IPS Group Company Brochure

Contents

What we do .................................................................... 2Our approach ................................................................. 5Our consultants ................................................................ 7Advertising ...................................................................... 9IPS specialist divisionsInsurance Personnel Selection ........................................... 12IPS Financial Services Recruitment .................................... 14IPS Executive and IPS Search, Inc ..................................... 16IPS Actuarial Recruitment ................................................. 18IPS Contract Management ............................................... 19IPS Adjusting Recruitment ................................................. 21IPS Mergers and Acquisitions ........................................... 22Anakin Seal Legal ........................................................... 23IPS Forsythe & Kayee Accountancy Recruitment .................. 25IPS Secretarial Recruitment ............................................... 26IPS IT Recruitment ............................................................ 27IPS Group Asia .............................................................. 29Contact details ............................................................... 30

Niche marketrecruitment consultants

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What we doIPS was established in 1969, and has sincebecome a leader in specialist recruitment for a rangeof professional sectors. Over the years we havedeveloped a powerful reputation for our recruitmentexperience, skill and insight, and have built strongbusiness relationships with many key players inthe industry.

IPS is dedicated to meeting the recruitment needsof our clients, and to helping fulfil the careeraspirations of our candidates. By finding the mostsuitable match between client and candidate,we always strive to create a mutually beneficialsolution for both. In addition to traditionalcontingency recruitment, we offer executive searchservices to source the highest calibre ofprofessionals available.

By finding the mostsuitable matchbetween client andcandidate, we alwaysstrive to create amutually beneficialsolution for both.

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In an intensely competitive marketplace, the chiefasset which differentiates any organisation remainsits people. Finding and recruiting the best availabledirectors, managers and staff is essential, but thiscan also prove a strain on a company's valuableresources. IPS relieve you of the complex task ofsourcing the highest calibre of personnel, and allowyou to focus more fully on the management andcontinued growth of your business.

The core Divisions which comprise theIPS Group include:

• Insurance Personnel Selection• IPS Financial Services Recruitment• IPS Executive and IPS Search, Inc• IPS Actuarial Recruitment• IPS Contract Management• IPS Adjusting Recruitment• IPS Mergers and Acquisitions• Anakin Seal Legal• IPS Forsythe & Kayee Accountancy Recruitment• IPS Secretarial Recruitment• IPS IT Recruitment• IPS Group Asia

Although recruitment remains our core activity, thisis not all we are valued for. Clients and candidatesalike come to us to share their concerns and seekfriendly, impartial guidance, knowing that ourdiscretion ensures strict confidentiality. As a result,we have a thorough appreciation of the evolvingrecruitment needs of those within the professionalservices sectors and how they can best be served.Ultimately, the aim of IPS is to help you or yourorganisation achieve long-term business success.

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Our approachFinding the right person for the right job is nevera simple matter of placing pegs into holes. Thechallenge is more like that of a complex jigsaw.Without detailed knowledge of the whole picture,an unsuitable piece may be inserted, and the solutionnever reached. IPS appreciate that only the rightcandidate, uniquely shaped by their skills, experienceand personality, will offer a perfect fit.

At IPS, our approach to recruitment is neverprescriptive. Instead of adhering to received rulesand standard practices, such as blanket cold callingto gather new business, our approach is one thatencourages the individual initiative of our staff, andhas resulted in a great number of clients seekingto work with us. Some of our clients want us to takethe lead, whilst others offer very clear instructionson how they wish us to proceed. We're flexibleenough to work to any criteria, or create a freshmodel, guided only by the way in which we canserve the specialist needs of each client asefficiently as possible.

IPS appreciate thatonly the rightcandidate, uniquelyshaped by their skills,experience andpersonality, will offera perfect fit.

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Our consultantsIPS is unusual in many respects. We are the largestindependently owned business in its field, where themajority of shareholding rests with our employees.In fact, the people who constitute our keyshareholders have remained so over many years,with relatively few changes.

