruitment consultancy.

Lynne Wilkins

Corporate CommunicationsPaula’s candidates have a first class understanding of corporate communications, spanning reputation management, crisis and issues management, stakeholder management, internal communications and CSR.

Paula has over 12 years PR experience, starting in the corporate team at ‘Hill & Knowlton’ and most recently in-house at ‘Virgin Management’.

Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

Paula Simmons

Financial CommunicationsMelissa supports with mid to senior level hires within a variety of leading corporate and financial PR agencies and in-house corporate communications team in the financial services sector.

She has a wealth of HR, PR and corporate communications recruitment experience. She started her career in PR before moving into recruitment, working in both agency and in-house. She was the Recruitment Manager for Brunswick for nearly four years, primarily responsible for resourcing at director level and below, in the UK and internationally.

Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

Melissa Hosken

Senior Vice President – FTI ConsultingHealthcare CommunicationsCharles works across all branches of healthcare communications (ethical, consumer and medical education) focussing on candidates at the mid to senior level. He holds strong relationship with a number of leading PR consultancies and high profile in-house communications teams in the sector.

He has a solid background in recruitment having worked for both global and boutique consultancies where he focused on senior level placements on both a contingency and retained basis.

Charles Cowan

Senior Vice President – FTI ConsultingAccount Managers & Account ExecutivesTarasyn focuses on supporting account executives, account managers and press officers to make great career moves across all the PR disciplines.

Tarasyn was formerly a research analyst at a leading market research agency handling reports for Blue Chip companies. She holds a degree in Politics and Sociology from the University of Exeter and whilst studying held internships at ‘Bell Pottinger’ and in Government.

Tarasyn Whitehead-Patey

Senior Vice President – FTI Consulting

The Works Search and Selection 52 Brook StreetLondon W1K 5DSwww.the-works.co.uk

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