Our mission as an executive search and recruiting firm is to establish connections between our client companies and construction professionals whose personalities, skills, and quantified accomplishments resonate with the corporate culture and the operational requirements.  During our process, and after engagement, we take steps that include:

1. Meet with the stakeholders to discuss the role and rules of engagement.  This is the most important step to launch an effective and timely search.  Relevant stakeholders often include members of the board, owner(s), hiring manager, and/or CHRO, etc. This meeting will provide an inside experience of the management style and work culture, both of which are important to finding a successful fit.

2. Assessment. We begin with a comprehensive analysis of your hiring needs.  Using the criteria as a guide, we establish the parameters for our targeted search. Every prospect undergoes a comprehensive T-letter match to help evaluate against your criteria. 

3. Assignment Review.  In some cases, we will help draft a job description including the latest skill trends, core competencies, soft skills, and competitive compensation evaluation, etc.

4. Establishing Research Strategy.  With the stakeholder’s approval, we develop a strategy to target companies most likely to yield successful candidates. This may include a nontarget list to avoid interference with sensitive or relationship companies. This will include many factors whether a local search, relocation options, culture, benefit enticements, etc. 

5. Initial Candidate Research. Using the criteria as the blueprint, we profile candidates in both the reactive and proactive markets including our database of prior candidates and their trusted referrals.

6. Initial Prospect Contact - Interview. After data qualification (resume), the recruiter contacts the prospect to validate the criteria and soft skills fit. When a fit is established, the prospect is added to the candidate summary sheet for presentation to the employer.

7. Summary Sheet Development.  We prepare a written candidate profile summary sheet for each prospect for client review. The summary includes information from the initial stakeholder assessment not typically presented on prospects resume but through the conversation. Summaries also include critical data freely shared by the prospects during the interview.

8.    Summary Sheet Presentation.  Once the profiles are complete, the firm present the candidates to the client and a discussion follows to refine the candidate next steps or continued search refinement. 

9. Client Interviews.  Upon acceptance, the firm will coordinate candidate interviews.  Generally, the top two or three candidates are selected and either an in person, phone or video interview is scheduled with the stakeholders. 

10. Candidate References. In some cases, the firm will contact the candidate reference to confirm the stakeholder’s criteria. During these checks, the firm makes sure to uphold discretion and confidentiality at all times. In some cases, the client may employ a third-party service to verify employment, academic credentials, etc. 

11. Candidate Offer. The firm works closely with the client to position the offer and negotiate a package. In some cases, the client may conclude the negotiation. 

12. Candidate Acceptance. The client provides a written offer to the candidate. Upon written acceptance the search concludes.