First Define the Right Position, Then Find the Right Fit

Defining the True Need
The Recruitiing Process
Evaluating Candidates
Presenting Candidates

Defining the True Need

Most important to a successful search mission is our thorough understanding of your operations, the specific requirements of the position to be filled, and the corporate environment and management style into which the new employee will be placed.  To meet this requirement, we go much further than most Executive Search firms in assuring the success of your new manager/executive by not simply “filling a position.”  

When you believe that there is a need to better define the position and potentially even the department's goals, we help ensure the best placement by assisting you. We can work with you and your senior management to look at the expected outcomes from the department(s) reporting to the new hire, and how these are measured.  In these cases, we look at past performance and help you determine what might be a desirable difference between the former incumbent and the new hire to help enhance the performance of their team. 

This first step is what makes Sanford Rose Associates – Pen Bay different, and more effective, in the search process.

The Recruiting Process

Using a proprietary process called Dimensional Search®, we determine the skills, experiences and personal characteristics necessary to be successful in the position.  Our search process is conducted through referrals and by contacting people in the work disciplines and businesses where qualified candidates are most likely to be found. We do not rely on unsolicited resume flow or blind ads.

The talented people we approach are generally not looking for a new position. Most likely, they have not circulated their resumes, nor are they currently reviewing position openings. They are the two-thirds of the qualified workforce who are unreachable except through a custom search approach. They are, however, people who may be interested in an opportunity when it is brought to their attention in a professional and discreet manner.

Our search assignments rely on our knowledge of the industries and occupational disciplines in which we consult and use sophisticated computer technology to manage large amounts of information.

Our inquiries are made in strict confidence, and your company is not identified until a candidate expresses definite interest in the position. If we feel there is a fit, we then take steps to interest the candidate. 

Evaluating Candidates

Once we have identified potential candidates, we perform in-depth interviews with each to determine if they meet all client requirements. Additionally we are alert for personal or family issues that would restrict the candidate's ability to join our client. In evaluating potential candidates, our consultant will use our Dimensional Search® process which matches the candidate's educational, professional and occupational skills to our client's specific job requirements and needs. The process also:

  • Confirms that the candidate's past experience and successes will effectively contribute to achieving our client's current and future goals.
  • Considers whether a candidate's personal style will complement the corporate culture and will mesh well with the hiring manager's personality.
  • Evaluates the candidate's long-term potential to take on additional responsibilities beyond the current needs. 

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Presenting Candidates
As candidates express interest in the opportunity, we evaluate each against the Dimensional Search® criteria for the open position. We present for interview only those individuals who best fit the assignment profile.

After the interview or interviews, we debrief both you and the candidate, then follow up to ascertain the candidate's interest, provide additional information and resolve any misunderstandings. We assist in composing and extending the offer and in negotiating any changes. When needed, we can also provide relocation assistance and cost-of-living comparisons. Once the offer is extended, we stay in constant touch with the candidate and his or her family to resolve remaining issues and facilitate a prompt acceptance and early starting date.  Back to top

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Industry Focus

  • Biotech
  • Clinical Diagnostics
  • Life Science

Functional Specialization

  • Sales
  • Marketing 
  • Business Development
  • Service
  • R&D
  • HR