Guide to Choosing and Working with an Executive Search Firm
Guide to Choosing and Working with an Executive Search Firm
For companies finding the right search partner is the first and
probably the most crucial step in making sure their recruitment
strategy pays off. When a company needs to fill a critical
position its time to look for a specialist executive search firm
which can work as a partner and not just a vendor. The search
firm needs to totally understand the company's business
philosophy, work culture and management style to find not only
the rightly qualified candidate but also the candidate who will
'fit in' the best within the company. Picking the wrong search
firm can be disastrous as it can result in delayed or no
recruitment or worse recruiting an 'anti fit' candidate which
can really hurt the company.
Some steps a company must take before hiring an executive search
firm include meeting the recruiter/s who will actually work on
their project, this will enable the company to judge and also
educate the recruiter on what they are exactly looking for and
what their company is all about. The second important step is to
set mutually acceptable terms of engagement; this would include
payment terms, deadline to search completion, replacement
(attrition) policy, non disclosure agreements etc. Its best to
clear out all doubts at this stage so that no complications
arise mid way or at the end of the search. Thirdly the company
must always be in contact with the recruiter during the search,
sometime to guide the recruiter in the right direction and
sometimes to give much needed feedback to the recruiter's
efforts.
The company must make the recruiter feel as if he/she is an
extension of the companies recruitment team that's one way of
making the recruiter totally involved in the companies project
and give his/her hundred percent. Search firms such as Servnet,
a premier executive search firm from India promote their clients
to be continuously involved with the search to get best results.
Author: Udit Bhandari Servnet www.executive-search-india.com