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MacCloud & Associates tailors each search to your needs and the needs of your organization. Through open clear communication, we offer a partnership that is guaranteed to yield the results you are seeking within the timeframe you require.
Our typical approach to a retained search would be:
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1st Phase: A Crystal Clear Understanding
• Consult with you and your team to gain a detailed understanding of your organization and corporate culture.
• Jointly determine the required experience, qualifications and characteristics of the ideal candidate.
• Create a position description that ensures we have a mutual understanding of the search criteria.
• Develop a list of target companies and industries from which qualified candidates may be sourced.
• Review the position description and target company/industry list with you to ensure we are in sync.
2nd Phase: Identification of Ideal Candidates
• Initiate a customized search utilizing target companies/industries and our external networks.
• Identify individuals with genuine interest in the position and possessing the required background and skill set.
• Provide you with “first discussions feedback” from all applicable candidates regarding interest in the opportunity, perception of the opportunity, and any questions and/or concerns.
• Continued identification of potential candidates and conversations with previously identified candidates to ensure continued level of interest and clarify issues/concerns.
• Review and assess backgrounds of potential candidates prior to meeting with them for in-depth interview .
3rd Phase: In-depth Face-to-Face Screening
• Selected candidates are interviewed to evaluate in detail his/her personal and professional qualifications, cultural fit for your organization, and shared intrinsic characteristics.
• Begin reference checks on each successfully interviewed candidate to probe further into his/her career history and background.
• Verify education credentials on each interviewed candidate.
• Prepare executive summary on each final candidate who meets your criteria.
• Present recommendations and executive summaries to you.
4th Phase: Client Interviews & Selection
• Arrange interviews between you, your team and final candidates.
• Serve as an intermediary during the interviewing process.
• Advise on a compensation package.
• Assist in negotiation of compensation package, relocation package and terms of employment if requested.
• Conduct several conversations after start date to ensure smooth transition for you, your team and the successful candidate.