Gemma McCartney
“Too often, outsourcing businesses overcomplicate communications, processes and methods. HR teams are super stretched, more than ever before, which is why my goal is to create strategic partnerships where we remove the recruitment headache, allowing those teams to focus the lens on other critical business initiatives. Not only do we solve talent acquisition issues, we also provide the tech, analytics and reporting that makes businesses look good and we generally have some fun whilst doing it.”
About me
I’m have worked for RTM for a year, currently as Client Engagement Lead, leading our sales and solutions strategy across the UK. My role is to work with existing and new clients to help identify and look to solve their talent acquisition problems. I have always been passionate about talent and the psychology behind recruitment and development, which is what led me to qualify as a cognitive behavioural coach.
I’ve worked in the media industry for 2 decades, starting in agency recruitment for PR, and moving in-house with Interpublic, Omnicom, M&C Saatchi and WPP. As Head of Talent and Talent Acquisition, I have expertise designing entry-level programmes right through to leading Executive C-suite search, creating future-proof strategies for business growth.
Key clients & projects
Weber Shandwick, Golin Harris & FutureBrand - reporting into the European CEO and HR Director I led, managed and centralised all resourcing activity for the 3 brands across the UK. I provided strategic talent consultancy in; recruitment, succession planning, employer brand and talent management.
M&C Saatchi PR - working with the Executive team and reporting to the Global CEO, I drove and developed talent and retention initiatives across all offices globally. This included setting up offices in multiple markets, search and selection, contract development, onboarding, entry-level programme, (design and management) L&D and D&I initiatives and developing the employer brand.
BCW - within a Global Communications agency I led all Talent Acquisition activity from strategic design to delivery for Cohn & Wolfe and AxiCom in London, with strategic support for key hires across Europe.
I can help you with
Understanding your talent acquisition problems and providing tailored, scalable, outsource solutions in order to solve them. I’ve got the benefit and access to all of Rethink’s and RTM’s tools and capabilities to solve and service your talent acquisition problems.
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We access the talent that our clients can’t reach, allowing them to scale their business and grow in a fiercely competitive market.
Our approach to the market
Candidate Experience
A professional initial approach with follow up and feedback provided – always.Transparent timeline and expectations.Advice and feedback through each step of the process.
Pricing
We take a more flexible approach to pricing our search work than the traditional 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 retained model.
Interim cover
If you need an Interim to cover a role as we search for it, we can typically provide that also.
We will help you develop detailed role requirements, desired outputs and core competencies, then use this tocreate a strategic campaign that attracts the executive talent you are looking for.