There can be few better examples of our dedicationto excellence in recruitment than the people wehave selected to work for our own organisation.The success of IPS affirms the quality of theconsultants we employ. Most have prior hands-onexperience in the particular field for which theynow recruit, and are trained in-house before takingthe professional examinations set by the Recruitmentand Employment Confederation. All of them exhibita genuine pride and a passion in their work, anddemonstrate an uncommon enthusiasm forgetting it right.

A high level of personal experience, training andvaluable insight is what really distinguishes ourconsultants. Clients know they may rely on usto understand their very specialised requirements,make accurate technical assessments, andpre-select only those candidates who best matchthe roles in question.

The culture and ethos that IPS has developedmeans that we enjoy an unusually low staff turnover,so that many of our consultants have becomelong-term strategic business partners to our clients.Each consultant provides a totally confidentialservice, and is willing to offer guidance to anycandidate or client.

IPS offers you outstanding experience in recruitment,combined with specialist, in-depth knowledge of theprofessional services sectors. Our strengths canbecome yours and help you to achieve yourbusiness and career goals.

The success of IPSaffirms the qualityof the consultantswe employ.

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AdvertisingAdvertising is clearly an essential tool in sourcingmany of our candidates. For the benefit of our clients,and to serve all of our various specialist divisions,IPS has its own dedicated advertising team.

The consultants that comprise IPS Advertising offera fast, efficient and highly professional service to ourclients at home and overseas. We maintain close,daily contact with the advertising managers of theleading professional services journals, nationalnewspapers and internet job boards, allowing us toplace advertisements at very short notice if necessary.In some cases we are able to offer subsidisedadvertising to our clients, passing on considerablesavings when compared to general rate cards.

We are willing to offer guidance on the format andwording of advertisements, or to design and writethem on a client's behalf. In fact, our service normallyincludes the free provision of artwork, and the correctpositioning of each within the most appropriate printpublication or digital media.

From a single, one-off advertisement to an extensive,integrated campaign of multiple assignments, no taskis too large or small. As part of the normal advisoryservice IPS offers on personnel matters, we can alsoanswer any issues relating to salary levels andemployment benefits to help clients maximise theeffectiveness of their advertising.

For the benefit of ourclients, and to serve allof our various specialistdivisions, IPS hasits own dedicatedadvertising team.

Insurance Personnel Selection .............................................. 12

IPS Financial Services Recruitment ........................................ 14

IPS Executive and IPS Search, Inc ......................................... 16

IPS Actuarial Recruitment .................................................... 18

IPS Contract Management ................................................... 19

IPS Adjusting Recruitment .................................................... 21

IPS Mergers and Acquisitions .............................................. 22

Anakin Seal Legal .............................................................. 23

IPS Forsythe & Kayee Accountancy Recruitment ..................... 25

IPS Secretarial Recruitment .................................................. 26

IPS IT Recruitment ............................................................... 27

IPS Group Asia .................................................................. 29

Contact details .................................................................. 30

IPS specialist divisions

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Insurance Personnel SelectionInsurance Personnel Selection is thebackbone of IPS Group and has beenoperating within general insurancerecruitment since the company’sformation in 1970. It was one of thefirst to specialise in this sector.

From our offices in London,Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester andSouthampton, Insurance PersonnelSelection commands a strongreputation in both the domestic andglobal insurance markets. We drawour consultants primarily from theinsurance industry, with hands-onexperience of management, broking,underwriting or claims handling.

The breadth of skills shared by ourteam enables us to source candidatesfor a diversity of clients and roles.These may be broking houses andunderwriting agencies, or companieswho are involved in all classes of director reinsurance business, either at homeor overseas. Each consultant mayspecialise in recruiting for a particularlevel of seniority or area of the market,but responsibility for co-ordinatinga complete recruitment programmeusually rests with one consultant, actingas the principal point of contact.

An area of real expansion in recentyears has been the growth ofregional call centres and customerservice departments, in particular byinsurers and loss adjusters. IPS hasresponded to this new challenge bydedicating consultants to specialisein this sector, given its very differentrecruitment needs.

