ABC Consultants Staffing

Years of market leadership In order to provide clients with specialised recruiting solutions, ABC has developed expertise in the following industry segments:

• Metals, Minerals And Mining

The ABC journey Over the Years

• 1969 (July 1) Bish Agrawal founded Associated Business Consultants (soon rechristened as ABC Consultants) Located in Kolkata as a management consulting firm that quickly evolves into India’s first organised recruitment firm Bish Agrawal founded Associated Business Consultants (soon rechristened as ABC Consultants) Located in Kolkata as a management consulting firm that quickly evolves into India’s first organised recruitment firm
• 1970s & 1980s ABC grows beyond Kolkata and opens offices across major cities in India
• Rapidly becomes a household name amongst corporates and professionals across levels, locations and industries
• Businesses include Recruitment, management consulting and HR consulting ABC grows beyond Kolkata and opens offices across major cities in India

Rapidly becomes a household name amongst corporates and professionals across levels, locations and industries Businesses include Recruitment, management consulting and HR consulting

• 1996 Executive search arm of the group was formed as ABC Search Executive search arm of the group was formed as ABC Search
• 1997 HR consulting arm of the group forms JV with Watson Wyatt Worldwide to launch Watson Wyatt (HR Consulting) in India
• ABC eventually exits HR & Management Consulting to focus exclusively on Recruitment ABC Placements created as volume hiring arm of the group HR consulting arm of the group forms JV with Watson Wyatt Worldwide to launch Watson Wyatt (HR Consulting) in India ABC eventually exits HR & Management Consulting to focus exclusively on Recruitment ABC Placements created as volume hiring arm of the group
• 1998 ABC Search joined Accord Group Worldwide in early 1998 and was rebranded as Accord Group India in 2000 ABC Search joined Accord Group Worldwide in early 1998 and was rebranded as Accord Group India in 2000
• 2005 JV with Manpower Inc – the volume recruitment business was sold to Manpower as part of JV JV with Manpower Inc – the volume recruitment business was sold to Manpower as part of JV
• 2006 Accord co - founded AltoPartners, now a top 10 global network of retained search firms across the world Accord co - founded AltoPartners, now a top 10 global network of retained search firms across the world
• 2011 Launched FlexAbility, as an Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution provider
• Signed partnership with Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), the world’s leading independent RPO company Launched HeadHonchos (www
• headhonchos
• com), India’s first online career services marketplace for senior professionals Launched project hiring business unit, HeadCount Launched FlexAbility, as an Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution provider Signed partnership with Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), the world’s leading independent RPO company Launched HeadHonchos (www headhonchos com), India’s first online career services marketplace for senior professionals Launched project hiring business unit, HeadCount
• 2011 ABC logo was changed after 43 years ABC logo was changed after 43 years
• 2012 A group advisory board was created to oversee group strategy and governance A group advisory board was created to oversee group strategy and governance