“Kerry is a knowledgeable resource in the architectural community. He has a good pulse on the people and jobs and can find the right talent for the right job. We have hired several people referred to us through Kerry. He does all the ground work, and for the people we have met, they have been reviewed and presented in a professional manner. We have had great results.”

Robert D. Fox, AIA IIDA LEED AP
President, Fox Architects
McLean, VA

HR Consulting Services

HR Audit and Recruitment Analysis
Company HR Strategy
Recruitment/Executive Search
Benefits & Compensation Analysis
Employee Communications
Employee Relations
HR Tools
 Outplacement Consulting
 

Recruitment/Executive Search

Finding qualified employees can be the most difficult and time-consuming function of HR. Recruitment, the "marketing" function of human resources, requires lots of creativity to find quality candidates that will fit with the organization's culture and remain with the company over time; the average cost of turnover is 50 - 150% of an employee's salary. Recruitment plays an integral part of getting the employee started on the right foot, which is key for increased retention and reduced turnover.

One of the primary challenges companies face is how to recruit and hire the best talent. Many times companies are not aware of the recruitment and sourcing options available to them. Having a dedicated recruiting partner can help facilitate the process and, in turn, save time and money with proactive recruitment efforts. We customize a recruiting assignment to identify candidates specifically for your assignment. We personally contact all prospects and thoroughly screen them to meet your job qualifications. To cover the market and reach all potential candidates, we access a nation-wide network of contacts and rely on comprehensive research about your industry. We operate as a contingency fee based model which means you only pay when we succeed in meeting your expectations and our commission structure is extremely competitive for the industry.

Recruitment often includes:

  • Determining the best strategies for finding candidates and creating attention-grabbing job advertisements
  • Reviewing (screening) the applicants' resumes and phone interviewing the top candidates
  • Recommending and managing the candidates through face-to-face interviews
  • Participating in face-to-face interviews
  • Conducting reference checks, background checks and employment testing
  • Partnering to make a hiring decision and extending offers to candidates to seal the deal
  • Developing and facilitating new employee orientation
  • Drafting press releases and media plans to announce strategic new hires

 
We can assist with your recruiting efforts by:

  • Analyzing and recommending improvements to recruitment process and strategies
  • Creating a recruitment plan to ensure the best approach and strategies are used to fill each position
  • Creating job descriptions for on-line and/or professional society job boards
  • Serving as a repository for blind recruiting ads for confidential position recruitment
  • Developing retention strategies to reduce turnover and improve retention
  • Outsourcing the recruiting process to manage all or pieces of the entire recruitment process
  • Providing a contract recruiter on a short- or long-term basis
  • Enlisting a contingent recruiter on a placement fee basis to search for top talent