We begin by gaining insight into your organization and the role through in-depth interviews, whereby we seek to understand your organizational structure, culture, and expectations for the position. This information is used to create a precise position specification and leadership profile that conveys key criteria for the candidate, highlights what makes the role a compelling opportunity for top talent, and ensures applicants are evaluated to meet your specific needs.

We will develop a target list of qualified candidates using a multi-pronged approach honed over decades in retained executive search. We will perform contemporary market research, utilize our extensive international database, and directly contact candidates using messaging that ensures more positive responses. The most qualified and interested candidates are then personally interviewed to obtain a realistic assessment of their accomplishments, capabilities, and potential. Behavioral-based interviewing is used to ensure a candidate’s reported track record is examined and verified. This process has proven to consistently yield a group of qualified candidates you can compare and evaluate competitively.

Finally, you will conduct internal interviews with the candidates. We support our clients throughout the process of evaluating candidates, including scheduling meetings, developing interview questions, and gathering feedback; we provide guidance with issues such as attainability, compensation expectations, and relocation. Throughout the final offer and acceptance phase, we maintain regular contact with all parties and can also assist in the negotiation of compensation or terms of employment. Our communication and commitment do not end when the search is completed. We take great pride in knowing a large majority of our placements have not only stayed in their organizations beyond five years, they have been promoted and acknowledged for their contributions within their respective organizations.