Weeks 1 & 2

ASSEMBLE THE TEAM

We assemble a search team comprised of those people whose skills and experiences are most appropriate based upon our client's needs

DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THE POSITION WITH YOUR TEAM

Members of that team then conference with relevant members of your organization to discuss the details of the position (role, responsibilities, duties, assessing challenges and expectations) and ideal person (skills, experiences, and attributes), as well as to assess your environment and culture.

CONSTRUCT THE POSITION PROFILE

We construct a profile for each position to guide our search for the candidate who is best suited to your company and management objectives

LIST OF TARGET FIRMS and PEOPLE

We develop a list of target firms where the candidate may presently be employed and make telephone contact with industry experts who will refer us to qualified candidates. We contact 125-175 industry contacts to identify the right people for you.

Weeks 3 & 4

PRELIMINARY SLATE DEVELOPED

We develop a preliminary slate of potential candidates based upon the above description and begin to evaluate their qualifications through telephone interviews.

FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS

We conduct 1st round interviews and "surface level" reference checks on 15 to 20 promising candidates.

SLATE OF CANDIDATES PREPARED

We then prepare a final slate of 3 to 4 of the most qualified candidates for presentation to our client.

Weeks 5 & 6

CLIENT - CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS

We schedule and conduct 1st round client-candidate interviews. When desired, a Managing Director from The Landstone Group will be present at all executive level interviews, which are typically arranged over a period of 2 or 3 consecutive days.

FINAL ROUND OF CLIENT - CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS

We develop a "short list" of 2 to 3 candidates for a final round of client-candidate interviews and perform in-depth reference checks on each of the "short list" candidates and prepare summaries for presentation to the client, ending with a 2nd and final round of client-candidate interviews.

Weeks 7 & 8

ASSESS THE FINALISTS

We assist our client in assessing the relative strengths and abilities of each finalist and which would be best for the company and their future growth.

ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE OFFER

We work with our client in developing an offer that will secure the selected candidate and present the offer to the candidate.

ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION

We then assist the successful candidate with the resignation procedure, including preparation for a counter-offer, and help to facilitate an easy transition.

Week 9

We know that the success of the search lies in the success of the individual. To insure this, we remain as an outside consultant to the new employee. This assures that the individual not only has a transition team, but also has an outside source to the industry.