Dec 3 2011

AIMS International Switzerland presents new service “Talent Pool”

by Grégoire Depeursinge, Global Practice Team Leader Industrial, Engineering & Logistics at AIMS International (Switzerland) Lt.

Become proactive in the war for talent!

Apart from classic Executive Search Services, AIMS International Switzerland now also proposes its Talent Pool Service which allows clients to shorten the replacement time for key functions. Talent Pool consists in the execution of a full search assignment up to the presentation of a sufficient number of suitable candidate profiles, but without direct contact between candidate and client. This ensures a faster replacement in case of need. Major features of Talent Pool are:

• Anonymous
• Gives a clear view of the market and the available talent
• We will identify at least three suitable profiles and keep them up-to-date during one year
• Candidates who are no longer available will be replaced by a new profile
• This service is renewable on a yearly basis

The cost for this service corresponds to the full fee of a normal search assignment. An additional 40% are invoiced in case a candidate is hired.

Grégoire Depeursinge: this new service corresponds to a real customer need. We have been approached by several clients who wanted a similar service in the past and have decided to make this a standard offering. Response is very encouraging and we are convinced that this new service will fill a gap.

Please contact Grégoire Depeursinge for more information about Talent Pool.

By AIMS International • International News •

Nov 7 2011

Japanese major daily business newspaper "Nikkei Sangyo" reports AIMS International Japan´s foundation

HA Group, a recruiting services company (Minato-ku, Tokyo. President: Akihiko Watanabe), will start a global executive level search business.

HA Group launched a fully owned subsidiary and joined a network owned by a global recruiting services group, AIMS International (HQ: Vienna, Austria).   Preparing to receive increasing orders from Japanese companies to find talented personnel who can base at their overseas offices.

AIMS International Japan has just been established and is planning to start business from December with five consultants.

By utilizing AIMS’s information from more than 50 countries, about 90 offices world wide, they will introduce executive class personnel who can work at overseas bases, mainly for Japanese companies such as in Asia.  They are targeting 200 million yen (2 Mio €) sales for the first year.

HA Group’s main business has been recruiting above management class, operated by one of their group company called Human Associates, President, Watanabe and their focus has been for those who work within Japan locally.

Businesses for search industry dropped almost half after Lehman shock, autumn in 2008, and has been slowly recovering, however, President, Watanabe  says ” still remaining at 60-70%“ There is an increasing demand from existing clients for their needs in overseas, thus develop into a new field.

By AIMS International • International News •

Oct 15 2011

VW likely to pass Toyota as top carmaker this year

Volkswagen AG will probably become the world’s biggest carmaker this year, vaulting past Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. on gains in emerging markets. VW Group’s sales, third among carmakers in 2010, will probably rise 13 percent to 8.1 million vehicles this year, based on the average of three analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Read more: www.autonews.com

By AIMS International • International News •

Sep 22 2011

AGM opening day in Brazil a great success

What is BRIC and what is in it for global organizations? 

Curitiba, Brazil – These were the central questions at the opening event of the Annual General Meeting of AIMS International, which takes place in the center of the Automotive Industry in the South of Brazil. Remarkable reactions were created through the presentation from Yoshio Kawakami, who is the President of Volvo Construction Material in Latin America.

First of all the audience found themself confronted with a clear  distinction between BRIC and BRICS. South Africa was recently moved into this composition of countries, but the manager distincted South Africa from the other BRIC countries.

The next surprising point was made explaining that BRIC was a kind of Marketing idea. There are no bilateral agreements existing between Brazil, Russia, India or China. But the pure repitition of the name BRIC attracted the interest of most business people without knowing much detail.

Nevertheless the conclusion from the business point of view is that if you want to grow your business, you have to be present in one or more of the mentioned countries. Evaluating risks and opportunities carefully being of course a precondition to such a move.

By AIMS International • International News •

Sep 14 2011

Difficulties in finding professional managers

Held in Curitiba in late September, the meeting will receive more than forty countries to discuss the executive search

The rise of BRIC and internal crisis in European countries and the United States has raised unemployment rates alarmingly in recent times in these regions. Companies that find themselves in a strong dilemma of spending cuts, have no alternative other than firing employees, selling the company, merging with competitors or to settle in developing countries. More

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