“We go beyond,” is not just a tagline. It describes the way we engage in our craft.
There is a through line to everything we do - intellectual rigor and thoroughness – from beginning to end.
It is this rigor and thoroughness which distinguishes and elevates Selker Search Partners.
In our first call...
By engaging in this thorough exploration, we may find that to really solve the business problem, the person or the role needs to be different than originally conceived. In fact, the role may not need to be filled at all. Regardless, it’s important to fully delve into why you believe this specific role is crucial to your organization at this moment in time.
Once we’ve won your business - we dig even deeper...
Pre-launch...
Vetting...
We listen for not only what is said, but what is not said. And if it isn’t said, we delve into understanding the reasons why not. This is key to gaining full knowledge of a candidate and determining their fit with you and your company.
A significant amount of time is invested in this rigorous screening, ensuring that your time as a client is well spent by only interviewing candidates you would hire. Depending on the seniority of the role, we spend 3 to 6 hours in direct candidate interviews and an additional 3 to 6 hours engaged in analysis, organization and presentation of the information collected for each candidate. While investing this much time does not automatically result in a quality analysis, it is certainly true that you cannot deliver a quality analysis without spending this much time. We do invest the time. We do deliver that quality analysis.
Candidate slate...
Ultimately, we deliver better, more detailed and meaningful information about every candidate presented, directly impacting your ability to make the right hiring decision.
Negotiating and presenting an offer...
We have an unparalleled understanding of compensation spanning different vehicles of equity and long-term incentives. We present finalist candidates with the ability to dynamically adjust equity valuation projections based on different criteria. This way, every finalist candidate is empowered to make a fully-informed decision to join your company. These tools facilitate a deep understanding of both the impact their role has on your organization’s growth, and the relationship between achievement of goals and personal wealth creation. We are your true partner in driving an offer negotiation process to successful completion. We bring it home.
Reference Checking...
Just as we go deeper in the diligence, interview, assessment and offer negotiation processes, we have elevated reference checking to a new level of thoroughness. We know the critical importance of validating our collective experience of a candidate by receiving direct feedback from both supplied and non-supplied references. We do not stop until we have developed a true 360° view of a candidate – which means speaking with between seven and twelve references - spending up to an hour with each person, obtaining their direct feedback on the candidate’s accomplishments, areas of strength and weaknesses, and where they could still grow and develop within their career today.
Unprecedented Industry Guarantee
Bottom line...If every step of the process is the best in the business, as our clients and candidates tell us, the result is, “No duds.”
This is why we deliver finalist candidates with a two-year placement guarantee in an industry that typically guarantees one year.
That’s how we go beyond.