Matching and Presenting Overview
The process of matching and presenting requires a significant amount of objectivity – one that is verifiable because of reinforcing facts or concrete evidence. It’s important when you are making any kind of professional recommendation, as in recommending your candidate for consideration by your client, that your recommendation is an […]
Matching
It’s important, for a number of reasons, not to try to fit a square peg into a round hole. There are two sides to this equation, and both are equally important to match to the other. On one side of the equation, you have what the client and hiring manager […]
Presenting
Before you just forward an email to your hiring manager with the candidate’s resume attached, there are steps to take to make sure you are continuing to provide value and elevate your level of relationship with both your client and candidate. The more value you bring to the equation, the […]
Candidate and Client Interview Debrief Overview
As you continue to provide value above and beyond simply scheduling interviews, a strong way to provide that value is by conducting a comprehensive debrief of both the candidate and the client following any initial, as well as subsequent, interviews. Of course the obvious question to both sides is “do […]
Candidate Interview Preparation
Even if a candidate has been in the industry for quite some time and feel like they’ve interviewed successfully before, or even if a candidate has been interviewing recently, slow down and walk them through what to expect and how to put their best foot forward. A solid candidate interview […]
Client Interview Preparation
Preparing a hiring manager for an interview may be one of the most commonly skipped steps in the placement process. This omission may be due to an assumption that hiring managers interview people constantly and certainly know what they are doing, or because we are worried about offending the hiring […]
Candidate and Client Interview Preparation Overview
You have a candidate and a client who are interested having an exploratory conversation together – phenomenal! You are one step closer to helping your client hire their next star performer, and one step closer to finding the right candidate an exciting next step in his career. Before an initial […]
Candidate Interview Debrief
Keep in mind that this is a serious life choice that is being made by the candidate; this is how a candidate provides for himself, for his family, how he identifies his contribution to the world, and his sense of security. Take the time to not only help the candidate […]
Client Interview Debrief
Throughout the client debrief conversation it is critical to help your client process the “why’s” behind the accuracy of the hire. The purpose of the client debrief is to gauge initial thoughts, but to then continue to provide information or support to assist your client in thinking through this alignment. […]
