We Provide the Insight to Make the Right Hire

Financial, Human Resource and Operating Executives

Our Process

Develop

We use the retained search process and work closely with you to find the ideal candidates for your organization. 95% of the candidates we recruit are not actively looking for a new role.

Develop a Position Profile
Develop a candidate sourcing strategy
Evaluate candidate against the Profile
Consult on the offer to ensure acceptance

We Know When to Hold Them & When to Fold Them

It’s about when to include or exclude a candidate, to dig more, and to make an offer.

Bridge

Many hiring managers overestimate the attraction of their role and underestimate the effort and opportunity required to hire the best candidate. We're here to bridge that gap.

Examine how the candidate’s accomplishments translate to the client’s role.
What are the areas for the candidate’s personal development? “A” players are looking for career development, to reach their future potential, not to carry out exactly what they’ve already done.

Determine

Unqualified candidates are eliminated early in the process
Candidates can determine if the company’s highest priority areas match where he/she wants to focus his/her career - not just SKILL, but WILL to do the job
Written communication skills, as well as strategic and tactical thinking capabilities become apparent

Concept Video: Retained Process

FAQs

Yes. We work with you using the retained search process until you hire a perfect fit candidate.
1) We are committed to your definition of a satisfactory completion of the assignment.
2) All candidates are referred into the process for evaluation and ranking.
3) You should expect an exceptional result of nearly 100 percent success with little to no “falloff” (i.e., placements that don’t work out).
Client-driven. Companies hire our firm to identify and evaluate C-level executive officers who often are not even “looking” for a new roles.
Yes! If the candidate population is narrow due to specialization or demand in the marketplace, a reduced effort by several firms may not cover the smaller pool. We can focus on the specialized candidates in the field in which you’re searching for.
We disqualify candidates who are a poor cultural or experiential fit, and present only viable candidates for you. This saves your time and reduces hiring errors.
We use a real-time search project software, Clockwork, to collaborate with you. You can expect regular updates. You’ll always know where the project stands. If you have any questions, you can always contact us.
We collect part of its fee to begin working on the assignment, then as our search progresses.
We offer retained search services. If you’d like to learn more, please read this article.

Hiring the wrong executive can cost up to

15x a salary

Clients

Mark Mordell

CEO | Avidbank Holdings
“You used the position description process to bridge different views on the right profile for our newly created, COO role. You also had us meet candidates we would not have considered (on paper). It really helped us put context around the right cultural and experiential fit. Post placement you continued to follow up to ensure successful onboarding long after other firms do.”
Alden Romney

CEO | Opya
“Honestly, I was not excited about this particular candidate's background and thought our initial meeting would be fairly short. But I'm so glad Jen identified her and presented her as a candidate for the position, because she is now my number one candidate.”