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As you may have noticed, times have changed. Today’s private equity market has evolved into a very different creature from what it was. But has your team evolved in the same way?You might be one of...
View ArticleUse a Star to Catch a Star
A couple of recent interviewing incidents reminded me about a comment in Jeff Grout's book Recruiting Excellence. To paraphrase Jeff, he basically said there are many reasons why recruitment interviews...
View ArticleWhat A Difference an HR Professional Can Make
We’ve seen an increasing number of skilled HR professionals join private equity businesses. And what a difference they can make. At PER we first meet them during a recruitment process. And from our...
View ArticleThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to Case Studies
Don’t be put off using case studies by the amount of work needed to prepare them– there is an easy way. We have several clients putting together assessment centre timetables for final interview rounds...
View ArticleIntuition, Interrogation and Body Language: how you know if a candidate...
Most firms have experienced this at some point: the candidate looks great on paper, they interviewed well, had all the right skills and seemed to fit in well with the team. But a few months down the...
View ArticleMaintaining Momentum With Star Candidates
Is the key to recruiting the best candidates a question of keeping up momentum and managing expectations? We’re often asked for advice on the best ways to run the recruitment process as many of our...
View ArticleInvestment Banks and Private Equity Firms Battle for ‘Elite’ Junior Bankers
Everyone wants a good junior investment banker these days. Unfortunately for any analysts and associates assuming that they’re hot stuff, both banks and private equity firms are only fighting to...
View ArticleLook After Your Analysts
I really want to stress how important it is at the moment to look at your star junior team members and understand what motivates and drives them in order to retain them in your business. Why? We are...
View ArticleHelping Your Recruitment Partner to Help You
We work with a wide range of private equity and venture capital clients and have a privileged opportunity to see how different firms approach recruitment. Each firm has its own way of running a process...
View ArticleThe Start-Up Boom
Top ranked banking and consulting juniors are more mobile and in demand than ever. While Private Equity remains a very desirable exit point, we are seeing increased competition in Germany from the...
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