Cedric Holdings – (Pty) Ltd

EMPOWERING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

ABOUT US

Cedric Holdings is South Africa's leading independent expert executive search consultancy. We provide intelligent and talented human resources solutions in the fields of IT and banking & finance. Through targeted headhunting and sourcing, we find talent no one else can find and discover top candidates. We focus on finding the right solutions and help our clients build successful teams to grow their businesses. We have a deep and highly engaged network of talent across South Africa. Our experienced recruitment consultants have a reputation for understanding the work dynamics and the industries they specialize in and acting as "talent magnets" for the most dynamic and promising candidates in the market. We pride ourselves on being a client-centric, relationship-focused agency. Our consultants have a genuine desire to positively shape the future of the people they work with, helping clients build successful and sustainable businesses by hiring great talent.

GUARANTORS OF FIT

Cedric Holdings candidates are selected based on their skills, knowledge, experience, and business culture. Our process is thorough and comes with a conformance guarantee. We guarantee to provide a complete line of vetted, vetted, and qualified executives for every search. We promise to focus entirely on your search until the right candidate is found and placed with your company

OUR PROCESS

PHASE ONE

We meet with all members of your team involved in the hiring process to discuss position details and set search expectations. The main goal is to understand the overall business goals and objectives. We will then propose a comprehensive recruitment strategy tailored to your company's hiring needs

Consultation

PHASE TWO

Sourcing We use our network and our own time-consuming search process. This includes responding to candidates via solicitation calls, social media channels and our database. Candidate screening and narrowing and selection of the top 10 candidates. After in-depth interviews and reference checks with the selected candidates, the top five candidates will be narrowed down and selected. Submit and present the top 5 candidate profiles and resumes within a few days.

PHASE THREE

Interviews Coordinating and preparing for the interview between you and the candidate. Set expectations: Reasonable delays in getting feedback from candidates. Arrange extensive phone and onsite interviews with candidates and your team. The candidate's feedback to the team and your feedback to the candidate.

PHASE FOUR

Conduct background checks. Conduct negotiations between you and the candidate. Make it easier for candidates to accept your offer. We also guide candidates through termination opportunities and navigate potential counteroffers.

PHASE FIVE

Support with the candidate onboarding and provide ongoing follow-up to ensure satisfaction.

Executive Search

We help companies find the best talent, build winning teams, and create value for shareholders through excellence. Our executive search services find high-quality executives who align with your market and corporate culture. Our expertise has led companies in nearly every industry to hire executives at all levels. In an era of continuous organizational change and transformation, attracting the best leadership talent to key executive roles is more important than ever. Our executive search aims to identify the best candidates for a position, not just the best candidates currently on the market. As such, this is a process that typically applies to managers. Each search strategy is tailored to you, addressing the specific needs of the job and researching and evaluating the entire market of potential candidates for that job. Our unique process is comprehensive and complete. Combine this demanding approach with the need to maintain speed and momentum. Once the process is complete, we remain closely involved in successfully completing the mission. We always focus on results. Did we add value and deliver solutions? We provide unparalleled customer service and provide a quality experience to keep our customers as long-term business partners.

Diverse and Inclusive Recruitment

With the colourful history of South Africa, we are morally obligated as a leading executive recruiter to use our privileged role to drive positive change in IT and Financial industries. We work closely with our clients to ensure that they reap the benefits of organizational diversity and inclusion. Our Executive Recruiting team has the expertise and experience to find the right leaders to drive and embed organizational change. Diversity and inclusion must be driven and represented from the top, working closely with our clients to ensure that their organizations reach their full potential for diverse and inclusive cultures and leadership.

Strategic advice

We have a deep understanding of your company, the industry you work in, and the unique dynamics of your team and culture. As a strategic partner, our consultants help each candidate bring and I’ll be honest with you about how it fits your goals and needs.

Employer

At Cedric Holdings, we pride ourselves on this reputation as South Africa’s leading IT and financial recruitment specialist. Whether
you’re hiring a temporary problem solver on a contract basis or looking for someone to move your business forward in the long
term, finding the perfect match can be difficult. Building meaningful partnerships with our customers is at the core of our business,
and the strength of these partnerships is the cornerstone of our success. We strive to understand the needs of our customers and
apply our expertise to meet those needs.
Our deep knowledge of both the South African market and our areas of expertise enables us to provide our clients with unique,
reliable, and practical recruitment services. You can be confident that even the most complex tasks can be safely handled by our
hands. We know how important it is to find the right people and the right skills in today’s rapidly changing talent landscape.
customer goals.

We guarantee excellence.

Clients use our services because we deliver results. Strong employer confidence in our performance translates to consistently high
repeat orders and recommendations. But don’t take our word for it. Talk about a conversation you had with a client you worked with
before. we are well connected. Our extensive network and partners are spread nationally and internationally. That means you don’t
have to limit yourself to South Africa to find the perfect candidate.

our recruitment process includes a rigorous screening and selection process:
. In-depth personal interviews
. Assessments based on various job categories
. Comprehensive verbal references at the shortlist stage
. Qualification, credit and criminal checks

OUR SPECIALTIES

Banking and Finance

Regional Managers / Relationship Managers
Institutional, Corporate and Commercial Relationship
Managers
Private Wealth
Credit
Treasury
Operations

Funds Management

Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Managers
Equity Research Analysts
Client Services and Support
Investment Banking

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Finance
Analyst
Associates
Senior Associates
Directors

Wealth Management / Private Banking

Wealth Advisor / Managers
Equity Research
Advisor Assistants

Compliance / Regulatory / Risk

Compliance Analysts / Managers
Fraud
Operational Risk

IT

The IT roles we recruit for include:

Backend Developers
Cloud Architects/Engineers
Data Engineers/Scientists
DevOps Engineers
Engineering Leadership
Frontend Developers
Full Stack Developers
Machine Learning Engineers
Mobile Developers
Product Managers
QA Engineers
Site Reliability Engineers
Software Architects
UI/UX Designers

TESTIMONIALS

Namrata Singh

Senior Talent Acquisition Nagarro

"I have dealt with Cedric Holdings for a long time. I have found them invaluable for
finding us, good quality candidates and staff. They understand our business and
ensure that they completely comprehend the role, in fact, they thoroughly scope the
role for us to ensure the right fit for the role"

Tracey Joosten

Account manager Elemental web solutions

"Phumlani quickly understood our business philosophy, requirements and the skill
set needed for our business. I was impressed by his strong relationship,
communication skills, commitment, and his strategy for getting the right talent"

Thabani Msibi

MD Nector Finance

"Great Support and the entire team are amazing! They are customer-centric,
optimistic and think outside of the box. I really appreciate all the time and effort they
put into my business needs. Highly recommend!"

Sthembiso Ntshangase

CEO SOBETHU Consulting

"I have had the pleasure of working with Cedric Holdings over the last six
months. Their service has always been professional and attentive. The quality of
candidates we have been provided with both on a temporary and permanent basis
speaks well of their recruiting and screening process. I would have no hesitation in
giving recommendations to use Cedric Holdings"