We are acknowledged by our clients, candidates and competitors for our professionalism, business ethics and integrity. Paradigm has been able to demonstrate respectable growth and diversification into other related technology arenas as a direct result of its commitment to our core business principles:
These values permeate the whole organisation. Paradigm has established a first class reputation for responding to client needs and business initiatives, for delivering the right type of candidate and for managing the placement process in a highly professional and efficient manner. This in turn has led to lasting relationships with our clients. Paradigm has also demonstrated its professionalism by gaining membership of a number of industry regulatory bodies in addition to obtaining the Investors in People accreditation. From our European Head Office, Paradigm successfully delivers a full range of recruitment services, in the following markets:
Since its inception, Paradigm’s success has been based upon an understanding of client and candidate needs. Paradigm is an organisation geared to full service delivery and overall satisfaction for both clients and candidates. For clients looking for a business partner with a reputation for professionalism, tenacity and success, Paradigm is the obvious choice.
. Teams are comprised of an experienced consultant, supported by one or more researchers. Prior to joining Paradigm many of these teams have worked in the Communications and IT industry and are able to call upon their knowledge and experience. Along with recruitment matters, they can also give additional information about new markets and competitors. The team structure allows us to provide a continuous and consistent quality of service on the occasions when one person is unavailable.
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company with no venture capital backing which means that they are able to react quickly to the demands of their clients and industry trends.
As evidence to Paradigm’s effectiveness and efficiency on average 95% of Paradigm’s live jobs at any time are from referrals or repeat business and many client contacts have continued to use Paradigm’s services as they move through the market place.
in our business and therefore committed to advancing the business as far as possible. This ensures regular and complete transfer of knowledge between teams, a strong team ethic and great support from Senior Management.
Paradigm recruitment process is recognised for its quality of service, specialist skills and our well-established ability to seek and attract the best possible candidates of the highest calibre. We offer our clients not only the right mix of skills, experience, ability, knowledge and understanding but also the behavioural and cultural attributes to fit into their organisations. This is how we are able to do this:
We listen carefully to what our customers are looking for and, with our unique ability to comprehensively research new markets and sectors without previous experience, are then able to find highly qualified and motivated candidates. This leads to an impressive company-wide CV send to interview ratio of less than 2:1.
We can apply our search methodology within contingency time-scales. We are happy to go the extra mile. We always aim to find
Our methodologies are flexible enough to be applied to any client requirement and we are willing to develop bespoke packages to provide the right recruitment solution at the right price.
Repeat Business
Personal recommendations and repeat business proves Paradigm’s effectiveness. 95% of our business comes from referrals and repeat business.
Dedicated, specialist, client-focused Consultant and Researcher teams who are in constant contact with people in the industry, providing fast and easy access to up-to-date market intelligence. Along with recruitment matters, we can also give additional information about new markets and competitors. We leverage our knowledge and experience of markets to help increase revenues in new or emerging markets for our customers by hiring the right people. The team structure allows us to provide a continuous and consistent quality of service on the occasions when one person is unavailable
Louise Robinson has been with Paradigm since 1999 and currently heads up the Contracting division within the company. Previously Louise was the Lead Consultant for both the Technical and Sales Divisions running a team of consultants and researchers as well as managing a number of key accounts.
Since then, we have witnessed the evolution of this market through start-ups, mergers, acquisitions, buy-outs and organic growth. Our initial relationships with small regional providers have evolved into International partnerships with Global Organisations across EMEA, Asia and the United States.
Paradigm was formed to exploit the talent of our Consultants in a company dedicated to the Telecoms and IT industry. Our current team of Consultants have embraced these existing relationships dating back to the mid-90’s and are constantly developing new partnerships with emerging companies.
The geographical map below outlines the number of assignments in percentage terms that Paradigm has completed in each region over the previous five fiscal years. In that time frame Paradigm has completed over 470 assignments in 16 different countries to give you a true reflection of our activity and more importantly our capabilities and reach. Paradigm has always had a strong presence in the UK and Europe but the past three years the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pac now form a growing proportion of our business.
For many recruitment practices, the phrase “People are our greatest asset” is something of a cliché. At Paradigm it is an ethos we firmly believe in and that’s why our people have helped determine our services and the way we recruit reward and develop our employees. The Paradigm team focuses on delivering an efficient and effective service to its worldwide client base with a commitment to the three core business values of Confidentiality, Integrity and Service Delivery. These values permeate the whole organisation.
