“Identifying outstanding talent in the business of sport”

“Identifying outstanding talent in the business of sport” Part of the St George’s Recruitment Group

The Sporting Appointments team

Placements made… • Across 19 different sports • At board level through to interns at the largest names in sport (and some start ups!) • Agency and Client side • In Sales, Marketing, IT, Hospitality and Events PR and Communication, Sponsorship, Digital & Social Media, Senior Management, Finance and Operations, HR, Procurement, E-commerce, Ticketing, Broadcast Rights and Research & Consultancy.

Press Officer – German Speaking • Red Bull had been looking to find a German speaking press officer for 6 months without any success. • They asked us to support the search and we managed to provide them with a couple of candidates via our networking, advertising and pro-active searches. • We managed to find them an excellent candidate who had been working for a motorsport agency with excellent PR, communications and media skills. She fitted in with the Red Bull culture and managed to secure the role after 2 very testing interviews.

Russian Speaking Account Manager - Football • Octagon contacted us to help them with a search for a Russian speaking account manager who had ideally worked agency side and in football or sport previously. • This was another role that had been available for a number of months and other agencies had tried and failed to shortlist the right sort of candidates. We managed to find someone who had been working for a sports marketing agency on the Olympics, spoke Russian and had a good understanding of football

Regional Sponsorship Sales Manager • Manchester United expect to attract the very best talent that the market has to offer. We worked closely with their Sponsorship Director to find them the highest calibre candidates out there and with the right mentality and skill set to be a success at one of the world’s leading brands. • The role involveda lot of international travel so it required someone who had worked across various countries and understands how to operate in different cultures. We managed to shortlist a strong selection of candidates but one stood out from the crowd due to the successful revenue he had generated in a 2nd/3rd tier sport. He joined the club last year and has already been a great success.

Tours and Museum Manager • Arsenal required a new Tours and Museum Manager to inject some drive and vigour into the team, whilst helping the senior manager with the running of the club tours and Museum. • This was quite a complex search due to the nature of the role and the skill set required. Having the right personality is critical with Arsenal, making sure someone has the right ambition, drive and social skills is of the upmost importance. We managed to provide the club with a variety of applicants from a range of different backgrounds before they selected an outstanding candidate from the EDF London Eye.

Identifying the perfect fit… • We never forget that a CV is an historical document • We believe it is essential that a potential employee can demonstrate how much value they can add to a potential employer

Face to face interviews or in-depth telephone/ Skype conversations are still of paramount importance • We believe that understanding the culture of a business is vital • We look to find chemistry between our clients and candidates • We look for candidates with charisma who will add value to the role

All passive candidates can be activated • We believe there are no active or passive job seekers…just people

Every now and again, an individual who is sufficiently different from the crowd appears. If they are a cultural fit, we will notify you to see if you are interested.

We do not profess to be as creative as the legendary adman David Ogilvy, but we believe our recruitment advertising to be innovative, exciting, factual and capable of reaching those candidates that other agencies will not reach.

Payment on success only • No “up front fees”…we are paid on results • We have successfully filled board level positions using our outstanding networking approach • In the current “social and business media climate” it is possible to identify outstanding senior talent without the necessity to resort to expensive advertisements in the media

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Sporting-Appointments-3319194/abouthttp://www.linkedin.com/groups/Sporting-Appointments-3319194/about • Our LinkedIn group has nearly reached 10,500 members. • Through this online community it enables us to have an extensive database of candidates/passive candidates to communicate various job roles, discussions and industry news.

The Sporting Appointments Twitter account enables us to communicate job roles, start exciting discussions and share information with passive candidates.

At Sporting Appointments we… • Work diligently on every assignment we undertake, listening intently to our clients’ requirements • Seek candidates through our own extensive database and network community and subscribe to many media outlets to maximise the talent pool • Use our network for referrals and recommendations • Move very quickly, aiming to provide a strong shortlist in 48-72 hours.

Some of the friends we’ve made so far…

“Identifying outstanding talent in the business of sport”