
Recruiting & Hiring Services
Recruiting, Interviewing, Hiring, & Onboarding
As a recruiter, coach, and business consultant, I am frustrated with the recruiting/hiring process and how badly broken it is. It started breaking down when ATS’ became the crutch and replacement of human interaction. AI is used by companies to screen applications, send out rejection letters, and in some cases, conduct the actual interview. On the flip side, a growing number of companies sell services to job seekers to use AI to rewrite resumes that perfectly match job postings, and automatically apply candidates to jobs. AI can be used during an interview, providing candidates answers to interview questions as they are asked. Technology is good, but it cannot replace human interaction.
In my opinion, the recruiting process begins with a needs analysis. Before a company ever writes a job description or interviews the first candidate, they need to determine why they actually need a new employee. With my Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) mindset, there are only two reasons to hire a new employee and they are growth or replacement. Every new hire can fall into these two categories. In both cases, a company should examine the current staff to determine if suitable skill sets are available for the need. If not, the fun begins and the recruiting process goes into full swing.
For over 10 years, I have been working with executives and companies to try and fix this problem, one person at a time. I have averaged 4 candidate submissions to clients for each hire, filled vacant seats that were costing thousands of dollars, and cut the overall time to interview/hire by 75%.
Recruitment as a Service (RaaS)
Recruitment as a Services (RaaS) is a monthly subscription recruiting model that is perfectly suited for businesses that need to make a few (5-25) hires at a time throughout a year. This model also eases the burden of a huge commission payment associated with other recruiting services. Unlike traditional agencies, RaaS solutions are priced based on a reasonable flat fee per month, not a percentage of the candidate’s salary.
RaaS is more than just sourcing candidates. It is helping you to define your hiring needs, analyzing the compensation required (not what you are willing to pay) to attract top talent, and then building the job description (skills needed) and interview process for success. To get the best people, you need to attract them differently, which means your hiring process—your sourcing, interviewing, and recruiting—needs to change.
When a company doesn’t have a traditional HR staff, that i where RaaS shines. We become your outsourced HR department. Early stage companies need everyone to be directly impacting the bottom line. For any key resource to take time out to focus on recruiting new employees, it will result in neglecting their core job. This could impede growth and maybe result in missing key milestones (targets missed, new investments delayed, etc.). By outsourcing your recruitment and other non–essential tasks (relevant to this phase of the company’s life), you can focus on your core business.
Contingency Recruiting
Contingency Recruiting accommodates the single “by request” hiring needs of a company. When all has failed, and you just can’t find the right person, call SalesGuyBob. I find what cannot be found by others. I do not claim to be a “purple squirrel” finder. Instead, I dig into what is missing in your search, what you are failing at, and find the right path to search for the optimal candidate.
I begin every contract with a situational analysis to understand the issues that are affecting your hiring process. From that, I build an action plan and execute. Everything I do is focused on your need. Does your job description effectively tell the job seeker what you need? Can a candidate tell you how they meet your need? I typically submit only 4-5 candidates to find an acceptable hire for my clients. My job is to show you why you want to hire each candidate I submit based on your specific needs.
Because of my approach, my expertise, and my tenacity, I can reduce your time to hire by up to 75%.
Executive Coaching and Training
If you are a job seeker and tired of being rejected and ghosted, it’s time for us to talk. I'm the guy that gives the job seeker their confidence and clarity back. Through a 3 month intensive training program, I train jobseekers to stop applying to jobs and run their search like a sales process. We start with an Elevator Pitch, build a pipeline of companies and contacts, conduct a 3-touch outreach, and prep and train for a new and unique interview process.
I work with job seekers to create a rock solid elevator pitch (10-15 seconds long) that defines you at your core. If your elevator pitch starts with "well, um", we need to talk. This helps you focus on the jobs YOU want and the people that want YOU. No more bulk or batch applications, now you can laser focus on what YOU want to do next! We also work on offers and the always difficult question about your salary requirements.
Interview prep is the most effective part of my program. If you finish an interview like 99.9% of everyone else asking for next steps and how'd I do................YOU LOSE. I'm going to teach you new skills, push your comfort zone, and you're going to have the best interviews of your life!
80% of executives that follow the program have been hired.
Almost 200 executives have retained me to help them with their job search.
I'm ready to reduce time-to-hire and secure the best talent!
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