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boom was born twenty years ago as an exclusively retained global executive search firm. Its founder’s early life, embracing fourteen years of senior international leadership roles, in multiple and varied business sectors, both corporate and entrepreneurial, living and working in seven countries across Africa, North America and Europe, empowered him to embark on a career as a head-hunter, in 1992, that led swiftly to several industry ‘firsts’ to his name. In particular, the recruitment both of world class ‘local’ talent and of women into senior executive positions in ‘household name’ multinational corporations, in both frontier and mature markets, around the world.

Publicly acknowledged by a Client in 2006 as “…undoubtedly one of the very few genuinely global recruiters I have encountered in twenty years of using executive search…”, boom’s founder has personally executed mandates in situ in more than sixty countries and conducted in-person interviews with Candidates, physically on the ground, in over one hundred. Repeat assignments have been awarded from >90% of Clients – a powerful validation of trust.

boom contends one of the most significant factors impeding global businesses is an inadequate pipeline of people with contemporary attitudes, behaviors, cultural fit, and skills to enable them consistently, courageously, and creatively to build capability that assures delivery of dynamic innovation, growth, stakeholder aspirations and profit.

In 2023, boom has been rejuvenated with a balance of young, talented leadership and seasoned expertise to generate, deliver, and sustain impeccable, 21st Century, advisory offerings and solutions to its Clients that differ from and will surpass anything provided currently by competition. boom has never been an ‘order taker;’ its strategy historically has been to ‘push back,’ where necessary, to achieve optimal, elegant outcomes. Reinvigorated, boom is more determined than ever to pursue the ultimate in-service excellence.

With a clear vision of what success looks like, boom, and the best-in-class associates with whom it collaborates, will breathe new life into sleeping brands, is identifying visionary future leaders that dream and dare to do, and, simultaneously, is contributing proactively to the human resource needs of fast-growing global economies.

Mindstream Consulting works with leading Indian and MNC Organizations in the following areas:

• Business Restructuring, Organization Transformation and Redesign
• Vision and Mission, Strategy Development and Execution
• Learning Organization Design, Learning Transformation, Talent Management, Succession Planning
• Learning Design, and Delivery; Employee Engagement Solutions
• Performance Management Redesign and Implementation
• Leadership Development Interventions, Competency Framework Development
• 360 Feedback, Psychometric Assessments, Capability Assessment, and Complete Assessment Centre Design and delivery
• HR Outsourcing and HR Digitization Projects

However, the looming specter of a global skills gap, as highlighted by the extensive Korn Ferry report, underscores the urgency of finding innovative solutions. By 2030, over 85 million jobs worldwide could remain unfilled due to a dearth of skilled workers. To mitigate this crisis, countries are increasingly turning to overseas talent pools to bridge the shortfall. However, the influx of professionals from overseas comes with its own challenges, whether those be of a cultural nature, language barriers or a skill differential.

At Ed2Careers, we believe the key to overcoming these hurdles lies in value-based selection methodologies, a personality and skill centric filtration processes, comprehensive cultural training, and language enhancements. Bridging the gap between Western and Indian cultures is at the heart of our value proposition.

Our value-based selection methodology and training programs are designed in consultation with employment providers to meet the exacting standards of the industry. Through strategic partnerships, such as our collaboration with Indago Development, a leading UK-based learning and development company, we ensure that candidates are equipped with the requisite skills, attitudes, and behaviors to excel in their overseas roles.

Aged Care:

For the aged care aspirants, selected candidates undergo a comprehensive 10-day vocational training course at Artemis Hospitals in New Delhi, facilitated by British Indago Development coaches. The program equips registered nurses and social care workers with skills to support their role in the aged care sector, with real-life scenarios and hands-on support to ensure our prospective carers are indeed inducted and trained in accordance with the strengthened aged care quality standards.

The secret to the success of this collaboration lies in the immersive development experience of face-to-face training. Candidates are issued e-learning modules 28 days prior to the course in order that they have the foundational education of technical information in relation to infection control practice, safety and quality practices, compliances within aged care, moving and handling theory, mental capacity assessment, and other technical domains.

During the face-to-face course, this baseline educational foundation is then built upon to teach course delegates the finer aspects of care and support, including specific support for older people living on a dementia journey. The cultural differences between the regulated social care system overseas and the unregulated system in India are also bridged by a specialist cultural trainer, with over two decades of experience with The Oberoi Hospitality Group (EIHCL), Taj Group (IHCL), Apollo Hospitals, and Indraprastha.

The collaboration has thus far delivered scores of inducted professionals to care settings in the United Kingdom. Evolve Care Group manager Verity Warmsley describes her experience of accepting some of these graduates as “An incredible start. They’ve stepped into the home and on day one, they have hit the ground running. They have worked with some of the most complex people within the home. We knew straight away that they would be excellent additions to our team. They’ve fitted in straight away and been willing and wanting to learn. That’s all you can ask for from a good team member”.

The combination of values-based selection, internationally accredited education of technical subjects, and world-class face-to-face human connection training results in a set of professionals equipped to support a range of services that deliver outstanding outcomes. The majority of the graduates are Registered Nurses in India and therefore come with a significant amount of previous education and experience.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the indispensable role of frontline health workers has underscored the importance of a globally mobile workforce. As we look to the future, Ed2Careers remains steadfast in its mission to empower individuals, bridge the global skills gap, and build a brighter, more inclusive world.