ESI AND THE ‘BIG FIVE’.

There is nothing more African than Africa's ‘BIG FIVE’. At ESI we use the ‘BIG FIVE’ theme throughout our service offering to our clients, culminating in a shortlist of the BIG FIVE candidates. The ‘BIG FIVE’ animals of Africa is so much part of what Africa represents that it is even depicted on the South African Bank notes.

The term ‘BIG FIVE’ refers to five of Africa's greatest wild animals – the Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Buffalo and Leopard. They are called the ‘BIG FIVE’, not only because they are all large wild animals, but because they were prime trophies for hunters (and unfortunately still are) because they are difficult to spot in the wild and they are extremely dangerous.

The ‘BIG FIVE’, ESI and conservation

Executive Search Consultants are often referred to as Head Hunters. We do not mind that but we do feel very strongly about wild life conservation and certainly do not promote the hunting of wild animals and particularly not the ‘BIG FIVE’. In fact we support organisations like “Save the Rhino” and the “WWF”.

Unlike the hunters of the past who focused on killing the ‘BIG FIVE’, we believe we should focus on conservation of the BIG FIVE. By conserving the ‘BIG FIVE’, the peoples of Africa, visitors to our special continent and our future generations will be able to “spot” the ‘BIG FIVE’ in its natural habitat.

Spotting candidates with the right fit for a specific role in a specific environment and then presenting them to our client in the form of a ‘BIG FIVE’ shortlist is what we do – and we do that well… but differently.

The ‘BIG FIVE’ theme is very much part of who we are, what we do and how we differentiate ourselves from the pack…