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The right person first time

Recruitment Research

Your challenge is to find the most suitable people to fill your open roles.

Get it right and the right person will add significantly to your organisation
The wrong person will cost you dearly – whether its $, £ or € you will measure it in six figures.

Yet having the role unfilled also costs 1,000s per day

Therefore identifying the right person or people is a key activity.  Research plays a vital role. 

Limited research may give you a good candidate but are they the best candidate?

That's where Mainshot Research comes in

From the outset of each assignment we make sure that we build a complete brief with you. This enables the Mainshot team to be most efficient and return the results in the shortest time.

We provide qualified candidate lists – we call them talent pools.  These are pre screened candidates plus CVs.

We can also conduct first round interviews as we have one of Europe’s leading HR Specialists at Mainshot.

We specialise in high level executive searches with both corporate clients and search firms.

Among the industry sectors in which we have experience are; IT, Telecoms, Finance and Pharmaceuticals across Europe, USA and Russia.

 Why Mainshot Research?

• Our fees are agreed for each assignment. We are here when you need us so you eliminate the cost of a permanent research department.


• Our geographical coverage is wide and includes Europe, USA and Russia.  Our flexible working patterns allow us to work across time zones.


• When attracting international candidates the key to success is to use their native language.  The Mainshot team includes native speakers of English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian.


• Assignment teams are exclusively made up of mature, experienced business people.


• Each talent pool is created from current information. We do not use old databases.


• We will “white label” our service if you wish.  We can be you.


• Mainshot Research is delighted to have on board one of Europe’s leading HR specialists who has headed up the personnel function at a number of major organisations.


• Above all we can offer the most cost effective research service because we operate “near-shore” in Spain.  Our costs and therefore our fees are lower than UK based organisations.

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