What we do

PERMANENT/CONTRACT RECRUITMENT
  • 20 Years experience providing permanent and contract recruitment solutions.
  • We assist clients with national and international placements.
  • We have placed candidates in South Africa, Middle East and Africa.
  • We boast a highly successful placement and retention rate.
  • Our service is extremely professional, very thorough – we dot our “i”s and cross our “t”s – we are set on getting it right the first time.
  • Professional Sourcing is focused on a select group of clients.  We get to know each of our clients extremely well and we follow through on our promises made. Every client is a key client to us.
  • We do not run our own payroll for contract placements and therefore contractors are placed onto our client’s payroll.
  • Our turnaround time is 3-4 days unless otherwise negotiated for highly specialised roles.

 

OUR AREAS OF SPECIALISATION INCLUDE:

  • Information technology and cyber security
  • Finance, audit, risk and treasury
  • Procurement, logistics and supply chain
  • Executive placements and general management
  • Medical & healthcare related services
  • Manufacturing, engineering and construction
  • Strategy and management consulting
  • Taxation and legal
  • Hr services
  • Assurance; internal audit services and risk management)

 

RECRUITMENT METHODOLOGY

  • Professional Sourcing prides ourselves in establishing long-term relationships with our clients. We believe in getting to know our client’s business, in order to source the best suitable employees for you.
  • We take the time to search for the most suitable candidates, conduct competency-based interviews, and finally present a short list of candidates to our clients for further selection and review.
  • We will provide all the supporting information and background checks required, prior to our clients extending an offer of employment to the selected candidate.
  • We are an accredited BBBEE level 2 service provider, and our standard placement fee is 15% of the annual total cost of company salary offered to the successful candidate/s. The placement fee is payable within 30 days of the candidate starting employment. 

 

MANAGING OUR CLIENT’S ACCOUNT 

 

We are focused on maintaining open communication, regular relevant interaction and delivering on what we promise. Our philosophy is to build long term relationships by delivering quality and not quantity; by providing a highly personalised service.

Clients are assisted by consultants who specialise in your industry. Service levels are closely monitored by the Managing Director, Patricia Jacobs, who is highly involved and hands-on within the business.

 

REDUCING OUR CLIENT’S OVERALL RECRUITMENT COSTS

We get it right the first time. When our clients require a candidate who can add value immediately, they are assured that Professional Sourcing can and will deliver on this. We understand firstly the sense of urgency within recruitment, the critical necessity to find the right person who can hit the ground the running. We deliver productive candidates who do not become cost centres for our clients. 

 

PROMOTING AND NURTURING YOUR EMPLOYER BRAND 

 

We market our clients’ brand honestly and accurately. We will always gain an understanding of our client’s unique selling points and achievements in order to communicate this to our candidates. We are your ambassadors and we take our profession very seriously.

 

OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY

Professional Sourcing is financially sound. We have never needed to retrench even through the difficult recessionary periods. Financials are managed wisely.

 

WHY PROFESSIONAL RESOURCING?

  • Our consultants’ specialised focus in the industries they serve.
  • Consultants have strong networks in their specialisation areas.
  • Regular word of mouth referrals from candidates means that we have a steady stream of highly skilled talent registering with us. (40% of our candidates are referred to us)
  • We are focused on building long term relationships which is proven through our long standing client base.
  • We adhere to turnaround times.
  • What we promise is what is delivered.
  • Technologically advanced environment promotes ease of search.
  • We achieve 100% success rate with our long standing clients attaining to our ability in understanding our clients.  Due to our open relationship and quality of service offered we are able to provide candidates and clients with faster turnaround times – expediting the process and thereby influencing achievement of recruitment objectives. (10% of our clients are referred to us by other clients)
  • We achieve an excellent retention rate with candidates that have been placed.
  • Candidates often become our clients.
  • High levels of integrity – we would rather not make a placement if we don’t believe in the match.  We do not take chances.
  • Our international reach – 5% of our database is populated with international talent.
  • We offer industry expert knowledge – we speak our clients’ and candidates’ language
  • Interviews are in-depth going beyond competency based questioning – we take the time to understand the candidate, seeking out what is not said or written, providing guidance and ensuring that informed decisions are being made by the candidate. Our Competency based interviewing process provides Candidates with a clearer understanding of realistic salary expectations, leading to a higher rate of offers accepted and longer tenure of the placed Candidate.
  • We protect the interest of both the client and the candidate.  We don’t wish to damage relationships with either party and therefore strive for the perfect match.
  • We build deep relationships.
  • Organisation is owner managed with the Managing Director highly involved within the business. A philosophy of leading by example underpins our success.
  • Excellent reputation amongst professionals and clients – our team live our brand.  We walk the talk.
  • Our home-away-from-home and warm culture assures a low staff turnover rate.  In addition, candidates feel this when they enter our premises – it’s a warm environment.  People feel welcomed, are treated in a friendly, accommodating and equal manner. We have an extremely personable manner in dealing with candidates and clients.