For the last 10 years, SearchSmart has been delivering highly
flexible search services that meet the needs of our client’s
budgets and hiring needs. Whether you are a small charity with
limited resources or a large tier one organization with limited
time, we have a service to meet your needs. We work hard at
creating products and services that deliver outstanding recruitment
resources at a fraction of the cost.
Full Search
When it comes to senior level searches, especially positions
reporting to the board or when there is a hiring committee involved,
we recommend a full search process. Liked an orchestrated major
gift ask, we ensure all of the right players are brought into
the process at just the right time with the end result being
the very best hire the market has to offer.
Our full search process includes:
Cultural and Organizational Scan
We meet all key stakeholders so that we fully understand the
challenges and opportunities of the position we are recruiting
for and the organization climate in which the new candidate
will be working in.
Job Specification
Based on our thorough cultural and organizational scan and our
understanding of the not for profit and private sector, we write
job specifications that reflect the vision of our clients while
speaking to the motivation of potential candidates.
Research
The heart of our business is thorough and exhaustive research.
We comb the country for the best talent, making hundreds of
calls on each assignment. We believe in the process of research
and as a result continue to make calls even when we have great
people in our database. Our call list is put together drawing
on thousands of names in our database, using strategic target
list development and reviewing candidates from previous search
assignments.
Interviews
Our interviews are thorough and comprehensive using various
interview strategies including competency based interviewing.
We interview on skills, experience, personality, emotional intelligence
and motivation.
Benchmarking
Introducing a benchmark candidate ensures our understanding
of the position and our client’s expectations and helps us re-strategize
the search to ensure the right candidates are presented.
Client Interviews
In an incredibly competitive market for great talent, the client
interview is critical. We suggest strategies for keeping candidates
engaged and interested in the position while helping you put
a frame work around how their skills match up to other candidates
and to the organization’s needs.
References
Referencing is one of the most important and often overlooked
part of the hiring process. This is where organizations often
take short cuts and those short cuts can have devastating effects.
References aren’t just about the number of people you talk but
about the quality and type individuals on the reference list.
A poor reference list equals a poor reference. Our reference
reports highlight key strategies for working with the candidate
once they have accepted the position.
Negotiations
This is where a search can break down. It’s a very critical
aspect of the hiring process and its importance can not be overlooked.
Strong feelings can arise between candidate and client and it’s
the job of a good negotiator to ensure that the employment of
a new employee is not marred by negative feelings that have
occurred during the negotiating period.
Flexible SearchSmart
The Long List
Not all organization need or can afford a full search process.
Our Long List package is designed for junior to mid level searches
with organizations who have internal hiring expertise or for
small charities with limited recruitment budgets. Even small
or under resourced charities can have access to recruiting support
and expertise.
Our long list service includes:
