About Us
We hope that our service, professionalism and passion exceeds your standards
Whether you are a candidate looking for an exciting career opportunity or a client needing to fill a gap with a great candidate, we hope you find that our service, professionalism and passion gives you the edge. Our core agency work is Retained Search.
Specialist agency in the following areas ~
Financial Markets
Commercial
Renewable Energy
Financial Markets
Our team has, since inception (2000), serviced financial markets and the rare/scarce skills traditionally associated with this sector and level of "smart" required to fill key gaps in this sector. Deep experience across : Asset management, Investment Banking (Corporate Finance / Private Equity / Specialized Finance).
Commercial
Our team has, since inception (2000), serviced clients across a variety of sectors. Well experienced, and with trusted processes in place, to deliver quality Executive and Senior leadership profiles across Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail and Industrial sectors.
Renewable Energy
Our team has, since 2018, serviced clients within Renewable Energy - IPP, EPC and Private Equity entities within this sector. Wind, solar, battery / storage, hybrid. Deep experience in sourcing skills in areas of Finance (including Project Finance and Transactions), Asset Managers, Site Managers, Legal, HR, ED, SED, Strategy, etc.
Our product offering covers ~
Retained
Search
Contingency
Recruitment
Project Based Services
Retained Search
Our Retained Search model is our core work. Candidate Connect has developed distinctive models / solutions that achieve Executive Search-level work with consistent outcomes, and offered at an affordable fee. Our solutions bridge the gap between executive search and contingency sourcing. The solutions are well aligned to uncovering the best talent in the market, through a focussed and committed partnership between client and agency. Retained Search is an important ingredient within a recruitment product mix, and knowing when to use it to uncover best talent can save clients considerable time and money (vs risks associated with leaving roles unfilled or hiring the wrong person where delivery is impacted). Our Retained Search Solution is a 100% transparent process, and a true partnership with our clients where company culture, role motivation and role challenges are key knowledge points, and our starting point on an assignment. For a discussion around a key Executive or Senior gap that may be well suited to a focsused Retained Search approach, please contact Mike at 021 461 9595, or mike@candidateconnect.co.za
Contingency Search
Our Contingency Search model is aligned to uncovering the best talent quickly. Our process and structures are aligned to this, offering the best opportunity of success. Time and resource allocation cannot reasonably compete with that of a dedicated Retained Search assignment, though for the right role (usually junior to mid-level) Contingency Recruitment is an effective sourcing tool. Our team is well experienced in Contingency Search, having offered this product to our clients, since inception (2000). For a discussion around a Contingency Search hiring need, please contact Mike at 021 461 9595, or mike@candidateconnect.co.za
Project Based Services
Our Project based offering fills a key hiring gap in the market. There are times when companies have urgent requirements that requires special skills, or multiple skills. The rise of project based jobs hiring provides flexibility to the companies. Our Project Based approach is customised by assignment. For a discussion around a Project Based approach, requiring the sourcing of multiple people and/or skills, please contact Mike at 021 461 9595, or mike@candidateconnect.co.za
The company speciality being Executive and Senior leadership roles, within the South African market, and across a variety of sectors.
Mission statement
To understand client needs and to offer a professional service that is interactive, knowledgeable, personal, and friendly. The service must connect quality candidates to quality clients.
Honesty and integrity to be core to each of these criterion.
Our history
Candidate Connect is a Cape Town based recruitment consultancy, servicing clients nationally. The core focus is Retained Search, with Contingecy work offered on an ad hoc basis. Specialists across : Financial Markets (Asset Management, Investment Banking), Commercial (Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail, Industrial) and Renewable Energy (IPP, EPC, Private Equity).
2000:
Started in 2000, with the core objective (at the time) of bringing South Africans home from abroad. The initial concept was to channel these candidates into SA recruitment agencies who we felt were best positioned to meet their career aspirations.2001:
This concept evolved rapidly, and in 2001, Candidate Connect transitioned into a full service recruitment consultancy working directly with clients, primarily in the Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban markets. The core focus areas being Financial Markets and the Commercial sector2010:
The Candidate Connect service expanded to include Project based recruitment work.2018:
Candidate Connect entry into servicing Renewable Energy, a special journey growing with this sector across IPP's, EPC's, Private Equity entities. A sector that truly resonates with our team.2024:
Candidate Connect developed unique Retained Search solutions to the South African market, and with these distinctive solutions, Retained Search becames the core work and focus of Candidate Connect.2025:
The Candidate Connect team is celebrating 25 years of quality partnerships and relationships, developed across clients and candidates. We thank both clients and candidates for all the support over the years, and we remain deeply committed to keeping the personal touch that has got us to where we are today. Offering a personal touch remains core to our philosophy going forward.And that’s our history so far…
