Our Process

Our unique proprietary process for finding just the right match has been perfected and proven over our twenty-year history.

A Senior Executive Search Consultant/Partner who specializes in the particular industry manages each search project. A team of professionals backs them up, each with expertise in different areas including:

• Company and Prospect Targeting and Research
• Opportunity Marketing
• Candidate Identification, Screening and Qualifying
• Niche and Field Specific Recruiting and Networking
• Interview Scheduling and Reference Checking
• Negotiating and Closing the Offer

We prepare for a search by gathering as much information as we can. We evaluate the companies web site, published materials, and position description; we interview the hiring manager, HR manager, and whoever else is appropriate; and, using this information, we create a Search Prep Process dossier.

We then begin marketing the position with well-designed, custom marketing pieces, email marketing, and personal contacts. Our high visibility in the industries we serve means that our communications get noticed and our calls are answered.

Our team creates a comprehensive skills survey and bank of questions for each search. This allows us to easily screen all but the most serious contenders. For each candidate on the short list, we compile survey results, personal observations, and other research into a Candidate Profile that is submitted to the client. Approved candidates then go through our seven-step degree and reference check process.

We also have developed a comprehensive offer negotiation process to help reduce the stress involved in this phase of the process. From the first time we speak with perspective candidates, we begin a comprehensive communication process that continues until the day an offer is accepted. From the beginning, we address in great detail compensation, benefits, relocation, family needs, and individual motivations. By the time an offer is presented, we are often considered a trusted advisor.

This detailed process is the framework on which we have added sophisticated network, research, and database systems. Combine this with our unsurpassed relationship building, and we have the foundation for our exceptional success rate. We make successful placements on over 95% of our retained search assignments, with a long-term “stick rate” of 98%. We are more efficient in terms of time as well: The majority of our search assignments are completed in about 60 days. Compare these results to those of any of our larger, multi-office competitors and it becomes clear why our client list is growing and why we have so much repeat business.

For more information, contact:

Robbie Ropella

Phone: 850-983-4883
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