I have an excellent recruiting background and have joined Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS) South African Business Unit from within the sister company KCMB.
The profile for my division is available as a download at the foot of this page.
I also provide pro-active support to two Linked In Groups that are relevant to my work;
South African Engineers and Expats (SA)
Engineering Council of South Africa
My desk focusses on recruitment at senior to EXCO level to Original Equipment Manufacturers; OEM's - particularly within the mining industry in South Africa.
I offer specialist advice and assistance to senior individuals or executives looking for confidential help and advice with their career move.
WRS’ African division focuses specifically on recruiting senior level professionals in the Construction, Engineering and Mining industries throughout South Africa - offering locally based candidates whenever possible.
Recruiting from an international base allows us to offer South African clients access to a larger pool of of skilled individuals including internationally experienced ex-pats and foreign nationals seeking to return home.
The Africa team at Worldwide Recruitment Solutions has a well-established and comprehensive client base in South Africa consisting of SME’s to blue-chip multi-national organisations.
The experience gained in working with a broad spectrum of clients combined with our in-depth knowledge of the South African marketplace allows us to offer a diverse range of potential opportunities to candidates.
We are multi-disciplinary recruitment specialists with our key areas of expertise in the following sectors:-
- Construction
- Engineering
- Original Equipment Manufacturers
- Power & Energy
- Oil & Gas
- Petrochemical
- Infrastructure
- Mining
- Mineral Processing
- Renewable Energy
Specialties
Multi-disciplinary recruitment at Senior level;
- Original Equipment Manufacturers
- Engineering Consultancies
*Retained Assignments
*Search and Select
*Contingency
Experience
Consultant
WRS - Worldwide Recruitment Solutions
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Oil & Energy industry
May 2011 – Present (1 year 1 month)
Recruiting Senior and EXCO South African professionals into South African Engineering companies. My key business focus is Original Equipment Manufacturing companies in the mining sector.
Although I'm a UK based recruiter, my extensive candidate base is predominantly a network of South Africans based in South Africa, the remainder being South African expatriates looking to return home.
WRS will always source equity candidates as a matter of priority.
Tony has 2 recommendations (2 clients) including:
1st Henry Botha
1st Eugene Joubert
Senior Consultant
KCMB / WRS Worldwide Recruitment Solutions
June 2004 – May 2011 (7 years)
Specialist recruiter, providing several of the UK's leading businesses with staff operating in Corporate Insolvency, Debt Management and Personal Insolvency. I cover the entire vertical sector, placing at all operational levels, including senior management and directors.
Skills & Expertise
Technical Recruiting Consulting Engineering South Africa Headhunting Succession Planning Associates Senior Executives Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Structural Engineers OEMs Mining Retained Search Directors Operations Directors CEOs Managing Directors
Education
Altrincham Boys Grammar School
1984 – 1989
Recommendations For Tony
Consultant
WRS - Worldwide Recruitment Solutions
“Tony played a vital role in getting my current employment with Bergstan SA. He explained all the details about the job description and gave me some tips for interviews. I would recomend other job seekers to contact him for potential future positions.” March 5, 2012
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
1st Henry Botha
hired Tony as a Recruiter in 2012
“I want to thank WRS and particularly the Recruitment Consultant - Tony Dean for the efforts he has put into the recruitment process by sending out my resume, getting me interviews and the professional way in which he always acted. I would recommend him to any person who is looking for employment or company looking for employees.” December 13, 2011
Top qualities: Expert, On Time, High Integrity
1st Eugene Joubert
hired Tony as a Recruitment Consultant in 2011
