Darren Grainger
“At school, I turned down the opportunity to be deputy head boy because I believed if I couldn’t be the best then I didn't want to accept second place.”
Key facts
- Regional Director, Middle East at NES Global Talent
- Worked in recruitment for 11 years.
- Worked for NES Global Talent for 10 years.
- Established NES Global Talent in the Middle East region
- Leads five offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Khobar, Doha and Dubai
First impressions
Darren describes himself in four words: ambitious, energetic, moral and knowledgeable.
Greatest challenges
Knowing what clients and candidates need. Finding them and matching them up is what NES Global Talent does best.
“Clients are looking for commitment, expertise and loyalty to finishing a project. They face challenges such as budgets, talent and skills gaps in engineering and retention of staff – key issues that get tougher for our clients as globalisation increases."
"Candidates in today's world are required to be flexible in terms of work location. As well as look to continually develop and improve specific industry qualifications in order to invest in their own careers to add greater value and remain competitive in the market"
What makes us different?
"NES Global Talent has a history of solving client and candidate challenges around the world in both developed and developing countries, with a track record of success on many projects. Our global offices and multinational staff have the energy and talent to achieve the desired result."
What characteristics makes NES directors stand out from the crowd? "Our commitment, integrity and proven experience to deliver shines through. Each director has specialized in a particular discipline and then gained experience in various countries - in multi-cultural, multi-lingual environments. They apply this experience daily to give candidates and clients the support they need to get the results they want."