Our Recruiting Process

Activity

(Client=Employer; Candidate=Job applicant)

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EVALUATE THE CLIENT'S NEED

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What is the client’s goal? What contributions must the new employee make toward the goal?

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Explore the job responsibilities and candidate qualifications

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Evaluate the reasons this job will be attractive to potential employees

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Consult on salary level and attractiveness of position

Yes

DEVELOP A RECRUITING PLAN. Elements can include:

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Our proprietary database of candidates

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Exposure on our Internet site

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Email campaign

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Direct telephone contacts

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Representation at trade show or professional forum

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Advertising

Yes

PRESENT OUR RECRUITING PLAN TO CLIENT

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Develop lists of potential candidates

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By abilities/experience

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By job function/title

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By geographic region

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RECRUIT from our proprietary database, from memory, from referral, from proprietary lists

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Systematically attempt to contact each prospective candidate listed on the recruiting plan

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Enthusiastically present the career opportunity to candidates

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Fine tune our recruiting target if necessary to generate new candidate leads

Yes

Reevaluate the project with the option of disengagement

Yes

Qualify and evaluate candidates based on target profile and candidate’s ability to achieve company’s goals

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Apprise the hiring manager of our progress each week

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Advise client about changes in candidate targets and qualifications that may yield a richer candidate roster

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Present each candidate to client as soon as discovered

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Present roster of candidates to client at conclusion of search phase (target: 30 days or less)

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Present formal documentation of our work

Yes

Anticipate possible rejection issues with each candidate

Yes

Explore counteroffer, relocation, non-compete contracts

Yes

Arrange interviews for client company to meet candidates

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Present candidates resumes

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Provide a pre-interview evaluation of candidates

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Recommend the appropriate interviews

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Introduce the career opportunity to the preferred candidates

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Optional first interview conference call

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Optional first interview videoconference

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Arrange each in-person interview

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Brief the candidate

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Brief the hiring manager

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HIRING DECISION:

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Debrief candidate and employer following each interview

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Determine consensus on candidate

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Move ahead with this candidate? Why?

Yes

Interview other candidates? Why?

Yes

Maintain or change the direction of the search? Why?

Yes

Arrange subsequent interviews

Yes

Debrief candidate and employer following each interview

Yes

Determine consensus on the leading candidate

Yes

Move ahead with this candidate? Why?

Yes

Interview other candidates? Why?

Yes

Provide candidate’s written approval for employer to contact references

Yes

*Contact up to three of candidate’s professional references at client’s request; report verbally to client

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*Contact up to three of candidate’s professional references and provide written summary at client’s request

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Introduce candidate to our relocation services, as necessary

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Assist employer with terms of offer

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Present offer to candidate

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Negotiate the differences

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CONGRATULATE!

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Counsel the future employee on resigning from his current employer

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Confirm the commencement of employment

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Follow up with candidate and manager within 30 days

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Telephone call

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* We strive to present a meaningful picture of the candidate through the eyes of his/her references. However, we are not responsible for the accuracy of the reference’s observations! Full-scope background checks are not included in our service.

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(Failure to perform one or more of these steps does not constitute breach of contract on our part)

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