You could spend weeks, or even months out of your work schedule sifting through hundreds of job applications of irrelevant candidates, scheduling meetings, conducting interviews, and sending out contracts, all to have the process fall through right when you thought you had crossed the finish line.
Hassle-free hiring is here!
Accelerate the transition to a sustainable future with top-tier candidate sourcing from Vertiera.
Let’s face it: recruiting the right individual for your crucial role is long, daunting, and tough.
Sound familiar? It’s the reason why today, recruitment is more necessary than ever in this candidate-driven market. Partnering with a trusted, reputable recruitment agency who can take all the heavy work off your hands, while keeping a strong, transparent line of communication throughout the process is the way to go, in order to avoid all the unnecessary headaches of filling job roles.
Vertiera’s Tried & Tested 10 Stage Process
But what are you actually paying for when you engage a recruiter? You know recruitment isn’t easy, else everyone would be doing it. Here’s what you receive with Vertiera:
1. In-Depth Briefing Call:
Job descriptions are useful but they just don’t paint the whole picture. Spending enough time with you before going out to market is crucial to ensuring we understand your unique requirements. We will tell you if filling the role is achievable, or if some tweaks need to be made. This ensures we never overpromise, and never underdeliver.
2. Network Evaluation, Market Mapping, & Sourcing
This is where we get to search for your next superstar employee! Without our expertise and years of proven experience, this stage wouldn’t be possible. Are there enough available candidates on the market? Which companies do we need to hire from? What are all the possible job title variations that potential candidates may have? (Trust us, there’s more than you’d think). For every search, we aim to identify between 50-100 candidates.
3. Initial Screening Calls & Video Interviews
We’ve identified a bunch of candidates for you; job done, right? Of course not! What if they’re not interested in new positions? What if they’ve not heard of your company? What if they’re on an above the market compensation package and moving companies right now just doesn’t make sense for them? We need to sell your opportunity and company to them, and by finding out as much detail as possible from you in stage 1, we will be able to do just that.
4. Candidate Submissions
We never throw rubbish at the wall and hope it sticks. What a waste of everyone’s time. We only submit candidates that convince us 100% they are invested in the opportunity you have presented, and only those with the top skillsets on the market, else what are you paying for?! Each candidate comes with full summaries and insights from Vertiera that you won’t find on a resume. This is all done for ease, convenience, and to save you as much time as possible throughout the interview process.
5. Interview Scheduling
We’ve just sent you the candidates, now we’re out of here!… Only joking, the service doesn’t end yet. Don’t worry about playing email tennis with several candidates at once anymore. We will take care of all the scheduling so you can speak with them at your convenience. Want us to sit in and observe? Or need some space to figure them out yourself? The choice is yours.
6. Candidate & Client Feedback
You loved the candidate! Or maybe not. Either way, we can pass on all feedback, either positive or negative (or constructive) and schedule any follow up interviews where necessary. At the same time, we provide you with the candidate’s feedback to let you know where they stand. Maybe they loved it and can’t wait to move forward, or maybe they need a little more convincing. Maybe they have other interviews to consider, or maybe they aren’t sure the compensation package will cut it. Whatever the case, we provide as much information as possible now to avoid any headaches at the end of the process.
7. Candidate References
You’ve picked the one. Need that extra little bit of reassurance that you’ve landed on a champion? We can speak to the candidate’s referees on your behalf and provide a full reference form for your records.
8. Contracts, Offers, and Negotiations
Here’s the big one! Where so many hiring managers fail, is right at the last hurdle. Sending an offer out to a candidate does not mean it’s a done deal. If they reject, you’re back to stage 1. Miscommunication, a better offer elsewhere, cold feet, or a hundred other possible reasons could be why the candidate says no. Working with a recruiter who can keep a direct line of communication with them all the way from stage 1 through to 10 keeps these possibilities to a minimum. We will go back and forth as many times as necessary, alleviating any concerns along the way, to get that contract signed!
9. Onboarding
The contract is signed! Happy days! From now to the candidate’s start date, we stay in communication with them to avoid any last minute doubts or niggles, and to ensure the candidate has all the right tools and information to get up and running as quickly as possible on day 1. Whether the time until their start date is 2 weeks or 3 months, we will be with you and the candidate every step of the way.
10. Post-onboarding
The last stage! And yet with Vertiera, it doesn’t end here. We provide post-onboarding support to ensure every candidate has a smooth start to their new role and working environment, and that you’re happy they’re fitting in and performing to standard, or hopefully even better! We provide feedback from them where necessary and relay any concerns to you, or vice versa. You now have a stellar candidate who is going to take your business to unprecedented levels, and the process has been so smooth that it’s a no-brainer you want to partner with Vertiera next time!
1. In-Depth Briefing Call:
Job descriptions are useful but they just don’t paint the whole picture. Spending enough time with you before going out to market is crucial to ensuring we understand your unique requirements. We will tell you if filling the role is achievable, or if some tweaks need to be made. This ensures we never overpromise, and never underdeliver.
