TMS Asia-Pacific (TMS) has unveiled what it claims is a world recruitment industry first with the launch today in Singapore of a new and unique candidate mentoring concept – StarLife.
TMS Chief Executive Officer, Gary Marshall, described the StarLife model as a ‘one stop shop’ concept designed to provide candidates with an unique value added proposition combining career, finance and lifestyle elements under the one umbrella.
The recruitment and executive search specialist has pooled its resources with several key Singapore-based partners to offer candidates a raft of services designed to take those candidates well beyond the career advice and mentoring element.
These partners include Singapore and Hong Kong-based financial consultancy ipac (an AXA Group subsidiary), COMO Hotels & Resorts, COMO Shambhala and retail specialist Club 21.
As part of their involvement, these companies will provide advice ranging from salary packaging, insurance and future planning to the all important ‘lifestyle’ element – holidays, shopping and fitness.
The StarLife concept has also been designed to include a ‘wellness and lifestyle’ element.
Mr Marshall said while relevant to all TMS candidates, the StarLife model was particularly pertinent to expatriate recruits moving into Asia and Asian personnel leaving to take up overseas assignments.
“This program gives them the opportunity to use TMS as a ‘one stop shop’,” he said.
“We provide the ongoing career mentoring, ipac can assist with matters financial, COMO Hotels & Resorts offer the holiday/travel/wellness component while Club 21 provides the retail therapy element.
Mr Marshall said the StarLife program allowed the candidate the luxury of having a really up close and personal relationship with TMS and its partners while using the concept to build a career in a very pro-active and strategic manner.
“This concept will raise the bar on how candidates are managed throughout the entire recruitment industry,” he said.
Mr Marshall said the company was also looking at similar StarLife models in Australia and New Zealand, China, Thailand, the Middle East and the UK.
“Once we have established the success of the program in the Singapore market, we will remodel as necessary for our other areas of operation,” he said.
Report by The Mole
