MOVING FORWARD

Election over and coalition in place the international Search sector is continuing to experience a positive upturn. The last 24 months despite its challenges has enabled many organisations to take affirmative action to improve the performance of their management and staff in addition to that of the quality of their service and product offering.

A new government will undoubtedly increase confidence and enable companies to create and implement mid term plans although there is no doubt that the challenging times are not over yet. We still witness foolhardy activity in certain sectors of the Hospitality, Leisure and Travel industry where individuals seek to increase their own remuneration without regard for the economic situation of their company or the wellbeing of their customers. This shortsightedness will only result in lack of confidence in the business impacting significantly on growth and their own future earnings potential

MARKET INSTABILITY

The world of international executive search is not reacting as one might expect to the recent disruption caused by volcanic ash and the present uncertainty a hung parliament in the UK. Despite all this and the instability of the international stock markets Management Search Executive continues to experience an increase in requests to handle senior executive mandates albeit client companies remain price competitive. This all goes to prove that the need to identify senior top talent still rests with the Executive Search firms. In the international hotel and hospitality sector niche boutique search companies such as MSE can add value to their clients' organisations through their in depth and thorough research and creative methodology which does not rely upon databases however demands the activity of their high calibre consultants combined with their extensive global network.