The Global Skills Exchange is a niche specialist search and placement agency focused on Legal, Compliance and Company Secretarial permanent / contract recruitment in South Africa and international markets.
Our vision is to build our unique brand by connecting the right professionals with the right employers of choice and facilitating a smooth and rewarding recruitment journey for candidates and clients alike.
Our core philosophy centres around “Yi Fan Feng Shun�, which is a Chinese greeting that was used in wishing travelers and explorers luck and a prosperous voyage as they set sail in the 18th Century. We have expanded on this expression by promising that all who partner with us will experience a journey of growth, achievement and reward.
We ensure that the professionals we guide to our select clients’ shores know why they are in the market and have a clear vision for their future careers. In addition, we truly listen to the client and candidate’s vision of what they want to achieve ensuring that the match fulfills each party’s goals. This is what stimulates long-term prosperity for all.
In order to do the above successfully we partner with our candidates and clients; ensuring the journey is smooth sailing.
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As the old saying goes, "a journey begins with a single step". To overcome the obstacles which stand in the travellers way, the first boundary must be broken. The Global Skills Exchange assists both clients and candidates in taking the first of many steps which can lead to opportunity and achievement in all their forms. It is the practice of our team to act in the best interests of all involved, to nurture a climate of trust and reliability on all sides. Qualities which are further served by a close attention to informed, transparent and honest negotiations and processes every step of the way.
Both clients and candidates can experience this ethic of fairness through The Global Skills Exchange's Exchange Portal (see menu). The Exchange Portal has been specifically designed for both parties to have secure, password authenticated access in order to keep a close eye on the progress of potential candidates and career searches respectively.
Our involvement extends far beyond the initial match. After the selection process, through either our internet portal or by phone, we guide candidates safely to their new shore, ensuring that the anxiety of relocation is kept to a minimum and thus beneficial to both parties. During the first three months of employment, we will provide clear, useful feedback to both client and candidate.
From visions of far-off lands, intrepid explorers and the essential spirit of Chinese "prosperity ships" it is perhaps best to leave the apprehensive with a thought "If you want to build a ship, do not instruct the men to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools and organize the work, but make them long for setting sail and travel to distant lands. - Antoine De Saint-Exupé²¹"
Leonie Ellis:
After graduating from the Institute of Marketing Management with a Diploma in Marketing, she started her career as a property broker - negotiating sales and letting for corporate clients in Johannesburg. During this time, she developed a passion for matching people with properties and honed her negotiation skills.
At 28, she followed the call of London, where she spent two years learning the art of negotiation with two leading global property players. On her return to South Africa in 2000, she sought out a new challenge, which appeared in the form of recruitment for one of the leading recruitment specialists in Johannesburg focusing on the banking and legal community.
Here she learnt the never-ending lessons of matching people with careers and cultures of banking giants, corporate boutiques and law practices. After six intensive years working within an organisation with the highest standards and respect for their market, she was offered the opportunity to launch The Global Skills Exchange (TGSE) in late 2007.
The past year has been spent defining markets and meeting key players in the exciting locations of Singapore, Dubai, London, Hong Kong and Perth, which has given Leonie the ability to assist candidates with insightful guidance and assistance in facilitating new careers and adventures. At the same time, she is able to identify the "best in class" for global clients.