IPS offers a superior advertisingservice, with the highest exposurein specialist and local press. Attractedby our high profile campaigns, and alsothrough personal recommendation,we have maintained a resource ofapplicants now registered withInsurance Personnel Selectionthat continues to grow. Our uniquedatabase encompasses candidatesfrom different educational backgrounds,with technical, sales or customerservice skills. Aware that graduateshave a special role to play in advancingour industry, we actively search forthose who are qualified and whopossess degrees. This ready-maderesource of talent, and the detailedinformation we have on eachcandidate, relieves our clients of muchof the recruitment process, and putsthem instantly on the fast track tofinding the most suitable employee.

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The recruitment services we offer canbe adapted to the demands of eachassignment, in our bid to always ensurecomplete client satisfaction. This maymean that for certain organisations,we evaluate the benefits of outsourcingthe entire recruitment facility andmake informed recommendationsand proposals to that effect. For someclients we have agreed to undertaketesting and/or reference checkingas an additional service.

An exceptionally high proportionof our work is repeat business, fromclients who have come to regardus as a strategic partner and as anextension of their own HR department.That testifies to the importanceplaced by our consultants, and by IPSas a whole, upon building genuinerelationships with our clients, so thatwe may anticipate and serve theirlong-term needs.

Furthermore, we have been selectedas the preferred supplier by manyclients; ranging from large globalhousehold named institutions tosmaller independently and privatelyowned enterprises.

The range of clients who havebeen served by InsurancePersonnel Selection includes:

• Lloyd’s Syndicates, Underwriting,Managing and Members Agencies

• Lloyd’s Broking Houses• London Market Companies andUnderwriting Agencies

• Composite Insurers• London Market and InternationalReinsurers

• Reinsurance Intermediaries• Reinsurance Consultancies• Specialist Insurance Companies• BIBA and IIB Brokers• National Brokers• Independent Local Brokers

• FTSE Companies InsuranceDepartments

• Solicitors and Accountants• Bank Insurance Services• Risk Management Consultants• Management Consultants• Captive Insurance Companies• Overseas State Insurance Companies• P and I Clubs• Loss Adjusters and Loss Assessors• Uninsured Loss Specialists andRecovery Agents

• Third Party Claims Administrators• Outsourced Claims HandlingServices (TPAs)

• The Corporation of Lloyd’s• Regulatory Bodies• Run-off operations• Computer Software Houses• Trade Associates andProfessional Bodies

• Local Authorities• Charities• Call Centres

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IPS Financial Services RecruitmentIPS Financial Services Recruitmenthas long been recognised as anaward winning leader in our field.Actuarial and benefit consultancies,life offices, and occupational pensionschemes have all discovered thevalue we can bring to their business.More recently, we have extended ourareas of expertise, with newlydeveloped specialist outlets to servethe pensions administration, pensionslaw and the retail and IT sectors.In addition, we have broadened thetypes of recruitment solutions thatour network of UK offices can provide.Bespoke search, contract managementand advertised selection now augmentour traditional strength in thecontingency market.

Within the industry, the area of corporateand individual financial advice is one thathas experienced particular change, andIPS Financial Services Recruitment hasadapted accordingly. More resourcesare now dedicated to meeting theincreased demand for high calibretechnical specialists and professionalfinancial advisers.

Our consultants represent acombination of proven recruitmentexpertise and in-depth knowledgeof the financial services industry, withmany of them having been drawn fromthe sectors for which they now recruit.Clients and candidates alike havebenefited from the authority wedemonstrate in our chosen markets.As our division has grown, so has ourinsistence on employing only thoseconsultants who will further enhanceour reputation for outstanding serviceand professionalism.

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Simple in principle, our approachto recruitment is effective, direct,informed, client focused and costeffective, practised with the skill andjudgement that we are noted for.Initially, one of our consultants willensure they are fully appraised onall aspects of your company, fromits culture and objectives to itstechnologies and marketplace.Then, having gained a completeunderstanding of your recruitmentneeds, we can determine the mosteffective route to follow, be it a searchexercise, advertised assignment,database search, or another method.

