Miller Hay

Miller Hay

Recruitment

‘Many aspire to change the world but few realise that everyone accomplishes that goal’

Miller Hay is a Dubai-based recruitment company that specialises in placing professional office support staff in the financial services, law and accounting sectors within the region.

Introduction

Recruitment ServicesThe firm is engaged by senior management and human resources departments to place staff in line with structured growth or to build groups for new entrants to the Middle East.

Sourcing from within the UAE and other financial centres, candidates are personally screened by Miller Hay’s recruitment team, their credentials rigorously checked and their technical competency challenged before they meet a client. If required, candidates also undergo psychometric testing.

With a passion for uncompromising quality, Miller Hay has a market-leading reputation for providing an honest, transparent and personal service where the long term needs of clients take priority over all else.

Our HistoryMiller Hay was founded by Philippa Hay. New Zealand-born Ms. Hay is a recruitment professional with over fifteen years experience in placing professional office support staff in the field of financial services, law and accounting sectors in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia.

About Miller HayWith a reputation for clarity of thought, precise responsiveness, and a passion and pride in their work, Miller Hay’s staff value the special relationships they build with both clients and candidates, seeking and attracting the very best in both.

‘Knowing is not enough: we must apply’

Johann von GoetheWriter1749 - 1832

Miller Hay is focused yet flexible in its approach to excellence in providing recruitment services that are structured to meet client requirements and to successfully deliver results.

Client Services

ServicesMiller Hay’s services broadly fit into the following categories:

Contingent Recruitment Recruitment based entirely on Miller Hay’s ability to place a successful candidate from its existing candidate database. Under this methodology, no retainer or placement fees are paid until a candidate is under contract by the client.

Advertised SelectionClient paid, advertised candidate searches, either regionally or globally. Retained SearchSet to specific client requirements, Miller Hay is retained to exclusively search and place executives in situations using discretion, diplomacy and tact.

MethodologyAt Miller Hay, we believe attracting the best clients and candidates requires an exceptional service and approach to business. Having the courage and conviction to step away from common trends and methods helps ensure that we maintain our position as a leader in our field.

At Miller Hay we understand that clients place great responsibility and trust in us to find staff that perform at the highest level and integrate well into corporate culture. We take this responsibility very seriously. Candidates are not committed to interview without Miller Hay first conducting extensive due diligence background checks on them, assessing their personality, skill level and suitability, ensuring that at interview, the client’s time is utilised to optimum effect.

Areas of EngagementMiller Hay recognises that in recruitment, a specialist’s understanding of sector dynamics and insight is invaluable in the pursuit of exceptional talent.

Specialists in Client ServiceMiller Hay concentrates solely on placing professional support staff in the financial services, law and accounting sectors. Being positively focused on these areas ensures that we are in tune with sector dynamics, able to read trends and are well-positioned to engage the best talent for clients in:

• Investment Banking• Commercial Banking• Private Banking• Capital Markets• Private Equity• Investment Management• Sovereign Wealth Funds• Insurance & Reinsurance• Islamic Finance• Law• Finance

Specialists in Candidate SourcingWith a reputation as a regional leader in the field of professional support staff recruitment, candidates trust Miller Hay’s quality marque. Relationships with, and introductions to the best talent are nurtured and maintained to ensure the marriage between client opportunity and candidate need is a harmonious one. Miller Hay specialises in sourcing:

• Office Managers• Human Resources Personnel• Executive Personal Assistants• Legal Secretaries• Secretaries• Office and IT Administrators• Chartered Accountants• Analysts• Paralegals and Legal Executives• Desk and Research Assistants• Business Development Personnel

‘You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.’

Woodrow Wilson28th President of United States of America1856 - 1924

With over fifteen years’ experience in recruiting professional office support staff for the financial, accounting and law sectors, Miller Hay offers a unique and personal service.

Leadership Team

Philippa HayManaging Director

Philippa Hay has lived and worked all over the world throughout her recruitment career to date. She has been in the UAE for six years and throughout that time has been an instrumental figure within the ever-growing professional office support recruitment market.

Prior to relocating to Dubai, Philippa workedfor nine years within recruitment in the United Kingdom and Australasia, and she has travelled extensively both personally and professionally. She recently attended an Art in Business Programme at Sotheby’s in London where she focused on Islamic Art. Her undergraduate degree was in Education and her post graduate diploma was in Business Administration.

Susanna HargreavesAssociate Director

Susanna Hargreaves is a business recruitmentprofessional with experience spanning fifteen years.Results driven and passionate about delivering the beststrategic solutions for her clients, has led to long-termrelationships often on an exclusive basis.

Susanna has specialised in recruiting professional officesupport candidates throughout her recruitment careerand worked for one of London’s leading consultanciesfor over a decade. Since 2008 she has been workingin the UAE and GCC market developing clientrelationships in the investment banking and legalarena. Susanna joined Miller Hay in October 2009.

www.millerhay.com

W: www.millerhay.com | T: +971 4 327 5115 | F: +971 4 327 5225

Capricorn Tower, Level 5, Sheikh Zayed Road, PO Box 23211, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About Miller Hay’s PatternMiller Hay’s proprietary pattern is a

fusion of its New Zealand heritage and Arabian Culture, inspiring prosperity

and good fortune.