How We Deliver Great Candidates

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Our approach

Our approach is front-loaded on understanding our client's business, its strategy, and the key elements of the role. Investing the time to learn the characteristics of the sought after candidate on the onset of the engagement is critical to truly understanding the need. Being able to build a mutually understandable and agreeable profile of the ideal candidate is an artform we have mastered.

Our capabilities include fresh research for each role; we believe clients deserve a unique approach for their unique needs. Churning prior candidates and contacts into a search is not a value add. Partners lead candidate outreach and the initial discussion. We perform three rounds of interviews prior to turning finalist candidates to the client.

Our approach is like a funnel; we identify several candidates, weed them down to about fifteen. Interview approximately ten, and present the top three to four to a client. This approach maximizes the clients time and leads to a better finalist candidate selection. With us, clients are well served.

Project Commencement

  • Gain a preliminary understanding of the talent need.
  • Agree on a timeline, client team and progress reporting.
  • Gain a full understanding of the client’s strategic goals.
  • Consult with relevant stakeholders to gain a full view of role’s requirements.
  • Understand past and current challenges with the role.
  • Finalize specific challenges, performance expectations and candidate selection criteria.
  • Synthesize all data to complete insight into the role to maximize the ability to “sell” the opportunity to candidates.
  • Complete role specification.

Develop Engagement Strategy

  • Identify target companies where potential candidates may be located.
  • Network with industry experts and relevant associations.
  • Talent map each target to identify a potential candidate pool.
  • Develop the prospective candidate pool.
  • Review initial candidate list and prioritize for outreach.
  • Continually refine candidate identification and targeting until priority candidate target list is complete.

Engagement Execution

  • Begin iterative, continuous candidate outreach.
  • Conduct first round interviews.
  • Jointly determine candidates who move forward for second round interviews.
  • Conduct second round interviews.
  • Select finalist candidates.
  • Prepare candidates for client interviews.
  • Assist client with offer presentation
  • Continuous follow up to ensure client is satisfied with their selection.