The wide range of clients who havebeen served by IPS FinancialServices Recruitment include thosewho operate as:

• Life Assurance Companies• Independent Financial Advisers• Consulting Actuaries• Pensions and Employee BenefitConsultancies

• HR and Change ManagementConsultancies

• Third Party Administration andOutsourcing Specialists

• Occupational Pension Schemes• Solicitors• Accountants• Bancassurers• Fund Management Houses• Software Houses• Management Consultants• Regulatory Authorities

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IPS Executive and IPS Search, IncIn the professional services sectors,a company’s most valuable assetis its people. To remain competitive,it is essential to have a core numberof executives whose experience,commitment and progressive thinkingcan act as the chief driver for theircompany’s future success. Their skilland approach to business shouldinspire the loyalty and dedication oftheir colleagues, and create a culturethat is both supportive and dynamic.The work of IPS Executive andIPS Search is to find such people,and match them with thoseappointments that use their talentsto the full.

Executive search and selection canprove a sensitive, uncertain andtime-consuming process to undertakealone. But working with IPS, our clientshave the advantage of our wealth ofknowledge and invaluable contacts.We are able to provide a secure,adaptable and highly confidential routeto identifying and recruiting the bestavailable candidates.

Wherever possible, one of ourconsultants will first meet the clientto gain a detailed understanding of theirrequirements; including the demandsof the position, its background and theimpact on the existing team. We wouldthen submit a proposal for the client’sapproval, and may recommend the mostappropriate solution and methodologyin our view, which could be a processeither of search, selection, or acombination of the two.

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SearchTo search, or “head hunt” a candidate,we would analyse the marketplace,identify those key players with therelevant attributes, and invite eachto be considered for the appointment.Our consultant would then conductinterviews with those who areinterested, evaluate them, and providethe client with a shortlist and writtenreports on those we believe bestmeet their criteria.

SelectionThe selection method involvesadvertising the positions, then choosingand interviewing the most suitableapplicants. Our IPS Advertising divisioncan administer the entire process,including drafting and designing theadvertisements, negotiating fees withthe relevant media, and managingresponses. We would then conductinterviews to prepare a shortlist withreports on each applicant, and offer ourown recommendations.

Should it be desired, we are able toprovide psychometric testing, arrangeassessment centres, or seek anindependent view from a CharteredOccupational Psychologist. At the finalselection stage, our consultants canarrange for medicals to be undertakenand for verbal and written referencesto be checked.

Although our clients will contactIPS Executive for specific assignments,they will also come to us for moreinformal requests or discussions.These may concern unbiasedinformation relating to marketconditions, the availability of seniorpersonnel, or the structuring ofremuneration packages. IPS welcomessuch communication as it is throughfriendly yet confidential dialogue thatwe have built our strongest clientrelationships. This has undoubtedlyassisted us in recruiting executiveswho have gone on to shape the futureof the professional services sectors.

IPS Executive continues to providea service to its candidates and clientsafter the conclusion of an assignment.We have carefully chosen to workwith a specialist group of independentconsultants who act as associatesoffering guidance in the areas ofexecutive working, managementdevelopment, presentational skills andmedia training.

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IPS Actuarial RecruitmentWhen our Financial Servicesconsultants experienced a very highdegree of success and growth in thefield of actuarial recruitment, IPS sawthe need for its own dedicated team.Since then our Actuarial Recruitmentdivision has focused solely on meetingdemand in this field, and is able tosource candidates from graduatethrough to partner level.

For financial services organisationsoperating in the global marketplaceour network of UK offices is ableto supply a comprehensive rangeof solutions. The sectors in whichwe operate include pensions andemployee benefits, life assurance,health insurance, investmentmanagement and general insurance.

By offering a fully consultative serviceto our clients, we strive to providea tailored, realistic approach to actuarialrecruitment. We work to gain a thoroughappreciation of our client’s needs,then develop relevant, cost-effectivesolutions that may include databasesearch, advertised assignments andspecific, dedicated search.

Our consultants combine provenrecruitment expertise with keen insightinto the financial services industry,with many of them having been drawnfrom the sectors for which they nowrecruit. Each member of our teamis able to understand and appreciatethe sometimes complex actuarialrecruitment needs of our clients.Though ours is one of the newerdivisions within IPS, it sharesin common with the entire group atradition of single-minded commitmentto providing every client and candidatewith the most professional andinformed service available.

