When putting together a search party there’s a definite benefit from numbers. Having more people looking for someone means more ground can be covered and more quickly. Yet when it comes to executive search this just isn’t the case… Indeed there’s strong evidence that when a company appoints multiple agencies to fill a senior role…
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Building an International Business
Visit the local supermarket to get a quick insight into a country’s culture, avoid the USA unless you have substantial legal support, and let sales growth drive the cost base and not the other way round. These are just three of the pieces of advice shared in our new Guide, ‘The Art of International Business.’…
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The Art of International Business
Continuing our export theme, we have asked some experienced senior executives for their top tips on how to set up or expand an international business. Here is a very small selection of their advice. Philip Rawlings, a commercial HR Director with a mix of corporate, interim and consultancy experience, kicks things off with a really…
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Exporting & Recruitment
Last week UK Trade & Investment held its 6th Export Week. This was met by a raft of research further putting international trade on the agenda. A study by KPMG among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) found over a third have no plans to export. Many argued that regulation and a lack of understanding of…
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International Recruitment? Talk to the Global Search Specialists
Many companies have overseas interests, operations or ambitions. So when they find a recruitment partner they can trust, they want that partner to support them on a global basis. That’s why Norrie Johnston Recruitment has developed a capability to support its clients anywhere in the world. We provide inbound recruitment services; helping overseas companies that…
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Experts lift the lid on the art of using Interim Managers
A new Guide designed to help companies get the most out of the interim managers they deploy has been published. Created by Norrie Johnston Recruitment, the Guide draws on the advice of some of the UK’s most successful interim managers and seasoned interim users. These include William Offen, Group Interim Manager at deVere Group, Michael…
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Ex KPMG Managing Partner, Graham Oates Joins and invests in Norrie Johnston Recruitment
Norrie Johnston Recruitment (NJR), which specialises in senior level, permanent and interim recruitment, reports that Graham Oates has purchased a 10% stake in the company and has joined the firm as a Director. He will fulfill a leadership role in the development of the company’s service offerings to technology and international clients. Graham was a…
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Companies with aligned leadership teams are twice more likely to hit above-median financial performance. Yet 75% of cross-functional teams are dysfunctional…The gap? Proper assessment and the right leadership in place.
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According to the latest REC survey, inclusive hiring practices are at their highest levels since 2022.
Reports of the demise of inclusive hiring have been greatly exaggerated.
Despite polarising headlines, UK employers are not backing away from EDI - they’re doubling down.
According to the latest REC survey, inclusive hiring practices are at their highest levels since 2022.
Today’s Eurostat data release shows the EU unemployment rate was 5.9% in August 2025, stable compared with July 2025 and with August 2024. And in August 2025, the youth unemployment rate was 14.6% in the EU, up from 14.4% in July 2025.
Full data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Unemployment_statistics
UK is open to overseas talent unlike US, Reeves says