A Tale of Two Cities: The Merging of Sourcing and Recruiting

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…  – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities”   Of course, the author’s intrepretation of Dickens’ work was referring to sourcing and recruiting circa 2012. What Dickens was really saying is that with the emergence of LinkedIn and related networking tools, sourcing should not be split apart from the full-cycle recruiting process. The work involved in both now overlaps to such a degree that you can’t logically separate the two without compromising performance. Reading between the lines of his epic novel, here’s why Dickens believes this way.  (…read more)

Do your hiring practices combine both worlds?  When selecting a 3rd party recruiter, having a meaningful dialogue as to their approach for selecting talent that goes beyond their ”canned” marketing plug will expotentially improve the “quality of hire” and protect your company’s most valuable assets.

 

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“C2C” – Webcam Interviews…Up Close and Personal

“C2C” or cam-to-cam is just another tool utilized by TCHG in our effort to do our part at “Recession Busting”.  Since our inception, we have promoted our tag line “…All the services of a retained firm, at lower total placement cost“….similar to what you expect to pay for a contingent search.

As we begin to emerge from the worst economic event since the Great Depression, we look back to a vast array of cost containment measures undertaken by companies just to survive. Most notably, layoffs or “RIF’s”…reductions in force and extreme cash conservation tactics to reduce controllable expenses related to office supplies, unnecessary business travel, etc.

In support of our clients  and in reinforcement of our commitment and desire to “become a valued, long-term strategic partner” with our client companies, TCHG has implemented “C2C” or webcam interviews into our Search Methodology when a local face-to-face meeting is not possible. Embracing today’s technology, virtually every laptop comes equipped with a webcam (…or a $20 purchase at a local retailer) and utilizing a free subscription to Skype…we are breaking through expensive geographic boundaries….saving clients HUGE amounts on passed through search related travel expenses in an effort to qualify candidates. While we note exceptions to every rule…our initial experience with “C2C” interviewing is the next best thing to face-to-face…allowing us to get up close and personal while passing the savings along to our clients.

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“Start to Offer” 62 days

Time is money….especially, during challenging economic times. TCHG understands the importance of hiring the most qualified and capable person. Your new hire needs to be able to “hit the ground running” and capable of delivering, immediate, improvements that are sustainable over the long-term.

Committed to exploring new concepts and approaches, we have developed an Executive Search Methodology for selecting talent that accomplishes a significant portion of the hiring manager’s work prior to client presentation and in record time. Predicated upon a candidate’s EQ (emotional quotient), our process has proven “dependable, repeatable and predictable”…affording an ability to place with a 90% probability of successfully placing your “C-level” position in 5 candidates or less…from “start to offer” in as little as 62 days compared to industry average of six months.

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