Executive Search Service

The PIE Exec Search is an executive search consultancy with unrivalled knowledge and experience of the international education industry.

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We have unrivalled knowledge of the international education industry and extensive headhunting experience working with education partners around the globe to help them with their mid-to senior level hiring needs.

We are renowned for our unique, global network of professionals working across the industry and
our ability to find just the right candidate for each role we take on.

Why The PIE Exec Search?

We run the entire recruitment process for our clients, in full consultation throughout, providing them with quality, accurate and comprehensive information. We work as an exclusive partner for all roles and are happy to include internal or other referred candidates as part of our process.

We Understand International Education

The PIE Exec Search works exclusively in the international education industry and across the globe. Our database is deep and we benefit from a knowledge of and networking within international education that generalist education recruiters cannot match.

We Know Our Candidates

We understand international education candidates’ competencies, what drives them, as well as the experiences that are aligned to roles in the industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

We recognise the importance of improving the level of diversity and inclusion within organisations and in our industry. We help our global clients access and attract diverse talent pools and match with company cultures that embrace inclusion to create a collaborative workforce.

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The PIE Exec Search Approach

01. Media Reach

We benefit from our wide media reach via www.thepienews.com, which has reached over 5 million people. We now regularly have more than 400K unique visitors to our website each month.

02. Reputation

We have gained a reputation as experts in the international education industry. We can help build diverse teams in different countries and recruit in complex regions. Candidates come to us because they know we can provide them with the best options in the market.

03. Advertising

We utilise local job boards if required, with the added value for our clients free of advertising on our own, successful jobs board, The PIE Jobs.

04. Headhunting

For all roles we run an extensive search campaign using our vast industry network to approach candidates directly. We are able to access high calibre individuals who are not actively seeking a new position, but who could be interested in learning about a career opportunity.

05. Social Media

We have over 65K followers across our social media channels. This reach enables our consultants to connect to a large number of candidates across the sectors we recruit for.

06. Market Knowledge

The extensive market knowledge our consultants have is invaluable when sourcing candidates. They have in-depth knowledge of candidate availability and movement within the market, and the skill sets required for success.

07. Timeframe

The estimated timeline to deliver a final shortlist for a specified brief is 4-6 weeks.

08. Guarantee

An important guarantee of the quality of our work is that if we fail to make an appointment after the first shortlist is presented, which is very rare, we will carry out a repeat of the search at no additional charge.

09. Psychometric Testing

Hire with confidence – an increasingly common feature of a hiring process is the use of psychometric testing to help give a better all-round evaluation of a candidate’s suitability and hiring potential. Ensuring the right fit for both a role and the team/company culture will go a long way to reducing ‘bad hires’ and the resulting costs to your business. Psychometric tests are commonly used to support an informed hiring decision, but are not the answer in isolation. We can advise on psychometric test options and how tests can be integrated into an interview process via our trusted third party partner, Thomas International.

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What Our Partners & Candidates Say

I can highly recommend Hadil and the team at The PIE Exec Search for their professionalism in supporting UCD with a senior appointment in China in late 2019. Client communication was excellent throughout the process, and UCD was able to review a broad pool of potential candidates before moving to interview and pre-employment testing. Not only was the search & recruitment process handled efficiently, but the team at The PIE Exec Search was always on hand to provide advice & guidance, which I found invaluable.

Dr Douglas Proctor, Director

UCD Global, University College Dublin

My experience working with The Pie Executive Search has been nothing short of exceptional. I am delighted to endorse The Pie Executive Search.

I have been fortunate to work with good recruiters in the past, but The Pie not only facilitated my recruitment with guard.me , they became apart of the journey with me and to this day we continue to both take satisfaction in the joy I have in working with guard.me. In 14 months I have already enjoyed promotion to the position of CEO and Executive Director of guard.me Europe.

Mark Sheerin. Guard.me

CEO & Exec Director

We engaged PIE’s Career Division to hire an executive leader in Admissions. We knew they would have access to talent that we couldn’t reach and they could reach out to people in a discreet and professional manner. They listened to our needs, assessed the talent pool and brought a host of qualified candidates. They managed the whole process of screening, interviews, reference checks and salary negotiations. They were a great service to us and provided us with an amazing team player who has been a wonderful fit for our team and our organization.

Dr Jason Dewling, President

LaSalle College Vancouver

Hadil is a consummate professional. She seeks to understand the client’s needs and works tirelessly to present the candidates that are going to be the best fit for your organisation and its goals. Her support in recruiting an exec marketing post in Sept 2019 couldn’t have gone any smoother. I highly recommend Hadil and the team at PIE Exec Search.

Natasha Traynor, Group Marketing Director

Oxford International Education Group

Earlier this year we were looking to fill a unique role in Canada and searching for someone with specific experience who would be able to get started without much training or upskilling. By partnering with Hadil and the team in PIE’s Career Division we were able to quickly find a pool of diverse and talented individuals, all of whom had the experience we were looking for. Thanks to PIE’s international network they were able to help us fill our position with the right individual to achieve our goals.

Kelly Cummings, HR Director

Pearson

I feel so delighted when having a change to be on job placement by PIE ExecSearch service. The quick turnaround recruitment support is tremendously beneficial for me as a candidate so that I could be easily connected and hired by the suitable recruiter. I highly recommend other job- seekers to seek help from PIE ExecSearch service.

Ha Hai Hoang, Recruitment Manager

ELS Educational Services

Operating across multiple time zones, continents, organisations and during a global pandemic the PIE Executive Search team took the lead and worked on finding us a quality pool of candidates. The role was niche and they listened and delivered on the profile of candidates we were looking for with helpful feedback, validation and support along the way. Hadil managed to juggle the challenges presented with professionalism and genuine understanding. We have just on boarded the successful candidate and are looking forward to achieving the ambitious goals that we have set out. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend and work with PIE Executive Search again. The quality of service, insights and commitment to delivering our objectives was exemplar.