“This accomplishment reflects the dedication of our team and their commitment to putting the candidate experience at the forefront of the job search journey. At FGP, we approach each day with a mindset of growth and a lens of gratitude, grateful for the opportunity to assist job seekers in their career growth,” said Megan Coleman, Director of Recruiting.

FGP currently has 14 Great Recruiters certified recruiters on our team, along with over 1400 reviews and an average rating of 4.87 out of 5 stars. You can read more of our reviews here!

This achievement would not be possible without our team’s hard work and commitment to their candidates & clients each day. We are grateful for their hard work and proud of their accomplishments.

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As a part of this list, John was able to share his thoughts on the strengths and challenges of the state, specifically when it comes to the South Carolina talent market. Check out an excerpt below.
 

What is South Carolina’s biggest strength?  

Our biggest strength is our people, our workforce. The capabilities and readiness of our workforce create a competitive advantage for existing and future companies to be headquartered or have operations in South Carolina.  

Its biggest challenge?  

Our biggest challenge is also our strength, our people. The economic growth and workforce demand we have experienced throughout our state is a bright spot, but also comes with opportunities around employing different strategies with regards to workforce availability and meeting the hiring needs of companies.  We simply need more people!  

We are proud to have John as a leader at FGP, exemplifying outstanding leadership and inspiring the next generation of influential individuals.  

To see the full list of innovative leaders and read more of John’s interview, visit SC Biz News. 

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“The Greenville News has been a landmark in our community for decades, and we are grateful for the opportunity to move into this cornerstone building. The Camperdown Plaza has become a vibrant hub, and we are excited about the opportunity to be in the heart of our city. This move will provide an enhanced experience for our clients and employees, as well as future opportunities to positively impact our community,” said John Uprichard, CEO.  

FGP has served as a strategic partner in the Greenville community for more than 20 years, remaining rooted in its mission to “find great people to build great companies.” Relocating to downtown Greenville will amplify this purpose and continue driving growth for the community. Moving to the central business district of Downtown Greenville is a strategic move designed to facilitate growth – not only for FGP but for the many thriving businesses and organizations across the city.  

The building was previously owned by CAP Camperdown Greenville News LLC and was sold to 32EBroadStreet LLC. on June 27, 2024. The building consists of approximately 35,000 square feet of Class A Office and features Larkin’s Restaurant on the Camperdown Plaza. Greenville News, part of Gannett Co., Inc. and the USA Today Network, will continue to occupy a portion of office space in the building through the summer of 2025. 

The new ownership entity will be managed by The Furman Co. Investment Advisory Services. Steve Navarro, President of Furman said, “This is a trophy property located at the epicenter of downtown Greenville. We are proud to take ownership and look forward to repositioning the building with exceptional occupants.”  

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As a company focused on growth, gratitude, and greatness, this award is a testament to our team’s commitment to finding great people to build great companies. This year, we were included in the Professional Services category, which includes roles placed at and below the $100,000 salary level, as well as the Temporary Staffing category, which recognizes companies that match candidates with employers for temporary and contract positions. We were ranked in the top 100 on both lists.

Megan Graham, VP, Business Development & Staffing, commented, “We are extremely grateful for our teams for their hard work each day that positively impacts the lives of our candidates and helps our clients find the best talent. Their commitment to providing a positive experience for everyone we work with is reflected in this recognition, and we are grateful to be featured among the best firms in the country.”

We look forward to continuing to serve our clients and candidates to help grow and achieve success.

Ranking on the Forbes Lists is the result of independent nominations from our clients and candidates. In total, more than 36,800 external recruiters and 16,000 HR-managers/hiring managers and candidates were invited to participate in this year’s survey. To learn more about the lists, you can visit www.forbes.com/lists.

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“This achievement is a testament to the hard work of our team and their efforts in prioritizing the candidate experience throughout the job search process. At FGP, we operate with a lens of growth & gratitude in all that we do – we are grateful for the opportunity to support job seekers through this process, and we are always seeking to improve the candidate experience,” said Megan Coleman, Director of Recruiting.  

