As the famous saying goes – “The hard work starts now”. Clarendon’s Anne Daley considers the importance of post-recruitment support and development as a critical, but often overlooked phase, in the executive lifecycle.

Executive Selection ⚓︎

Executive selection is often an adrenalin-fuelled, multi-stage process, culminating in a need for the successful candidate to make a major, potentially life altering albeit exciting decision.

It will involve many stressful elements – understanding unfamiliar terms and conditions, negotiating a new compensation package, leaving behind good friends and colleagues, and perhaps even relocating to a new city.  We should not underestimate the effects of this period of upheaval on new hires who are then expected to perform immediately.

All new employees, regardless of the