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Mining and Metals, Engineering and Construction

• This Core Practice was established 16 years ago by Russ Buckland, our Managing Partner, who continues to lead it on a global basis.
• Today, this practice is recognized as one of the leading specialized executive search practices for mining and natural resource clients and for those involved in infrastructure developments and international E&C projects.
• We combine our specialized experience with our global search capabilities, to enable us to locate and qualify the best talent globally.
• For clients involved in mining and major international resource project developments, we specialize our research and global search capabilities through leading TRANSEARCH International's Global Natural Resources practice coordinating offices in London, Johannesburg, Santiago, Perth, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Denver, and where necessary other offices in the USA, Europe and Asia/Pacific.

Defining Our Clients Requirement

Using our experience as specialists in executive search for mining clients and using proprietary search tools, we first develop a thorough understanding of our clients specific requirement and their organizational culture and their strategic intent. We define the role and the specific candidate competencies required. We confirm our understanding of these requirements by preparing a General Outline/Candidate Specification for our clients approval before we start any search.

Developing a Specific Search Strategy

With a clear understanding of our clients needs, we then develop a specific search strategy tailored for each assignment, whether the requirement be for a single position or multiple requirements, or whether the search needs to be focused on a local, national, or global basis.

We confirm a specific timetable for our deliverables and where necessary, combine the research capabilities of our international partners with ours to ensure we locate and attract the best talent for our clients needs.

Assessing Candidates

Using best-in-class assessment methods, including behavioral-event interviewing, we combine our experience in assessing candidates to ensure that candidates bring the specific management and operational accomplishments as well as the specific leadership competencies required for our clients needs.

Interview Process

Throughout the interview process, we provide advice and counsel to our clients as well as candidates to ensure satisfactory closure. Our advice includes information on competitive remuneration and comprehensive referencing, often using third-parties.

After-Hiring

After a candidate is hired, we provide assistance to our client and the newly hired executive during the initial transition period to assist and ensure in the long-term success of the candidate in their new role.

SMART

• It's about a winning value proposition that is a differentiator
• We have a world class talent acquisition model that is sustainable
• Breakthrough ideas in the pipeline that we are exploring with John Burdett around culture that will help us "change the game" again with clients

ACTION ORIENTED

• About delivering on commitments to our clients, candidates and each other
• We take seriously our commitments around execution and delivery to timelines
• It is essential to maintain a high level of quality in all our interactions and treat clients, candidates and peers with respect
• At Bedford, it's not about being biggest, it's about being better than our competition

WORK HARD

• We are a committed group that is driven to win for our clients
• Reality is, we are in a highly competitive business which is not for passive people

NICE PEOPLE

• Mutual respect
• We care about our people, we can't do it without You!
• It is important to have candid conversations

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