Faqs

The highest probability of success comes from approaching organisations directly combined with referrals, recommendations and networking.  With help from experienced Proteus consultants, around [...]

Historically, for Proteus clients, around 90% find their next position through means other than applying for an advertised position. We work with our clients to develop other techniques to secure [...]

For those professional people who have sought help and guidance from Proteus to secure a new position or to advance their careers, only around 10% of them historically have found their next [...]

The practice of paying travel expenses to candidates attending interviews died out in the 1990s.  We do not know of any companies or recruiters who have done this since the beginning of the 21st [...]

No, there is no requirement for you to do this. In fact, our research has found there are a number of indicators in ‘metadata’ on your CV that can indicate age, such as your school [...]

Surprisingly the answer is “no.”  The advent of the age discrimination legislation in 2010 has helped to create a much more level playing field for the older job seeker. Much depends, [...]

Every company places its emphasis on helping its clients. Recruitment consultancies, headhunting organisations and employment agencies are no different but, mostly, their clients are companies [...]

At any given time we are usually working with a few clients in their 20s and quite a lot in their 30s, but most are usually in their 40s and 50s and a few in their early 60s. With our experience [...]

The oldest client we have ever helped was aged 68.  He retired from the board of a private bank in London in the mid 1990s but didn’t want to stop working. He finished up managing the [...]

Those two words together are probably one of the best examples of an oxymoron you’ll ever find because most careers are not managed, they just happen and serendipity takes over.  [...]