The Holst Group Associate Role

ARE YOU COMPETITIVE, GOAL-ORIENTED AND DRIVEN? We are looking for someone who wants to be self-employed, works well under pressure, is persistent & has a strong sales/consulting background. Phone Iain Chalmers on 0845 456 4000.

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About the Role

• Hours – your own. Home office based
• Pay – attractive commission structure with high-levels of repeat business
• Self employed basis
• Business development and account management in growing industry
• Un-capped earning potential

Duties include:

• Develop direct sales strategy to form, build and farm relationships
• Network and build sales pipeline
• Develop understanding and working knowledge of psychometric assessment

Successful individual will be:

• Able to demonstrate a successful sales history
• Professional
• Client-centric
• Ambitious, good with people, driven and persistent
• Flexible

Desirable

• HR Experience
• Corporate experience
• IT/Software sales background

Next Steps:

1.      Please send your CV to info@holstgroup.co.uk or phone 0800 043 3950

2.      You will be sent an online psychometric questionnaire to complete

3.      Interviews will be arranged

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Our new offices overlook the marketplace and are located next to the main car park. If you are in Henley or attending the Regatta in July please come and see us!
Our new address is:
31 Market Place,
Henley-on-Thames,
Oxfordshire,
RG9 2AA

Contact details remain the same:
Tel: 0845 456 4000
Fax: 08456 456 4001
info@holstgroup.co.uk
www.holstgroup.co.uk

If you have any questions, please call 0845 456 400. We look forward supporting our clients with The McQuaig System™ and the fuller Holst Group portfolio in 2010.

The Holst Group Managing Director, Iain Chalmers, says, “This award is a clear illustration of the care our clients take when approaching their staff. Not all organisations  recruit, manage and develop their staff in a way that recognises their natural strengths. To be included in 100 Best Companies’ demonstrates a high level of involvement throughout the whole organisation  from the board room to the shop floor”.

For those in receipt of a CV there is always the knowledge that the information being presented before them is merely edited highlights. However, the growing trend of more graphical CV’s is changing the dynamics of CV presentation.

Iain Chalmers, Director of The Holst Group explained, “For years, candidates and prospective clients have had a shared believe that clear and concise CV’s have been required. There is now a growing trend toward more graphically led CV’s. Employers are instantly able to see where a potential employee’s skill set lies and how their experience was gained.

“It is important to note that key techniques such as the Three Levels of Appraisal will continue to play a pivotal role in interview situations. Presentation, attitudes and aptitudes are part of the foundation to any successful interview process as is psychometric testing.

However, we do believe that the art of CV development into more graphically produced documents will become more main stream as part of the interview process over the next eighteen months to two years.”

For many, career planning is an annual event – a chance to review progress over the previous twelve months and to plan ahead. This exercise normally requires a significant revision to the more traditional CV; however, this may no longer be the case as graphically led resumes will clearly highlight historical facts and ongoing skills that have been developed.

Many still believe that the more traditional CV will remain the main template used in the HR field. However, there are a growing number of specialists in the HR field that believe that CV development is set to change.

ARE YOU COMPETITIVE, GOAL-ORIENTED AND DRIVEN? We are looking for someone who wants to be self-employed, works well under pressure, is persistent & has a strong sales/consulting background. Phone Iain Chalmers on 078555 22990.

Download role description

About the Role

• Hours – your own. Home office based
• Pay – attractive commission structure with high-levels of repeat business
• Self employed basis
• Business development and account management in growing industry
• Un-capped earning potential

Duties include:

• Develop direct sales strategy to form, build and farm relationships
• Network and build sales pipeline
• Develop understanding and working knowledge of psychometric assessment

Successful individual will be:

• Able to demonstrate a successful sales history
• Professional
• Client-centric
• Ambitious, good with people, driven and persistent
• Flexible

Desirable

• HR Experience
• Corporate experience
• IT/Software sales background

Next Steps:

1.      Please send your CV to info@holstgroup.co.uk or phone 0800 043 3950

2.      You will be sent an online psychometric questionnaire to complete

3.      Interviews will be arranged

Download role description

This new booklet details how:

• Caffe Nero
• The Salvation Army
• Marriott
• and others

are using The McQuaig System™ to help recruit, manage and develop their staff.

