Lorraine Payne
Lorraine has worked within the recruitment industry for 17 years. Her previous focus has been ensuring the effective delivery of project management and leading a large team to ensure high quality delivery and customer care. Her passion lies in building relationships across different sectors with both clients and candidates. Lorraine leads on the placement of interim managers across the Local Government sector with a focus on London, the Home Counties and the South. She was voted as a Top Consultant in the Institute of Interim Management (IIM) survey in 2024 and 2025.
Upcoming Webinar – Starfish Search | Hanover Talent Presents: Embrace your Imposter
Imposter syndrome is more than a passing wobble in confidence - it’s a pattern that quietly shapes how you work, lead and show up. Why does that matter? Because left unchecked, it doesn’t just affect how you feel - it affects the opportunities you go for and the impact you make. That means moving beyond simply pushing through the doubt to understand where it comes from, which type of imposter you are, and how to reframe it. It’s the difference between an imposter that holds you back - and one that works for you.
The Death of the Covering Letter
For the past two years, clients have consistently asked us about our attitude toward Artificial Intelligence (AI). They want to know how we use it, and what we think of candidates using it to write their covering letters.
Boards may be recruiting the wrong leaders for the future – so what needs to change?
Boards often recruit for proven experience, but the future may demand something different. We examine the leadership qualities predicted to matter most by 2035 and how organisations can adapt their approach to finding talent.
ACCREDITATIONS
ESPO is a public sector owned professional buying organisation (PBO), specialising in providing a wide range of goods and services to the public sector for over 40 years. Starfish Search has been awarded a place on ESPO’s Strategic HR Services framework (3S). Please contact us to find out how we can support under this framework.
Starfish are proud to be certified Disability Confident Committed. This scheme provides employers with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people in the workplace.
Bloom, launched in 2012 is the UK’s leading marketplace for professional services. They provide an end-to-end solution for the procurement, contract management and payment of all professional services, via the compliant NEPRO³ framework. Their public sector clients have access to 20 professional services categories and over 4500 accredited suppliers. Bloom provides swift routes to market via either direct award or mini competition. Starfish is an accredited supplier to BLOOM; our services can be accessed via this framework - Executive and Non-Executive Search and Interim Management.
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