Calvin Lee-Pickett

CEO & Founder at Calvin James Recruitment

📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Calvin Lee-Pickett is the CEO and Founder of Calvin James Recruitment and The Calvin James Community. An expert on the UAE job market, he moved from the UK to build his firm, specializing in connecting senior executives with opportunities. People often call him a knowledgeable, genuine, caring leader and mentor who provides practical, structured career guidance.

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Experience

14 Years

Current Role

CEO & Founder

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Personality Overview

How Calvin shows up

Communication Style

Decision Approach

Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Priorities

Topics Calvin cares about

UAE Career Strategy

He founded a community dedicated to helping professionals stand out and land jobs in the competitive UAE market, offering coaching and masterclasses on the topic.

Entrepreneurial Resilience

He started his business in Dubai with no prior ownership experience and credits his upbringing with instilling a drive to continuously move forward and succeed.

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Career

Work history

11-2018

CEO & Founder

Calvin James Recruitment

9-2023

Founder

The Calvin James Community

2-2025

Co-Founder

Stealth Startup

1-2017 - 10-2018

Divisional Manager

Robert Half Finance & Accounting

10-2014 - 12-2016

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Robert Half Finance & Accounting

In the press

Media appearances

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Education

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Liverpool College

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Liverpool College

Social presence

Behavioral profile

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DISC behavioral profile

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During a call or a meeting

During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

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Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it

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When cold calling

Pattern Interrupt: A polite and formal approach, that doesn’t sound over-friendly or too aggressive makes it hard for them to say no to you.

Pace: Slow down a little bit, especially if you are fast usually. Sound like a 'calming break from the day' person.

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When writing an email

Subject: To the point, formal

Length of mail: Short

Salutation: No Greeting: No. Tone of words: Confident with a formal touch. Bullet points: Could use. Closing line: Formally state your ask. Complimentary close: None or standard. Overall messaging: Focused on output

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Negotiating and closing

The secret to closing Calvin fast: Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either

How fast will Calvin move? They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.

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