For organisations
Specialist recruitment for appointments that require a more considered search.
Rhodes & Co. works with organisations where the role is specialist, confidential, difficult to fill or unlikely to attract the strongest professionals through advertising alone.
We can lead the search or extend an internal team, panel or agency into the market the mandate requires.
When Rhodes & Co. is the right fit
The search requires more than another list of applicants.
Specialist or difficult-to-fill appointments
Confidential replacement searches
Leadership and succession requirements
Search recovery where an existing process has not delivered
Additional reach alongside an internal talent team
Additional reach alongside a recruitment panel or agency
Mandates requiring direct market engagement
Director-led from the beginning
Two directors. Every brief.
Every assignment is managed at director level from the first conversation through to commencement.
Briefing
Market definition
Engagement
Judgement
Recommendation
Appointment
How Rhodes & Co. reaches the market
The Talent Pool is an advantage—not a boundary.
The Registered Talent Pool offers relevant reach; direct engagement and wider activity extend the search as the mandate requires.
- Registered and verified professional relationships
- Direct approaches
- Trusted referrals
- Market mapping
- Advertising and broader recruitment activity where appropriate
How the search is conducted
A disciplined search, from mandate to appointment.
One accountable director relationship throughout the search.
Understand the mandate
Clarify the commercial need, organisational context, success measures and practical constraints.
Define the relevant market
Define the market, adjacent environments and level of discretion required.
Engage the market
Combine relevant relationships, direct outreach and wider activity.
Assess alignment
Evaluate capability and context, then present a deliberate shortlist with candid advice.
Support the appointment
Remain accountable through interviews, offer, notice and commencement.
Working alongside existing resources
Lead the search—or extend the reach already in place.
The mandate determines the role Rhodes & Co. should play alongside established internal and external resources.
Lead the search
Rhodes & Co. can manage the complete mandate from briefing through appointment.
Complement an internal talent team
Add focused reach while the internal team retains its role in the appointment.
Extend an existing panel or agency search
Extend a panel, agency or existing process into the required market.
Specialist practices
Find the relevant practice.
Begin with the practice closest to the mandate; the search context can be refined from there.
Begin a conversation
The right search begins with the right conversation.
Share the role, organisational context and where the search currently stands.
Begin a conversation