Founded in 2003, Leapfrog Search serves the technology & consulting market in Australia, New Zealand & Asia.
We have earned a reputation as the go-to recruitment partner for crucial positions, be they executive, leadership or senior individual contributor.
Our forté is appointing remarkable people in pivotal roles where technology is an enabler of business value creation; business leadership, market development & sales, consulting, implementation, and operations.
We offer a distinct capability that is incremental to talent acquisition teams & conventional recruitment firms - as experts in completing hard-to-fill positions.
Expertise
Sourcing Top Talent
We leverage our consulting & technology market knowledge and network reach. Our experience has shown this approach (of referral sourcing & triangulation) to be many times more effective in finding top performers than relying on LinkedIn or advertising open positions.
Evaluation Framework
Fundamental to effective evaluation, is looking beyond candidate narrative and headline results. We delve deeply into a candidate's environment & achievements to contextualise their contribution.
Deepening the Pool
We deepen the talent pool by also considering emerging & lateral sources of talent, identifying individuals with relevant portable attributes & experience. This is particularly valuable to businesses constrained by tight labour conditions, remuneration levels, brand equity, etc.
The Talent Bell Curve
Focusing on core attributes & values allows us to recognise individuals that can positively impact business outcomes & culture in different situations (roles & organisations). We home in on traits that are consistent with those in the far right 5% of the talent bell curve.
Dislodging Top Talent
Top performers tend to be embedded in their firms. Compelling them to move requires providing accurate detail & insight that allows them to weigh their current situation against a new opportunity objectively. These are career - not job or remuneration - discussions.
Diversity as an Advantage
We are advocates of equal opportunity employment, encouraging diversity in gender, sexual orientation, age, race & background. Diversity is a company asset that combats complacency & groupthink.
Insights
"Go after the cream of the cream. A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players." Steve Jobs
Darryl Garbutt
Principal
Alex Fitzgerald
Principal