Candidate stories: senior professionals who moved with Recruise
Three recruiters had pitched me the same kind of role for a year. Recruise was the first to ask what I actually wanted next, then tell me, honestly, that the role I thought I wanted wasn't it. The move they did put in front of me is the one I'd have stayed for anyway.
How the move came together
Not a job pitch. A read on what was actually next.
01
We started with the career, not the vacancy
The first conversation wasn't about a role we were trying to fill. It was about what this leader wanted from the next five years, and what they were quietly trying to move away from. That's the part most searches skip and the part that decides whether a move lasts.
02
We were honest about fit
The role they thought they wanted would have been a sideways step, and we said so. Telling a strong candidate no to the obvious option is how you earn the trust to show them the right one. The brief we did bring matched the career, not just the CV.
03
We protected the move on both sides
The search was confidential and off-market, so the candidate's current standing was never at risk and the conversation stayed private until there was real mutual interest. Discretion is the default, not a feature we add on request.
Before and after
Before
The role they were leaving
Scope
Execution of a charter set elsewhere
Ownership
Limited; key calls made offshore
Trajectory
Plateaued at director level
After
The role they moved into
Scope
Owns a global function from Bengaluru
Ownership
Real decisions, made locally
Trajectory
VP, with a path the parent backs
For senior professionals
If the right next role is the one no one's shown you yet.
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