ZGF
ZGF; a leading architectural design firm with offices across North America and a legacy of 70 years with teams working across multiple sectors including healthcare, higher education, workplace, mixed use, and research laboratories.
THE CHALLENGE.
ZGF had been searching for a Specifications Writer for just under 12 months. Three of their Specifications Writers are approaching retirement and this position is incredibly niche.
That was creating some concern about the future of what was a very successful and talented team. Particularly given the sparsity of candidates locally and even across the country. The client could not continue to have such an important position remaining open without any vision of where a solution may come from.
THE SOLUTION.
We were able to quickly demonstrate the strength of our network within this area. A network of talented, experienced professionals in this space who are all extremely capable. However, many are all extremely comfortable in their position. They are candidates who are more passive than most. Many who feel happy with their current business and who feel they have little reason to seek alternative roles with a business that would only provide a like-for-like opportunity. These were market conditions that served to benefit the client prior to the retirement risk.
It was essential for us to take a detailed brief to outline just why this opportunity would be different and provide a fresh platform and a healthy environment which was values-centric.
A welcoming team with a growing business who were people-first but would also create further opportunities of development. Once a detailed
brief was taken, we were able to map the entire market within the technical brief and approach those people armed with hugely detailed briefs and a first-class proposition.
THE RESULTS.
- 78 candidates mapped
- 4 candidates submitted
- 1 offer made
- 1 offer accepted
The successful candidate - Andrea Stephen was successful in joining their East Coast team with a second offer to be made for the West Coast team providing the continuity.