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IPS Contract ManagementContract Management and TemporaryStaffing are flexible, valuable toolsthat have become increasinglywidespread, helping companiesaddress the challenges of a competitiveand ever-changing employmentmarket. IPS Contract Managementis able to source professionals ofvarying skill sets and experiencewho can fill key positions temporarilyor execute major projects.Whether the appointment is shortor long-term, we are able to offerour clients an efficient andcomprehensive service.

Our Contract Management divisionhas the benefit of being able to drawon the significant resources of thewhole of IPS. Candidates in this sectorare often needed to assume theirroles immediately, and our databaseof experienced professionals allowsus to conduct a very swift search.Clients may also choose whether theywish to pay their employee an hourlyrate or a pro rata salary for a fixedterm contract.

Every situation is unique andwe tailor our solutions accordingly.However, there are benefitsthat are common to each typeof contract recruitment.

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The hourly rate temporaryprofessional• Employers are only invoiced forhours actually worked

• No pay-roll costs• No Employers National InsuranceContributions

• Short Notice Periods

The contract temporaryprofessional• Stability from both the employer’sand employee’s perspective, whichcan be further enhanced by aloyalty bonus payable at the endof the contract.

• Employers can expect the samelevels of commitment and loyaltyas from a permanent employee,whilst also dispensing withunnecessary overtime paymentsor long-term commitment.

Changes throughout today’semployment market mean that theprofile of the temporary worker hasrisen considerably, with many highlyexperienced individuals choosing themore flexible option of ContractManagement. The types of situationsfor which they are most oftenrequired include holidays and sickness,company change or relocation, awaitinga permanent appointee, maternity cover,servicing new accounts, backlogs, andannual periods of peak business.

Temporary professionals are inclinedto demonstrate technical strength,efficiency and reliability, and to behighly versatile. Attributes such asthese have enabled them to adaptto quite disparate assignments in theshortest possible time and make themmuch sought after by our clients.

IPS Contract Management providesrecruitment solutions for a diverseroster of clients, and theprofessional experience of our teamis correspondingly wide-ranging.Our comprehensive service extendsfrom the initial search through tomanaging remuneration packagesand the process of integration forthe selected candidate.

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IPS Adjusting RecruitmentSince IPS was established over30 years ago, our consultants havehad close involvement with the lossadjusting market. Our focus has beenon recruiting for all levels of technicalroles, from Internal Claims Handlersthrough to Branch Managers andDirectors. We have brought ourknowledge and experience to bearon a wide range of assignmentsconcerning property, liability,engineering and surveying.

With continued support and demandfrom our client partners in this market,we saw the need to create our owndedicated division. In 2000, our Leedsoffice became home to IPS AdjustingRecruitment, and has flourished sincethen to form powerful businessrelationships with a number of majorloss adjusting companies. IPS hasprovided recruitment solutions not onlyin the UK, but also globally, withsuccess in regions as diverse asIreland, Czech Republic, USA, Mexico,Brazil and Africa.

Increasingly, we are being askedto work on assignments for insurersand brokers looking for additionalin-house claims expertise. The rolesfor which we source candidates rangefrom home-based Claims Inspectorsworking on domestic or liability losses,through to Home-Foreign Inspectorpositions with multinationalinsurance companies.

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IPS Mergers and AcquisitionsIPS Group consultants rely upon theirmarket knowledge, their contactsand the ability to satisfy our clients’requirements by providing them withsuitable employees. The first logicaldevelopment of these skills is to movea complete team to a client requiringthis degree of assistance. However,on occasions we extend our serviceto shareholders who either wish toincrease their presence in the marketby acquiring or merging with anotherbroking house.

Alternatively, the divestment of equitymay be required.

It goes without saying that this typeof negotiation has to be handled in totalconfidence. Experience has shown thatIPS Mergers and Acquisitions, actingas a third party, is often able to breakthe ice at the initial stage by providingbackground information to both partieswith a neutral location for a meeting.

From our knowledge of the market,an IPS Mergers and Acquisitionsconsultant makes discreet and selectapproaches to equity holders whocould be in a similar reciprocalposition. Then with the approval of bothparties an introduction is arranged.

