Our Approach to Executive Search and Professional Recruiting
What we do
A Proprietary Process That Produces Results - Guaranteed
We understand that you are not simply looking to fill an open position, but rather you’re looking to solve a business problem with an extraordinary new leader. HCS has built a proprietary business platform with recruiting and discovery tools that successfully align companies with top professional talent. Using our unique discovery method, Zero-Based Position Description Design, and facilitation process with clients and candidates, we significantly reduce the subjectivity of the hiring process and identify top-performing leaders for your organization. We are so confident in our process and approach to executive search that we back our results with our Performance Assurance Guarantee.
How we do it
Our 3-step Approach Delivers Real Results
Client Discovery
Our executive search approach starts by taking you through a proprietary discovery process where we learn about your culture, values, unique needs, and the true impact that your employees have on your organization. Our unique Zero-Based Position Description Design, which is comprised of our Desired Outcomes Questionnaire, Department Current State and Subdiscipline Assessment (DCCSA) GAP Analysis, and Position Description and Performance Guide, allows our firm to target top-performing talent that is the optimal fit for both the competency and subdiscipline requirements for each client’s unique culture.
Together we discover the “real” organizational culture and achieve hiring team consensus through:
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Desired Outcomes Questionnaire (DOQ)
- The strategic and desired projected financial impact the position is to achieve
- Organizational culture and core values collection
- Role dimension and competency intake -
Department Current State and Subdiscipline Assessment
- Subdiscipline / Functional ratings and rankings
- Primary and secondary subdiscipline focus areas
- Selection committee/hiring team input and consensus - Position Description & Performance Guide
Candidate Match
Armed with your company voice, we utilize recruiting strategies that can help you hire high-performing players that intimately match your company culture.
We determine the candidate’s mutual interest, qualifications, career stage, values, competency, and organizational alignment using our assessments and evaluations:
- Mutual interest and prequalification assessment
- Career stage, progression, and positional opportunity assessment
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Candidate assessment to position criteria
–Candidate Summary Value Proposition Matrix (CSVP Matrix) - Candidate beliefs and values assessment with organization alignment
- Role dimension and competency evaluation
Guaranteed Results
Informed by data, decades of industry experience, and learning what makes our clients and candidates unique, we guarantee our results.
Our executive search professional recruiting approach utilizes assessment tools that help ensure successful long-term placements:
- Harrison Assessments
- Intentional Marketplace Intelligence (IMI)
- Joines Personality Adaptation Questionnaire (JPAQ)
- RightPath – Assessments for Hiring
Industry Expertise
With subject matter experts in the technology, healthcare, life sciences, industrials, hospitality, and private equity sectors, our professional recruiting team has the technology, experience, and expertise to help take your business to the next level.
Full-Service Capabilities
We are a full-service consulting and advisory firm that works closely with businesses of all sizes to improve company cultures and drive financial performance. We specialize in retained executive search, professional recruiting, professional coaching, and consulting services.