To date, FGP has 12 Great Recruiters certified recruiters on our team, with 824 reviews and an average rating of 4.88 out of 5. Recently, we extended the use of Great Recruiters to our sales team, who initially achieved an average rating of 4.54 out of 5. These ongoing efforts will help our teams continue to enhance both the client and candidate experience, ensuring that we are delivering unmatched service. You can check out our reviews here. 

We are immensely proud of our team’s hard work and dedication that has led to this achievement. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with amazing candidates during their job search process and excited to continue finding amazing talent for our clients.  

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IESF was founded in 2002 by partners in Asia and Europe, and with 40+ offices across over 25 countries, it is a growing global executive search group that continues to expand as the demand for executive search services in new markets and industries grows. In this year alone, 3 new partner companies were added.

FGP is proud to be the United States partner for IESF, enhancing our international connectivity as our clients compete for talent in a global marketplace, with our Vice President, Steve Hall, serving as the Country Manager.

In September, Steve joined country partners from the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa in Singapore for the annual IESF partner meeting. He shared his thoughts below.

As I made the very long trek from South Carolina to South Korea and finally Singapore, there is no way to describe the anticipation of experiencing new cultures, food, and languages for the first time. But equally as important was my eagerness to deepen and build new relationships with colleagues from around the globe. So many questions on my mind about the various economies thousands of miles away where government systems vary, and even cultural values have varied qualities. The 3 primary topics all 26 partner countries had in common were:

• The continued candidate/labor shortage (apart from a country like India where talent seems to be in great supply).
• The early adoption of utilizing AI within the Executive and Professional recruiting industry – all agree that there appears to be efficiency advantages, but all agreed we must proceed with caution and focus on validation and quality of outcomes. An AI study group was formed as a result.
• All 26 partner countries confirmed that expansion of client businesses to locations around the globe continues to grow.

To date in 2023, IESF has experienced a record year, and there is much hope this will continue within the partner network until the group gathers again in Amsterdam next year. We are grateful for the opportunity for our team to learn and grow with IESF, and we look forward to continuing to strengthen our partnership!

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Best Places to Work recognizes the top employers in the state of South Carolina who are helping grow the state’s economy, workforce, and businesses. Each year, employees complete an assessment focused on their company’s practices, programs, and benefits, as well as their culture, community impact, and inclusion efforts.

“The sustained recognition of being a ‘best place to work’ is about the contribution and mindset of each person on our FGP team and their commitment to our 3G’s: Great, Growth and Gratitude. These feed our culture and are the oxygen of our organization. We are truly thankful for the continued opportunity to serve our external stakeholders, partners and laterally within our team,” said John Uprichard, CEO.

To view the full list for 2023, click here.

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We asked our division leaders for our staffing & executive search teams to share their thoughts on what we’ve seen so far in 2023. We’ve also tapped our consulting division leader to share key organizational insights and considerations for the second half of the year.

A Shift to a Contract Workforce

Throughout this year, we have continued to experience a competitive hiring market, and our teams have had to remain diligent in the search for great talent. Across both our staffing and executive search teams, we’ve seen a migration towards contract or temporary workforce. We’ve seen a slowdown in permanent job order volume and an increase in temporary orders. While the number of open staffing-level positions is not changing greatly, our client partners are moving to contingent staff to help meet business demands.

Theoretically, this makes great sense to mitigate the risk of over hiring staffing level full-time teammates, but candidate availability is proving to remain a challenge when a skilled temporary contractor is needed. Many of our client partners choose to search for talent in both temporary and permanent categories simultaneously to understand what the market will return, and ultimately, which solution is best to meet business demands.

As the year has progressed, the executive search team has experienced a slowdown in the pace of searches in a market where hiring managers have become more selective and measured in their processes. For candidates, opportunities are still there but clients are being more selective and measured than they were before – some even making that shift to a temporary or contract role as they evaluate needs. Big picture, companies are no longer just looking for bodies to fill a spot, appropriate qualifications and skills matter more this year than they did last.

Continued Market Strength

The most surprising thing about our market year to date is that the level of open positions in our staffing group remains quite strong. When we digest noise around layoffs or a potential recession it is an assumption that employment opportunities will diminish to some degree. According to our consulting team, most workforce reductions that we are seeing are due to more of a strategic business decision than an overall business decline, which may not have been the anticipated reasoning at the beginning of the year as an economic decline was initially anticipated.

