Alex Scott

Pioneer
DISC Type : Dsi

Talent Director at FulkersBaileyRussell

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Alex Scott is an accomplished Talent Director at Fulkers Bailey Russell with over seven years of experience building and leading recruitment teams. A 2024 finalist for In-House Recruitment Leader of the Year, he specializes in creating scalable hiring strategies. Colleagues frequently describe him as enthusiastic, strategic, and a great partner.

Outside of work, Alex is passionate about advocating for mental health awareness. He actively supports and fundraises for Mind, a charity dedicated to providing mental health support, and often encourages his professional network to contribute to the cause.

He successfully built a new Talent Acquisition function from scratch, leading to a 26% growth in company headcount in just one year.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Driven But Considerate

Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Scaling TA Functions
He has a proven track record of building talent acquisition functions from the ground up and scaling hiring in companies ranging from startups to over 1, 500 employees.
Data-Informed Hiring
He is known for blending data-driven insights with a people-first approach, creating data dashboards to track metrics and drive hiring strategy.
Mental Health Advocacy
He actively fundraises for and promotes the charity Mind, demonstrating a personal commitment to supporting mental health initiatives.

Media Appearances

Alex has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2023
Talent Director at FulkersBaileyRussell
1-2021 - 1-2023
Manager, Talent Acquisition, EMEA at Hootsuite
1-2020 - 1-2021
Talent Manager at LandTech
7-2018 - 1-2020
Talent Business Partner at The Specialist Works
4-2017 - 7-2018
Talent Advisor at The Specialist Works

Education

2009 - 2011
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from North West Kent College

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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Alex

Personality Compatibility


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