Whilst we have used a brokerageas an example in the text above,our facilities enable us to initiate thistype of negotiation for insurancecompanies, intermediaries, or otherspecialist organisations.

Normally, no fee is charged for initialapproaches although this serviceincludes practical suggestions andunbiased advice.

You have our assurance that yourapproach and any subsequentnegotiations will be handled in thestrictest of confidence at all times.

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Anakin Seal LegalAnakin Seal is our legal recruitmentdivision recruiting fee-earners at alllevels, from equity partners throughto legal executives and paralegals.Established in 1993, it has sincegrown to become one of the leadingconsultancies in its field, with officesin Manchester, Leeds, Birminghamand London.

At Anakin Seal we understand theimportance of recruitment in the legalmarket place. The long-term viability forany legal practice lies in maximising itsfinancial strength by recruiting the rightfee-earners at the right level.

We are able to tailor our serviceto existing or future requirements.Working alongside clients, we aimto develop a continuing relationshipwhere we can use our knowledgeof the legal market place to ensureclients secure the services of the rightindividuals. Anakin Seal has helpedachieve this for law firms of all sizes,from large commercial firms tosmaller general practices. To somewe provide a ‘pure’ recruitmentservice, whilst others benefit from ourbroader consultancy approach whichcovers a variety of recruitment andpersonnel issues.

Anakin Seal also enjoys strongrelationships with its candidates,helping them gain greater control overtheir careers. We provide generaladvice and guidance on salary andcareer progression as well as morespecific advice on securing a newposition. We offer a pro-active,confidential approach using our localmarket knowledge and lateral thinkingto ensure that we source all suitablevacancies for our candidates.

We provide them with up-to-datedetails on firms including; culture,history, structure, backgroundinformation on key individuals andexactly what each firm may offer,allowing them the opportunity to makean informed decision.

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Partner appointmentsWe can guide lawyers at both salariedand equity level through the oftencomplex route to a partnerappointment, and offer assistanceon negotiating a financial package,restrictive covenants, client followings,and extrication from partnership deeds.

Assistant/Associate SolicitorsFrom newly qualified solicitors tosenior associates, we provide acomprehensive career planning andrecruitment service, giving anobjective overview of the marketplacein relation to individual requirementsand opportunities.

Legal Executive DivisionIPS Anakin Seal launched the firstnational division dedicated to therecruitment of non-solicitor fee-earningstaff. This incorporates fellows,members and trainees of theInstitute of Legal Executives,paralegals and other individualswith fee-earning experience.

Specialist ServicesOur consultants offer a wide rangeof specialist services to both clientsand candidates which complement ourcore recruitment business. Theseinclude advice on salaries, offers andnegotiations, current market trends,staff retention, staff managementtechniques and general HR issues.In addition, we are able to offerpractical advice and guidance to firmsseeking to merge with or acquireanother practice.

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IPS Forsythe & Kayee Accountancy RecruitmentOne of the longest establishedfinancial recruitment consultanciesin Yorkshire and the north-east,IPS Forsythe & Kayee has sinceexpanded to become a nationwidebusiness. By joining IPS, the originalregional team have extended theirproven capabilities further and todaywe additionally operate fromManchester, Birmingham and Londonto serve the entire country. Unlike themajority of multi-sector recruitmentagencies, the founding partners whobuilt the business more than 20 yearsago are still involved at a day-to-daylevel. The duration and strengthof our team’s chief relationships withspecialist service providers andmulti-national organisations testifiesto our excellent reputation.

IPS Forsythe & Kayee has used itsspecialist services and expertise tobuild a substantial portfolio of diverseclients, from blue chip corporationsto small family businesses. For eachassignment, we believe that onlyby taking the time to understand yourindividual requirements can wesource the most appropriate candidate.We see ourselves as consultants,as well as service providers, offeringfree information on salary levels,employment legislation and generalmarket advice. IPS Forsythe & Kayeerecruit for permanent appointments,and also offer a service calledTemporary Measures to place thevery best temporary and contractaccountants, financial executives andsupport personnel with you quicklyand efficiently. From our unrivalleddatabase of high quality candidates,we only submit the C.V.s of thosewith whom we have discussedyour vacancy in detail, and whohave the attributes and experiencenecessary for the role in question.

These may range from Accountssupport staff, part or fully-qualifiedAccountants, Credit Controllers,Bookkeepers, Credit Managers,Internal Auditors and FinancialControllers, through to BoardDirectors and Partners.

Our clients represent both the publicand private sectors, and include privatecompanies, plc’s, banks, law firms,building societies and financialinstitutions – from local charteredaccountants to major internationalconsultancies. We also supplyexperienced candidates for areas suchas health, local government and theutilities. In each case, our approachto recruitment is never prescriptive.We’re guided by the qualities thatdistinguish each new client orcandidate so that we may consistentlydeliver a service that brings tangiblebenefits to our clients across the UK.

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IPS Secretarial RecruitmentIPS Secretarial Recruitment focuseson providing secretarial andadministrative staff for the professionalservices sectors. Secretarial andadministrative positions often call forthorough knowledge of numeroustypes of software. Our consultantstherefore ensure they keep abreastof all relevant packages and editions,so that they may offer informed adviceto both candidates and clients.

However, the traditional one-to-onesecretarial role remains a cornerstoneof many businesses. IPS SecretarialRecruitment strives to meet therecruitment needs of our clients, andto simultaneously help fulfil the careeraspirations of our candidates. We prideourselves on being able to find themost suitable match between themso that we may create a mutuallybeneficial situation for both.

Technical skill, speed and efficiencycan be tested, but assessing lessclearly tangible factors such aspersonality and temperament requirethe knowledge and experience that ourdivision has consistently demonstrated.As soon as an applicant registerswith us we begin taking suchattributes into account. By buildingrelationships with candidates andclients we are best placed to judgea good match for each.

To make that match demands a highlytailored service. Candidates at all levels,from a junior to a high-ranking PA,are initially tested for such skills as;typing speed and accuracy, systemsknowledge, spelling and whereapplicable, shorthand and numericalcompetencies. We have the facilitiesto administer further, more specialisedtests if the appointment requires it.Whether it be for permanent ortemporary and contract assignments,the IPS Secretarial Recruitment divisionensures that it can create the bestsolutions in what will always bea shifting, rapidly evolving market.

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IPS IT RecruitmentIPS IT Recruitment sources SeniorIT Executives, IT Professionals, InterimExecutives or IT Contractors to theprofessional services sectors.

Since the mid-1990s, a numberof leading blue-chip organisations havesought our experience in specialistpermanent and contract ITrecruitment. It has been the Generaland London Market Insurance,Financial sectors and London basedfirms that have benefited from ourcombination of consultancy skill andniche market position, and are makingus the specialist recruiter of choice forIT professionals within these markets.

One of our chief aims has been toprovide the highest quality permanentand contract IT personnel at everylevel. This may either be an individualwith a particular talent, or a fullymanaged team who possess all thetechnical proficiency and genuinebusiness acumen needed to succeedin the Insurance or Financialservices markets.

IT Permanent RecruitmentIPS delivers a high quality service thatquickly identifies the best candidateand enables our clients to overcomea project’s stringent constraints.We appreciate that employmentmisjudgements can prove very costlywithin such a highly competitiveclimate. But with our profoundunderstanding of the technical andcultural skills required for eachindividual role, we believe that IPScan minimise such risks to a greaterdegree than any other consultancy.

Our clients have the combinedadvantage of our extensive databaseand network of IT professionals, ourexperience in relevant advertisingcampaigns, and the specialist skillsof the IPS consultants. Together,we can select the best courseof action, define the job brief, adviseon remuneration, and create a strategythat positions our client as theemployer of choice.

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IT Contractorsand Interim ProfessionalsThe demand for a flexible workforce,particularly in IT disciplines, isfrequently exacerbated by increasingpressures on IT budgets, shorteningproject timescales and a continuingskills shortage. Over 75% of ITDirectors report that their greatestconcern is to complete projectson time, and to find those qualifiedIT professionals who can meet tightdeadlines whilst fulfilling all projectrequirements. IPS IT Recruitment hasrisen to that challenge, and cansource professionals who are abledemonstrate value immediately forshort and medium term projects.

