Retained Search
Attracting top talent is a priority for organizations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
A recently conducted Canadian survey concluded that the cost of a poor hiring decision significantly lowers productivity, negatively affects employee morale and results in associated financial costs of between $50 000 – $75 000.
Decisions made around recruitment require multiple considerations related to current and future requirements, leadership skills, team dynamics and fit within an organization’s culture.
Insight
Our full-service retained search practice works with organizations to understand the knowledge, skills and emotional intelligence required for success in a given position. We do so through our Knowledge Mapping process and Knowledge Mapping.
Our search process continues with the use of our proprietary knowledge transfer process. We’ve developed Knowledge Mapping to better understand the tacit processes and insights that have enabled retiring and outgoing employees to be effective in their roles. The Knowledge Mapping process is useful for:
- Designing our Candidate Profile
- Benchmarking interested candidates
- Onboarding successful candidates by shortening the integration period
- Interview and Exploration
An organization’s board and other key stakeholders are integral to understanding search requirements for a given position. Our interview and survey processes ensure that a full assessment of position requirements is undertaken to ensure the most effective results throughout the search process.
Search
Our focused and proprietary search methodology enables our team to actively pursue and attract optimal candidates within a defined search timeline. We would be pleased to share our search processes and to determine the most effective strategies for selecting the most skilled candidates for your organization.
Our processes are anchored in the field of organizational psychology and during the selection process, we utilize a range of assessment tools, simulations and related interview behavioural interviews – all designed to generate the best candidates for your organization.
We frequently utilize psychometric instruments designed to evaluate each candidate’s levels and types of:
- Communication skills
- Innovation and creativity
- Leadership abilities
- Personality type
- Risk indicators
- Entrepreneurial abilities
- Customer service
- Sales skills
- Attentional and interpersonal abilities
- Conflict management
- IQ intelligence
- Onboarding and Coaching
- Our involvement in the selection process does not end with finding the right candidate. We provide our client organizations and successful candidates with support throughout the onboarding process.