2. Network Evaluation, Market Mapping, & Sourcing
This is where we get to search for your next superstar employee! Without our expertise and years of proven experience, this stage wouldn’t be possible. Are there enough available candidates on the market? Which companies do we need to hire from? What are all the possible job title variations that potential candidates may have? (Trust us, there’s more than you’d think). For every search, we aim to identify between 50-100 candidates.
3. Initial Screening Calls & Video Interviews
We’ve identified a bunch of candidates for you; job done, right? Of course not! What if they’re not interested in new positions? What if they’ve not heard of your company? What if they’re on an above the market compensation package and moving companies right now just doesn’t make sense for them? We need to sell your opportunity and company to them, and by finding out as much detail as possible from you in stage 1, we will be able to do just that.
4. Candidate Submissions
We never throw rubbish at your wall and hope it sticks. What a waste of everyone’s time. We only submit candidates that convince us 100% they are invested in the opportunity you have presented, and only those with the top skillsets on the market, else what are you paying for?!. Each candidate comes with full summaries and insights from Vertiera that you won’t find on a resume. This is all done for ease, convenience, and to save you as much time as possible throughout the interview process.
5. Interview Scheduling
We’ve just sent you the candidates, now we’re out of here!… Only joking, the service doesn’t end here. Don’t worry about playing email tennis with several candidates at once anymore.. We will take care of all the scheduling so you can speak with the candidates at your convenience. Want us to sit in and observe? Or want some space? The choice is yours.
6. Candidate & Client Feedback
You loved the candidate! Or maybe not. Either way, we can pass on all feedback, either positive or negative (or constructive) and schedule any follow up interviews where necessary. At the same time, we provide you with the candidate’s feedback to let you know where they stand. Maybe they loved it and can’t wait to move forward, or maybe they need a little more convincing. Maybe they have other interviews to consider, or maybe they aren’t sure the compensation package will cut it. Whatever the case, we provide as much information as possible now to avoid any headaches at the end of the process.
7. Candidate References
You’ve picked the one. Need that extra little bit of reassurance that you’ve landed on a champion? We can speak to the candidate’s referees on your behalf and provide a full reference form for your records.
8. Contracts, Offers, and Negotiations
Here’s the big one! Where so many hiring managers fail, is right at the last hurdle. Sending an offer out to a candidate does not mean it’s a done deal. If they reject, you’re back to stage 1. Miscommunication, a better offer elsewhere, cold feet, or a hundred other possible reasons could be why the candidate says no. Working with a recruiter who can keep a direct line of communication with them all the way from stage 1 through to 10 keeps these possibilities to a minimum. We will go back and forth as many times as necessary, alleviating any concerns along the way, to get that contract signed!
9. Onboarding
The contract is signed! Happy days! From now to the candidate’s start date, we stay in communication with them to avoid any last minute doubts or niggles, and to ensure the candidate has all the right tools and information to get up and running as quickly as possible on day 1. Whether the time until their start date is 2 weeks or 3 months, we will be with you and the candidate every step of the way.
10. Post-onboarding
The last stage! And yet with Vertiera, it doesn’t end here. We provide post-onboarding support to ensure every candidate has a smooth start to their new role and working environment, and that you’re happy they’re fitting in and performing to standard, or hopefully even better! We provide feedback from them where necessary and relay any concerns to you, or vice versa. You now have a stellar candidate who is going to take your business to unprecedented levels! And we are so confident on this, that Vertiera offers a standard 6-month free replacement period, more than the average recruiter can offer.
There is no one-size-fits-all pricing model with recruitment. Every client has different needs, and so at Vertiera we offer flexible pricing models at the most competitive market rates.
1. Executive Search (Contingent)
This is the easy option.
You have an important role to fill, but you’re not in any particular rush to do so. You’re not in the position to commit to upfront costs, but you’re also not so interested in sifting through hundreds of job applications. A ‘no-win, no-fee’ (contingent) search is probably the best for you. We will search our network to see if we have a matching candidate, and you only pay us a fee if you hire the candidate. The recruitment everybody knows.
2. Executive Search (Retained)
This is the most popular option.
You have an urgent role to fill. If someone asked you when it needs to get filled by, you’ll probably reply with “yesterday”. Maybe you know the role is in a difficult location, or that it’s a very senior hire and there won’t be many candidates available on the market. You really need to put in the legwork to get this position filled, but you don’t have the time to do it – and of course, you have other priorities. A retained search is the best option for you. You are ready to commit a small upfront fee for this search in order to receive the best service, and pay the remaining fee when the hire is complete. Hassle-free hiring.
3. Recruitment-as-a-Service
This is the most cost-effective option.
You’re expanding! You have multiple senior hires coming up, and you need to partner with someone reputable to get them done. Why pay for each individual hire, when you could save a lot more money in the long run with this option? Think of your phone bill, or paying a lawyer on a monthly retainer. The same can be done with recruitment. Get in touch for more information.
”James has a very extensive network within the water industry and has been able to help me fill some very difficult, niche roles within my organization. I should also make a point about his flexibility, even though I try not to "bug" him outside of his business hours, his time zone is about 6 hours ahead of mine and we try to connect earlier in the day, but he always makes sure to get back with me as soon as he can if I send a late email.
Jenny ThomasSenior Recruiter – Buckman
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