Shirley Parsons, the company's founder has a 30 year career operating as Health and Safety professional. As well as co-founding one of the UK's leading Health and Safety consultancies, Shirley also co-founded one of the UK's most successful IT and Telecom recruitment companies. Driven by twin passions of making the world a healthier, safer place and helping employers to get a better return on their talent investments, it is not surprising that she has pursued these passions by establishing Shirley Parsons Associates.
This is how we can help your organisation recruit permanent Health and Safety people: -
Find people with "sensible Health and Safety" attitudes
There has been a big shift in attitudes to Health and Safety over the past 3 decades. Kick started by the Health and Safety at Work etc. act in 1974 the reaction of many employers was one of compliance. Gradually common sense prevailed and responsible employers and employees began to see Health and Safety as something which, properly implemented would only be of benefit. The attitudes of Health and Safety professionals have also changed. Most professionals are now advocating "sensible" Health and Safety. Every time we talk with applicants we evaluate their approach as well as their technical talents and abilities to "fit" with the opportunities you have in your organisation
Get a better return from your talent investment
As well as the direct and indirect costs of recruiting, developing and retaining Health and Safety people, the indirect costs of having incompatible people on board can be considerable. Few business try to measure these costs or evalluate the true quality of their hiring and retention track record. We advocate 2 measures: -
- Every 6 months ask "am I still really pleased that I hired that person"
- Every year assess your total recruitment costs for key people still with you. Spread the recruitment costs over an extra year if they are still there.
Benefit from better talent matching
Gain better access to talent from the widest network in the industry. Over 15,000 Health and Safety professionals on our talent register are only a call away. This is supplemented by new applications running at the rate of over 800 per month. And if we need to go wider we have unique channels through professional membership of IOSH to excellent personal connections throughout the industry
Benefit from a better understanding of what makes a good match. Our expertise in this area continues to develop because of our unique in-house talent mix of professional Health and Safety and recruitment expertise. Every year we have 100s of satisfied clients and Health and Safety career professionals who feel that they have made the right decison
Benefit from a better way of matching. Our robust processes combined with an empathetic approach include an in-depth assessment of all key attributes, not only of the candidate, but also of the hiring organisation, because talent matching is a 2 way process.
Enjoy better experiences
Whatever we do we always try to raise the norm. Whenever we agree to provide talent for an employer or to represent someone looking for a career change we always try to make the experience of working with us as engaging and as hassle free as possible. At the end of the day we want more referrals and the transactional attitudes which are sometimes found with some agents has no place in our organisation.
We find the right talents, with the right chemistry and the right attitiudes to sensible Health and Safety, which are right for your organisation
To find out if we can help with your Health and Safety talent challenges, please contact us.