Download here

For more information call 0800 043 3950 or visit www.holstgroup.co.uk

Freephone: 0800 043 3950
Int. Phone: +44 (0) 203 111 9292
Local Fax 0845 456 4001
Int. Fax +44 (0) 203 111 9293

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Press release 01/07/09

Psychometric Testing is now available for SME’s

Professional recruitment is now affordable, practical and easy to use for SME’s as The Holst Group launches the SME Package.

Psychometric testing is equally as important no matter how large or small the company and the SME Package will help find the right people.

High cost of recruitment

The CIPD has measured the average cost of recruitment as over £10k per employee. This includes the usual advertising costs, agency fees etc. It also includes the hidden costs like vacancy cover, training and induction costs

“In a recession it is important to identify the right people for key roles,” says The Holst Group Managing Director Iain Chalmers. “The current influx of candidates makes this even harder.”

“Recruiting is always a challenge and getting it wrong is NOT an option for an SME. As an SME ourselves we know the advantage of having the right people in our business”.

SME Package

The SME Package from The Holst Group includes:

• Access to online psychometric testing

• Easy to use reports to help you pick the right person

• Direct access to consultants with a proven track record of successful recruitment

• Bonus: tailored reports to manage, motivate and develop the successful candidate

• Guarantee: full money back guarantee

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Contact: Iain Chalmers at 0845 456 4000, 078 555 22990 & iainchalmers@holstgroup.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

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This press release can be sent to you by email.

Established in 1984 and based in Oxfordshire, The Holst Group has a robust history of helping our clients attract, manage and develop their strongest asset – the right people. Our expertise is based on the thoroughly researched, validated and loved Psychometric Testing tool, The McQuaig System™.

Public Workshop – 30th June-1st July, Central London, 2009

To book call 0800 043 3950

The ability to think on your feet is now becoming a core global skill—even in these tough times. In fact, it’s a core skill because times are tougher. No better time than now to be clearer in your messages….

The Holst Group in the UK is joining over 20 countries in Global Think on Your Feet® Month, the largest ever celebration of the workshop, Think on Your Feet® (June 2009).

This recognises the importance that employers now place on think-on-your-feet skills for their employees. Some 20 years ago, most career advertisements required “excellent verbal and written communication skills.” Today it’s more likely that employees be asked to “think on their feet”.

“Think on Your Feet” is probably a misunderstood term, even in English business circles,” points out Think on Your Feet International, CEO, Roger HB Davies.

“What employers expect is the ability to respond quickly.  In fact, what they should be expecting is two things. Employees who naturally respond quickly need to be organised in their thinking. Those who are organised need to be able to respond more quickly.”

“Think on Your Feet® achieves this, allowing us to teach stronger verbal skills to people of all cultures and of all communication styles,” says Davies.

“Also, according to our global research some 90% of all verbal communication is impromptu (not formal), thus forcing people to learn how to handle Q & A, how to explain complex ideas clearly, and how to be more persuasive verbally.

“It’s clear many organisations are still placing a premium on strong verbal skills – even in this economic climate.  When could there be a better time to be clear with your messages?” says Davies.

Think-on-your feet skills are now core competencies. This is highlighted by the fact that the workshop has become a worldwide phenomenon.  It’s now available in eight languages: Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Polish, French, German, Russian and English.

Workshops will be taking place in the following countries:  UK, USA, Canada, China, Japan,France, Poland, Russia, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Romania and India.

Think on Your Feet® is a two-day workshop that trains you to think fast, organise your thoughts, and get to the point.

It is based on the premise that Clear speaking is clear thinking. Participants learn 10 plans (structures) designed to help them organise their thoughts fast.

Name of local contact: Iain Chalmers

Contact information: 0800 043 3950

For more information call 0800 043 3950 or email contact us.

The Holst Group
Suite 2
66 Valley Road,
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1RR

Our phone, email and website details will still be the same:
T 0845 456 4000
F 0845 456 4001
E info@holstgroup.co.uk
www.holstgroup.co.uk