IT Executive Search and SelectionWe have built our reputation onfinding world class IT executiveswho have the attributes, skills andqualifications to meet our clients’strategic demands. As a result of ouradvertising campaigns, and thedeliberate tracking and monitoringby our in-house research team of theIT industry’s current senior managersand potential leaders of the future,IPS has accrued an unrivalled networkof top flight candidates.

Areas that we specialise in include:

• IT Directors• IT Managers• Programme Managers• Project Managers• Business Analysts• Systems Architects• Systems Administrators• Database Administrators/Designers/Developers

• Web Designers/Developers• Desktop Support• Helpdesk

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IPS Group AsiaIPS Group Asia Ltd has been set up toprovide IPS's existing internationalclients with a broad range of HumanCapital related services in thedeveloping markets of Asia.

IPS Group Asia has adopted a widebusiness model in the Asian and MiddleEastern markets because its insuranceand financial services clients requiresupport in a whole range of activities.

IPS has developed a network ofassociates and technical experts whoare considered leaders in theirrespective fields. These individuals areused to provide clients with support in anumber of areas that ultimately result intechnical knowledge transfer to localpractitioners.

Our Asian and Middle Easternmanagement consultancy practice cantherefore provide corporate clients andindividuals with advisory, interim andtransactional services in thefollowing areas:

• Recruitment & Headhunting,Contingency (no success, no fee),Selection (advertising and responsehandling) and Executive Search(headhunting and talent spotting)

• Technical insurance skillsdevelopment and training

• Human resource planning, talentmanagement and staff retentionstrategies

• A range of outsourcing options andservices

• Executive Coaching andManagement Development

• Insurer credit risk rating• Insurer financial strength analysis• Risk management and corporategovernance

• General insurance and life assuranceproduct development and pricing

• Financial and statistical modelling.• Catastrophe and aggregatemodelling

• Corporate strategy and businessdevelopment

• Financial management andinternational GAAP reporting

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Contact IPS

IPS GroupBevis Marks House24 Bevis MarksLondonEC3A 7JB

t +44 (0) 20 7481 8111f +44 (0) 20 7481 0994e [email protected] www.ipsgroup.co.uk

IPS GroupEnterprise HouseOcean VillageSouthamptonSO14 3XB

t +44 (0) 23 8048 8799f +44 (0) 23 8033 2050e [email protected] www.ipsgroup.co.uk

IPS Search Pte Ltd3 Pickering Street#02-28 Nankin RowSingapore048660

t +65 6223 1023e [email protected] www.ipsgroupasia.com

IPS GroupNew Oxford House16 Waterloo StBirminghamB2 5UG

t +44 (0) 121 616 6096f +44 (0) 121 616 6093e [email protected] www.ipsgroup.co.uk

IPS Search Inc980 North Michigan AvenueSuite 1400Chicago IL 60611USA

t +(1) 312 214 4983f +(1) 312 214 4949e [email protected] www.ipssearch.com

IPS Group GmbHHaldenstrasse 56342 BaarSwitzerland

t +41 41 766 3126f + 41 41 766 3159e [email protected] www.ipsgroup.ch

IPS Group8 St Paul’s StreetLeedsLS1 2LE

t +44 (0) 113 202 1577f +44 (0) 113 242 1598e [email protected] www.ipsgroup.co.uk

IPS Group AsiaUnit A , 20/F, 9 Queens RoadCentralHong Kong

t +852 3189 7635f +852 3189 7689e [email protected] www.ipsgroupasia.com

IPS GroupSuite 7b80 Mosley StreetManchesterM2 3FX

t +44 (0) 161 233 8222f +44 (0) 161 233 8220e [email protected] www.ipsgroup.co.uk

IPS Group (China) LtdUnit 14-013Hang Seng Bank Tower1000 LuJiaZui Ring Road, PudongShanghai 200120China

t +86 21 2206 2882f +86 21 6182 6750e [email protected] www.ipsgroupasia.com

www.ipsgroup.co.uk www.ipssearch.com www.ipsgroupasia.com