AO Recruitment Agency is specialized in the recruitment of executives and managers in the Africa-Middle East region for more than 15 years. Our expertise and our added value is undoubtedly knowing how to recruit in this area with renowned headhunting and direct approach methods.
The dual expertise of professions and markets/ An approach adapted to the business context in Africa Specialization and knowledge of the markets in which we operate enable us to offer our customers unique added value for:
– the definition of needs and Executive profiles according to the constraints and possibilities of the local market and international work,
– the identification and selection of the best candidates within controlled deadlines
– leading the hiring phase for which expertise in local constraints and expatriation is essential
– Direct contact with our clients and candidates at each stage of the mission, we have an essential advisory role in each of them and we are committed to the result.
Our position makes us particularly sensitive to the ethics attached to our profession. We intend to exercise it with the strictest respect for fundamental human rights and guarantee, to our candidates and our clients, a professional and personalized service through the following commitments:
We only accept missions if they fall within the scope of our skills and if they do not involve our company in a conflict of interest.
- Each mission is the subject of interviews with the client, giving rise to the drafting of a contract including the description of the mission, the profile sought, the method(s) used as well as the schedule and the conditions of intervention. We are subject to professional secrecy: the identity of the client and all confidential information concerning him are only disclosed with his express authorization. We do not send any application files and, more generally, do not communicate any confidential or personal information concerning candidates without their prior agreement.
- Our activity is a consulting activity: we ensure that we support and keep the client and candidates informed at all stages of the mission. As an employer and recruitment consultant, we ensure compliance with the principles of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in hiring for each of the missions entrusted to us. We respect the legal and regulatory provisions related to our profession. Each application is studied and subject to systematic feedback.
“We never solicit the candidates we have recruited to offer them new professional opportunities. We monitor the integration of recruited candidates.“
Recruit the best candidates as quickly as possible: an ambition and a commitment.
Our specialization allows us to offer real added value to our clients and respond more quickly and relevantly to the ever-increasing demand from candidates to be quickly presented with the best opportunities on the market. In order to satisfy this ambition, we have developed an approach based on methods adapted to the specific needs of each research.
- Recruitment process
The candidates we identify as part of a recruitment mission are subject to an initial selection by telephone. If they meet the requirements of the position, they are met in Paris or abroad: (interviews and/or recruitment sessions organized abroad are the responsibility of the client).
For candidates who have several experiences under their belt, references taken from recent employers help refine recruitment. The selected candidates are presented after this selection phase, and a complete debriefing is organized after each interview. The selected candidate is monitored during their trial period and during their first year in the position.
- Database/Networking
A growing number of candidates, wishing to be advised on managing their career, contact us spontaneously. Professionalism, efficiency and confidentiality are the basis of our reputation in the market and justify the trust placed in us. With the formal agreement of the candidates, we integrate their files into our database and regularly update them.
- Search with Direct Approach
Based on in-depth knowledge of the market of candidates and companies, this method makes it possible to offer development opportunities to executives who are not actively looking but whose profile corresponds to the position offered.
Requiring a very good vision of the skills market as well as rigorous ethics, this method is of course only used if it does not generate any conflict of interest.
The above approaches are each aimed at a well-defined population of candidates. Depending on the specifics of the mission, all or part of these methods can be used.
