Our process
Our recruitment strategy usually focuses on search activity, rather than reliance on advertising response.
How we find your next leader: Our executive search process
Hiring for the C-suite or senior management level is complex, and a bad hire is expensive. As a time-poor executive or employer, you need a recruitment partner who removes the friction and handles the heavy lifting.
Unlike traditional job search firms, our executive search process is entirely proactive. By leveraging extensive networks cultivated over two decades, our headhunters identify and approach prospective candidates directly. This strategy unlocks passive talent pools that standard job boards simply cannot reach.
Our recruitment process
Here is exactly how we manage every detail from the initial search through to placement, ensuring your only job is selecting from the absolute best:
Step 1: Pinpointing the 12-month success profile
We don't just look at a basic job description; we look at long-term business goals. We collaborate with you to take a detailed brief and define exactly what success looks like in the first 12 months of the role. Together, we build a profile focusing on the 6 to 8 most critical deliverables, which anchors our entire executive search.
Step 2: Tapping the passive talent market
The best executives usually already have great careers. We proactively approach the market, relying on deep industry networks to target elite leaders who aren't actively searching for a new opportunity. This gives you access to the market's hidden leaders.
Step 3: Rigorous candidate assessment
A strong resume is just the baseline. We vet candidates for true capability, cultural fit, and genuine motivation. To remove the guesswork and ensure a perfect fit, we can also arrange comprehensive psychometric assessments, including cognitive and personality testing.
Step 4: Streamlined interview support
Only the best candidates make the cut. We keep the hiring process moving by arranging all interviews and providing your team with customised interview guides. If needed, we are also available to attend panel interviews to provide an objective, professional scribing service.
Step 5: Background checks and compliance
We protect your organisation's security and reputation. Before any offer is made, we conduct two detailed reference checks on preferred candidates. We also undertake right-to-work in Australia checks, verify qualifications, and arrange optional police checks to ensure complete compliance.
Step 6: Offer negotiation & resignation support
Securing top talent requires finesse and strategic negotiation. We act as your trusted intermediary, managing salary expectations and delicately counselling the preferred candidate through the often-difficult process of resigning from their current employer.
Step 7: Post-Placement integration
Our commitment extends beyond the accepted offer. We execute a tailored post-placement follow-up program to monitor the candidate’s transition into your business, proactively identifying positive milestones and resolving any early teething issues.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
While every leadership placement is unique, our proactive search strategy is designed for efficiency. By continuously networking and nurturing talent pools, our senior-level recruiters are typically able to present a highly vetted shortlist faster than standard recruitment agencies.
Hire with complete confidence
Our recruitment strategy usually focuses on search activity, rather than reliance on advertising response. More specifically, our process prioritises:
- Utilising our networks in the marketplace, built over the past 20+ years of recruitment to identify and approach prospective candidates
- Extensive search activities
- Reviewing our candidate database
In addition to this search, we can also advertise on relevant job boards. For many of our roles, we don’t run ads.
Do not rely on standard advertising to fill critical leadership roles. Leverage our deeply cultivated industry networks to access passive, high-performing candidates that your competitors simply cannot reach.
Guided by the only Australian recruiter to ever be featured in Forbes Magazine, we present shortlists that consistently elevate organisations.