While some organizations are making decisions to cut costs strategically, by and large, most organizations are still actively hiring key talent and, in some areas, continue to experience talent shortages based on lack of availability in the market.

Within our executive search team, we have experienced a leveling-out of job order volumes. In the previous year, we saw record high demand, which wasn’t sustainable long term market trajectory. This change has happened quickly, whereas we might typically expect to see a more gradual leveling of the market, but job opportunities remain strong overall compared to historic levels.

A Discerning Candidate

Our executive search teams are seeing that candidates are now even more discerning and a bit more hesitant. As such, it is more important than ever for hiring managers to recognize that an interview is an evaluation of a candidate, but it’s also the candidate evaluating the client.  How do you sell your company to candidates – what is the value proposition for them coming to work there? This is especially important to consider as we’ve seen an increase in counteroffers accepted and falloffs as candidates become more conservative about making changes in the market. Companies must market themselves well and actively enhance their employer brand.

One area that will remain similar post-Covid and across the board is the desire for a flexible or hybrid workforce model. This is almost non-negotiable now for most candidates. Most of our client partners have moved towards a flexible work model with distinct anchor days (where the whole team is in the office Monday and Friday for example). An alternate hybrid option includes requirements around 3 days in/2 days out with flexibility for the team on which days those are.

Focus Areas for Companies in the Second Half of The Year

Seek Employee Feedback

As the market has continued to normalize and companies adjust to market shifts, there is an increased need for and focus on gathering employee feedback to better understand company dynamics and culture. This is directly related to the increased conversation regarding engagement and retention from both the candidate and the client side.

Establish an Attractive Employee Engagement Model

For companies to be successful in hiring, developing, and retaining talent in the current market, they must provide the right blend of competitive offerings, career growth and development, engagement & inclusion, and meaning & purpose. Whereas in the past organizations often focused on one of these areas or “typical” offerings within these areas, it is important to think “out of the box” and evaluate offerings that increase the employee value proposition.

Optimize The Recruitment Process

Companies must focus on enhancing efficiencies and optimizing their recruitment and selection process. Often, we find companies struggle to achieve recruitment goals only to find out that they don’t have a consistent internal process that is efficient, flexible, clearly communicated and executed. Roadblocks exist causing frustration with candidates and hiring managers and ultimately loss of great talent. Companies need to move through the recruitment and selection process with consistency and agility—this takes intentionality and alignment throughout the organization.

Match Highest Talent Capabilities to Highest Value Roles

With the compensation spikes over the last few years, companies are realizing now more than ever the need to balance budgets with talent demands to support the business. Identify your highest value roles and match those with your highest talent capabilities. This informs decisions on recruitment, retention initiatives, compensation, and individual career growth.

If you have questions about the current staffing or executive search market or have questions about how our HR Consulting team can help you adapt to market shifts, contact our team today!

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Tee currently serves as co-owner and board chairman of FGP. Throughout his remarkable career, he has served as a CEO, board chairman, and co-owner of many companies. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor given in South Carolina for his efforts in reforming the Department of Transportation, where he was chairman from 2003-2008. In addition to his many professional accomplishments, Tee is dedicated to serving his community through many charitable contributions, volunteerism, and leadership roles. He takes pride in helping to build the next generation of entrepreneurs, serving as a mentor through NEXT, Venture.

As we celebrate Military Appreciation Month this May, we also want to recognize Tee for his service to our country, serving in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1971-1974 and in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1975-1976.

We are proud to have Tee as a leader at FGP, setting a great example of leadership and building a strong foundation for future generations in the workforce.

Click here to see the full ICON Honors List.

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FGP is honored to be the United States partner for IESF, providing international connectivity and capabilities to our clients as they compete for talent in a global marketplace. Our Vice President, Steve Hall currently serves as the Country Manager for the US.

IESF was founded in 2002 by partners in Asia and Europe and is now comprised of 24 affiliate recruiting firms highly specialized in executive search of Senior and Top Management. With 250 search consultants across 50 offices worldwide, IESF is a growing global executive search group that continues to expand as the demand for executive search services in new markets and industries grows.

This accomplishment is a testament to the strong partnerships at IESF, and we are grateful to be a part of it. To learn more about IESF, visit the IESF website.

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