Executive Recruitment

Whether through growth, retirement or a resignation, a vacancy at the executive level can create unique stresses and pressures on an organization.  The importance of ensuring that the decisions you make when hiring candidates at the executive level cannot be understated.  The wrong decision at this level can lead to ripple effects throughout the organization that years and a lot of time and money to fix.

So then, why would you use the same approach to hire your next great leader that you use when hiring administrative talent?  While the goal of each process is the same, the process itself should be vastly different.  That’s where Laine Recruiting’s decades of experience and curated network come into play.

Our dependable and repeatable executive recruiting process was designed to achieve one goal:  Identify and win the absolute best person for your role.  We have found that our success rate drastically increases the closer we stick to our process.

Here’s What It Looks Like:

Step 1 – Due Diligence

This is without a doubt the most important step in the process. It is critical that we build the correct foundation which the rest of our process will be built upon. This part of the process will include:

  • Career/Company Portfolio Development: We go well beyond the typical job description. We will work together to identify the critical hard and soft skills that will make this person successful. We’ll also look at the flip side of this equation which dives deeply into why a successful leader would want to come and work for your organization.
  • Selection Team: We will agree on who will be a part of the selection team and what role they’re playing in the process.
  • Define Interview Process: Agree on a thorough yet efficient process that will ensure we’re able to attract, evaluate and win the best candidate for the role.
  • Establish Project Timeline and Goals: Develop a realistic timeline with regular (weekly/bi-weekly) check-in meetings as well as milestone goals so that all team members have accountability to the process.

Step 2 – Targeted Candidate Sourcing

This is the start of the recruiting process.  Our executive recruiters will use the profile we developed in the due diligence phase to start sourcing candidates and generate first round conversations.  During this phase, we’ll be focused on key factors such as high-level skills match, candidate interest and availability, compensation range and cultural fit.

Step 3 – Candidate Evaluation

During candidate evaluation, we will be focused on curating our list of interested candidates who meet the baseline qualifications for the role down to what we feel are the strongest candidates.  We typically shoot for at least 2-3 highly qualified candidates for each role to present for client review.

Step 4 – Candidate Presentation

As a team, we will review each candidate against the ideal profile created in step one and determine who will move forward to the interview phase.

Step 5 – Interview Process

Execute the interview process that we designed during step 1.

Step 6 – Selection, Offer and Negotiation

If our interview process was successful, the team will determine the top candidate and make an offer of employment.  Most times, this will require some form of negotiation which our executive recruiters are experts in managing.

Step 7 – Resignation and Onboarding

Our executive recruiter will work with the selected candidate to make sure that their resignation is handled timely and effectively and then work with you to transition them to your onboarding team.

Step 8 – Continued Support and Follow Up

Our placements success is of the upmost importance to us so we will continue to follow up with both the selection team as well as the candidate to ensure that there is a long-term fit.  We can act as a buffer for feedback during the early stages as we will have a high level of trust with our placement.

When we strictly adhere to this process, our success rate is 94%!  With that type of track record, we can confidently say that we are the best executive recruiting partner for your next crucial hire.

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