ABOUT US
Alexander James work on a ‘partner not compete’ approach with a goal to build long-standing organisational wide relationships.
With specialist teams dedicated to the Accounting & Finance, Digital, Data & Technology, Supply Chain & Procurement, Construction, Property & Engineering and HR & Business Support sectors, it results in recruitment experts that clients and candidates can rely on.
Our approach and commitment to long-term partnerships and delivery lead to better outcomes, we understand that the recruitment landscape can look largely homogenous. We believe that the fundamental points of differences that gives us a competitive advantage (and distinct Alexander James vibe) are:
We strive to "Do the Right Thing" in everything we do.
Be this having challenging but honest conversations, promoting equality and diversity, putting people over profits, and taking a long-term relationship view versus a short-term transactional approach. We first and foremost look for the right solution for our clients and candidates - not what's best for our bottom line. Often, its about what we won't do as much as what we will do.
We genuinely search first.
We believe in a whole market search approach across all roles. Why? Because we want to provide the best available talent in the market versus the best "active" job seekers via a job board. This approach creates a positive brand experience for candidates and limits high levels of disappointment and brand damage through traditional advertising. We back this up by providing ALL our consultants with the tools and resources to search effectively across multiple platforms.
We encourage collaboration within our teams.
Our teams work on a capacity basis to ensure every role gets the attention it deserves. We actively discourage prevalent behaviors in the industry driven by commission-based "ownership" of clients, candidates, and roles.
We are truly flexible.
We're small enough and nimble enough to deliver to our customer's needs. We're open to thinking about things differently and challenging industry norms. Our active leadership/ownership model (and clarity on our purpose and values) means we can quickly make decisions - and act on them!
We grow our own.
We believe in hiring for attitude and training for skills. "Untraining" in-built behaviours is often more challenging, so our approach is to employ good humans and teach them the art of recruitment, the AJ Way.
Our Team
Our team can boast over 150 years of experience across both Agency and Internal recruitment. Our philosophy is to hire great humans and teach them recruitment the Alexander James way.
Our Story
Alexander James is a specialist recruitment and executive search consultancy. Established in 2011 by our founding directors; Tim and Stuart who shared a common vision to build and maintain an organisation that would stand apart from the rest of the market as we provide clients and candidates with unquestionable value and service.
What our clients and candidates say
The Alexander James Way
Our Alexander James Promise to you is that we will deliver effective and transparent search based recruitment services, with the goal of matching the right person for the right role, everytime.