For over 12 years Collingwood's Head hunters have been partnering companies to recruit outside the UK and have, in fact, successfully delivered assignments in 13 countries to date. These assignments have been both to grow existing subsidiaries but also using our international recruitment expertise to help organisations set-up new sales, marketing and technical teams across Europe.

From the start of the global economic downturn, Collingwood noticed a considerable increase in the number of companies seeking to drive its international sales which ranged from entering new markets for the first time to investing in additional resource in countries they had identified would provide them exciting new opportunities.

There has been no real pattern to the type of companies or industries that have decided to invest internationally and during the last 18 months we have been delivering assignments in such sectors as Consumer Products, Telecommunications, Defence, Marine and Industrial Automation to name only a few. The focus for our international recruitment has been recruiting throughout the Sales function and primarily New Business Development roles.

One example has been our partnership with Au'some of China, www.ausome.com. Au'some manufacture healthy eating children's candies and have been selling into Europe for over 30 years. Historically the company has sold through distribution partners but decided to set up two subsidiary companies initially in the UK and then in France. Collingwood partnered Au'some to recruit a General Sales Manager in each country to set-up their respective subsidiaries. Our brief was to identify candidates with extensive account management and new business development experience in the confectionery industry who could work within the confines of an SME to raise Au'some's unknown profile and drive sales. In both cases Collingwood successfully Head hunted individuals who met the client's specification.

Collingwood adds a lot of value in an International Recruitment Assignment. In every case we face to face candidates in whichever country we are recruiting and undertake Behaviour Profiling Assessments in their native language. Where English is the second language it is quite often difficult to really get under a candidate's skin by interviewing alone and the assessment provide added benefit here.

If you would like to find out more about how Collingwood can help our organisation expand in Europe then please call one of our consultants on 00 44 1829 732374 or visit http://www.collingwoodsearch.co.uk/global-experience.html.