What is Interim Management?

The Chartered Management Institute has defined an interim manager as "one who is employed on a short-term basis to achieve a specific objective. Interim Managers share in confidential decision-making and take on line-management responsibilities in order to get ‘the job done’.”

Typically interims are employed for three to nine months during periods of change, particularly covering for a slow recruitment gap, in project leadership and implementing change management objectives. There are however no limits to the scope for application of Interim managers across a business, with real value added.

What are the key benefits of an Interim?

• Experience – in 9 out of 10 cases the interim has experience at least one level higher than his/her interim position
• Speed – Available in days with minimal recruitment and termination cost or hassle. Used to hitting the ground running
• Objective – External from company politics or protocol, a fresh take on projects, issues and conflict
• Results Oriented – Used to being judged on performance and outputs, ambitious targets and goals are natural and welcomed
• Knowledge Transfer – Retained skills, contacts and experience for your full time workforce
• Delivery – Interims are more ‘hands on’ than consultants – happy to role up their sleeves and implement change
• Flexible – experience enables a ‘tackle anything’ mentality
• Cost effectiveness

What is execs4hire?

execs4hire is an interim management and temporary executive dot com. Our service is operated wholly online and provides a virtual space where interim mangers and temporary executives can meet their next assignment. We work with dedicated strategic partners and provide free access for hundreds of recruiters and interim employers worldwide. This gives our candidates the very best chance of finding the perfect match.

How can I benefit from Gold Star Membership?

We provide a number of unique services that provide fantastic value to our Gold Star Members

• We bring together jobs from numerous recruiters, not just those an interim provider wants you to see
• You get complimentary professional indemnity cover for jobs taken up through the site (either sourced from the job feed or via a recruiter hit on your profile)
• You get an online space to exchange ideas and experiences
• We deliver jobs straight into your nominated inbox – the contents of which are fully adjustable via “My Account”

All of these great benefits cost just £75 + VAT per year.

What happens if I do not become a Gold Star Member?

Your CV will be live on our database for recruiters to search. However, you will not be able to search the job feed, benefit from complimentary professional indemnity insurance, receive job alert e-mails or access the forums.

What type of manager do execs4hire handle?

From frontline managers to the Boardroom, typically our managers command between £300 and £1300 per day depending on the role and experience.

How long does a typical assignment last?

As long as the company needs the manager. Interim is a flexible approach to dealing with immediate staffing needs at the senior manager/executive level. Interim managers work full or part-time, from one-to-five days per week, from a week to over a year.

What happens if an assignment comes to an end earlier than anticipated?

There are no termination costs, no redundancy payments, etc. This is one of the key advantages to using an interim manager.

As a manager, how often will I expect to be on assignment?

This depends on your specialty and the management level needed by the client company. Some of our interim managers leave one assignment and go straight into another. Others may find one assignment a year. Some may not find an assignment at all and opt to search for permanent work instead. Most that do find assignments often work between 160 and 180 days per year in total.

What are recruiters?

Recruiters, as defined by execs4hire, are either companies that specialise in the placement of agents into companies (recruitment agencies and the like) or those companies likely to recruit Interim Managers for their own use. Approved recruiters have access to our website free of charge to both search our candidates and to place job adverts.

How do I apply for jobs?

Recruiters will place contact details on the job advert. It is up you to decide whether you would like to contact the respective organisation.

Can I have jobs emailed?

Yes! Simply log on to ‘My Account’ and select your email preferences. You can select the regularity, type and content of the e-mails you receive. This service is available only for Gold Star members.

Is this job feed any good?

We have a team of ten staff who are in contact with over 1000 consulting firms, clients and agencies who between them provide a regular stream of new assignments. Recruiters advertise free of charge on our site and we typically list between 50 and 200 interim specific openings at any one time.

I’ve uploaded a “personal CV” – that means I don’t have to fill in the rest of “MyCV”, right?

Wrong! It’s absolutely essential that you complete every area of “MyCV” – the preformatted nature of this profile allows recruiters to search effectively for those candidates who meet their requirements. The personal CV feature allows you to annexe a more detailed description of your capabilities and skills, but you MUST complete MyCV thoroughly to ensure your skills can be found by recruiters.