RECRUITMENT - For Our Candidates

Our mission statement clearly describes what we do, but we cannot accomplish our mission without you. The client companies utilizing our services have very specific requirements of us in filling their roles and rely on us to evaluate your experience, performance skills, job history, past performance, job stability, personality and compensation requirements. We are instrumental in bringing you and the client together to ensure mutual and long term success and are networking within your industry every day ensuring optimum exposure for your career advancement. Our fees are paid by the employer. Contacting us and utilizing our services cost you nothing but there are certain expectations we have for our candidates: Without exception, our search process necessitates a relationship between us that is based on honesty, trust and cooperation. We spend time getting to know you, your needs and your goals. We do not rely on technology or a “check off sheet” to match you to client companies. Candidates must be willing to devote time and energy in the process to have a successful outcome. This means preparing for your interviews, asking questions, being honest with your feelings and opinions and keeping us updated on your other job leads. Without question our goal is creating a partnership between candidates and employers and we facilitate that partnership. CONFIDENTIAL SEARCH PROGRAM Our confidential search practices are targeted at producers and achievers within their industries who are looking to enhance their careers. As part of this program, we market you directly to Hiring Managers, not just an email box in the Human Resources Department at the companies you would like to work for. We contact you when we validate and identify companies that meet your needs. Your resume will never be submitted without your knowledge. We also go so far as to continue to assist you if a company you are interested in does not work with outside recruiters. We tell you who to talk to and how to reach them so you can be considered. THE PROCESS The process begins by contacting us!  Please briefly describe yourself and attach a resume for review. Otherwise, fax to 805-683-9757.  If you would like assistance creating your resume, we can help you with that too!  Just call, email or fax and let us know you’d like our help.

After receiving your resume and supporting documentation and assessing your background and expertise we contact you for a detailed interview and fill in the blanks. This is where we learn your visions and goals for your career path. It is also at this point where we will request you provide us with reference information (which doesn't have to be your current employer). Having this information to relay to potential companies up front automatically places you ahead of initial applicants. After appropriate matches have been made to desired companies, we will educate you on the company, key leaders and their management philosophies, the position and the culture of the company. We then manage the interview process, setting up times. We ensure you have adequate directions and timeframe to the interview with a description of the person your will be meeting. Prior to the interview we will send you our “Interview Guidelines” and coach you with your preparedness as the #1 priority. Immediately following the interview, your feedback is extremely important. With your feedback from the interview, we will contact the client and exchange results of the meeting. This information is then shared with you along with the company’s wishes in executing the next step which may be additional interviews or an offer of employment. If requested, we are happy to assist in salary negotiations. If the decision involves relocation, we refer you to reputable agencies that can help you with questions related to housing, schools and transportation. All of our relocation assistance sources are interviewed and evaluated by us personally. Upon your acceptance of the position, we will help in making a smooth transition into your new job by staying in close contact with the client and any support services we have recommended to you in the process.

With most search firms, the relationship dies after the guarantee period. Our repeat business and high referral rate is greatly attributed to our consistent and periodic client/candidate follow up after the placement as well. There is no greater satisfaction for us than to contact a happy candidate and client after our guarantee period has passed.