RESEARCH, IT'S IN OUR DNA.

Research lies at the core of everything we do at Synchronicity. We look beyond the obvious, we create alternative pools of talent and we are passionate about championing diversity of thought within the industries we serve.

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Because ultimately, you can't hire who you can't find.

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Our Approach

Most search firms start from what they already know: a database, a network, a handful of people who've applied before. We start from the opposite end. For every brief, our research team maps the entire addressable universe of relevant talent, not just the candidates already on our radar or actively looking, but everyone who could credibly do the role.

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That mapping does two things. It gives us a genuinely complete field to search from rather than a recycled shortlist, and it gives our clients something most searches never produce: real market intelligence on their own niche, who else is out there, how the talent pool is structured, and where the real scarcity sits. That data informs the search, but it also informs decisions well beyond the immediate hire.

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We look past the obvious pool too, into complementary areas of expertise where transferable skill sets exist, and across geographies where relocation could open up a stronger field than a purely local search would ever find.

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This is a deliberate departure from old-school search, where a consultant's own network becomes the ceiling on who gets considered. Our job isn't to place who we already know, it's to identify the best possible person for the role, and more often than not, that person has never crossed our desk before.

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"As Head of Research at Synchronicity I'm hugely proud to work for one of the leading executive search practices in the real estate and financial services sectors. I pride myself on mine and my team's proactive and meticulous approach to our work. I'm passionate about improving the diversity within our clients' businesses and I strongly believe we as recruiters have a real responsibility to seek out talent from all manner of backgrounds and communities. Whether a placement is a headline making industry leader or someone newly qualified who has secured their dream start to their career, I get enormous satisfaction in playing a part in what are often major moments in someone's life."

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Claire leads a dedicated bench of researchers whose sole focus is this groundwork, the depth behind every search we run. It's this research capability, not database access or advert response volume, that gives Synchronicity its edge on the mandates that matter most.