WHO WE ARE?

At Paraîba and Stone Executive Search, we pride ourselves on over two decades of executive search, recruitment and consulting experience. Our experience is complemented by more than two decades of research and teaching experience in the field of Human Capital Management. We are a boutique executive search firm and this translates to a win-win situation for you as we treat you as a unique organisation, not simply as a number.   We understand the uniqueness of your organisation and your employees and are also acutely aware of the rarity of the skill sets and personality attributes that you are looking for. We take all this into consideration when undertaking our search and selection process in consultation with you. 

What Separates Us from Other Executive Search Firms?

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Qualifications and Experience

At Paraîba and Stone Executive Search, we not only pride ourselves on extensive experience in the recruitment industry but have also worked as mentors and coaches for other executive search firms by educating their staff in best practice executive search and recruitment methodologies at some of Sydney’s leading universities including the University of Sydney, UNSW and UTS. This puts us at the forefront of executive search in terms of research and practice.

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Genuine Interest in Your Success

We are the owners of the business and therefore are very much invested in your business success and in helping you locate and leverage upon the best possible human capital solutions for your organisation.

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Executive Search Guarantee

We offer a 12-month replacement guarantee for all roles with a salary package in excess of $150,000 + Super (this excludes vacancies that re-occur due to a restructure).

PARAÎBA AND STONE METHODOLOGY

CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AND POSITION ANALYSIS ​

Our executive search process is highly consultative, aiming to clearly define your specific organisational needs with a strong focus on role responsibilities, qualifications and cultural fit requirements.

RESEARCH AND SOURCING

We will use various research methodologies to compile a longlist of suitable candidates.

CANDIDATE PRESENTATION AND SHORTLISTING

We will provide you with a shortlist of candidates that best meet your technical and Behavioural/Personality Requirements. In consultation with you and subject to your approval, we will further condense the shortlist.

CLIENT INTERVIEWS

The client conducts interviews with shortlisted candidates.

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING AND SELECTION

Post these interviews, we will provide recommendations regarding suitable psychometric assessments that will be used to further assess your preferred candidates.This will be done with a view to increasing the predictive ability of the recruitment process in targeting candidates that are likely to achieve high levels of success in the role. These results and their interpretation will be discussed with you. The preferred candidate will then be selected in consultation with you.

CANDIDATE CHECKS

An Australian Police Check and a Right to Work Check will be undertaken for the preferred candidate. Reference checks will be conducted for the preferred candidate prior to an offer of employment being made.

OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE

Subsequent to detailed consultation with you, we will make an offer of employment to the successful candidate and we will assist with requisite negotiations regarding the executives’ terms and conditions of employment.