The choices your organization makes when hiring for executive or senior-level management positions have enormous effect on your long term success. A Retained Search conducted by Strategic Talent can give you access to the very best candidates for the position, allowing you to choose among highly qualified individuals who demonstrate the potential to fit perfectly within your organization.
Strategic Talent’s Retained Search offering is distinguished by our industry expertise and our unique approach. Our Talent Advisors believe in the value of long-term business relationships. We speak your language and understand the need to invest in employees who align well with your organization’s vision. Our strategic hiring process ensures you fill key positions with candidates whose qualifications go beyond the quantitative and address cultural, visionary and other qualitative attributes.
When Should You Use a Retained Search?
Strategic Talent’s retained search option is ideal when:
- Your candidate pool for the position is limited
- Other recruiting efforts have proven unsuccessful
- The position for which you are recruiting is critical to your organization
- The circumstances under which you are hiring are confidential
- Your organization requires written reports and/or summaries as part of its strategic hiring process
- You require the support of a full-time specialist who can identify and qualify candidates, and negotiate on your behalf
What Are the Benefits of a Retained Search?
Strategic Talent’s retained search offers numerous benefits, including:
- Provides a faster and more economical option when hiring for critical positions
- Minimizes risk and administrative costs
- Lessens the burden for management in terms of time and oversight
- Allows for a more discreet hiring process
- Delivers further insight into qualification and fit
- Reduces the likelihood of losing candidates to counter offers
- Extends the reach of your candidate search to include highly qualified individuals who do not currently consider themselves to be “on the market”