Chris Sale is a very experienced recruitment consultant operating in executive recruitment and management consultancy recruitment. He has a wealth of expertise in recruiting a broad range of candidates in a variety of sectors. Since 1997 when he and two fellow directors set up Prism Executive Recruitment, he has concentrated on placing management consultants in consultancy firms and in senior roles in corporates.
He describes his career as “finding great people for great employers and helping talented candidates find their perfect job.”
As such he is well placed to advise clients on the best recruitment method to implement their talent acquisition strategy. Furthermore he has the expertise to offer greater flexibility and creativity that many less experienced recruitment agencies would struggle with.
His approach to candidates is underlined by his own philosophy that recruitment advice should be based on integrity, professionalism and honesty. Communication with both clients and candidates is central to this. Candidates are fully briefed on roles prior to interview and always kept updated on the progress of their application. This is rare in an era when acknowledgement of an application is unusual!
He has written on a wide variety of subjects including (but not limited to) CVs, interview preparation, LinkedIn profiles, attracting and retaining talent. Chris also provides advice on how to use your recruitment consultant more effectively, both as a client and a candidate.
Prism Executive Recruitment is an Associate Member of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). Chris has been a speaker at some of their events and contributor to their Thought Leadership debates.
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There are several reasons why a job seeker might decide to use a recruitment consultant and it has to be said this might not always be with great enthusiasm!…
It might seem obvious that when you are looking at hiring a recruiter, you should choose one with integrity. No-one wants to deal with cowboys do they? But in my…
So your recruitment agencies aren’t coming up with candidates. Or the candidates they’re sending aren’t right. You’re seeing the same CVs time and again. They seem like their hearts are not in…
Prism was delighted once again to sponsor the category ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Management Consultancies Association MCA Awards 2018. Congratulations to the winner in this category, Simon-Kucher & Partners who…
Striving for Diversity in the workplace is a challenge for management consultancy firms. Is it worth the effort? Much of the current discussion on diversity is around gender disparities which…
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Prism Executive Recruitment is delighted to sponsor “Best New Consultancy” category at the 2018 MCA Awards for a further year. We have a particular expertise in helping high growth SME…
It seems that companies sometimes vie to come up with strange interview questions: perhaps to ensure people can’t prepare in advance. Some also query the value of interviews. The reality,…
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Interview preparation by employers is an important aspect of ensuring a great candidate experience and therefore hiring the best talent. Whether you view interviewing as a necessary evil or a…
Candidates are rightly seriously hacked off with the whole job search process. It’s impersonal and soul destroying with standards of behaviour often more like the lower reaches of estate agency…
The average lead time it takes to hire a management consultant for a specific role is six months. If you’re lucky. In the current market there are shortages of good…
The authoritative monthly “Report on Jobs” has for nearly 20 years been surveying agencies to reveal recruitment trends, data and confidence across the UK and across employment sectors. Its latest…
Within any organisation the leadership team and hiring managers can find themselves being advised about recruitment by internal staff with their own agendas which are sometimes in conflict with…
Relevance of brand in management consultancy. In a competitive environment brand is becoming ever more important. It is much more than simply a logo and a tagline. It is the…
The authoritative monthly “Report on Jobs” has for nearly 20 years been surveying agencies to reveal recruitment trends, data and confidence across the UK and across employment sectors. Its latest…
The authoritative monthly “Report on Jobs” has for nearly 20 years been surveying agencies to reveal recruitment trends, data and confidence across the UK and across employment sectors. Its latest…