Phase 1

Stephen Yaffe Associates Role

• Assemble the search team to immediately conduct a thorough analysis of your company, competitors, and overall market conditions.
• Conduct a meeting with the client interviewing team to understand the client’s corporate culture and the expectations for the position.
• Assess the challenges for the search, agree on a successful search strategy, and craft a position profile which will include responsibilities, qualifications and criteria for success.
• Leverage the internal knowledge of our recruitment team who have conducted similar searches and have direct industry experience in creating a preliminary list of potential candidates and company sources.

Client's Role

• Clearly communicate expectations and needs.
• Keep us informed of specific companies or candidates they would be interested to pursue.
• Approve the position profile and company description
• Review candidate list and make necessary adjustments
• Work with us to determine an interview process identifying, which client team members will conduct first round and second round interviews once the final candidate is selected.

Result -- Targeted Strategy, Knowledge, Research and Recruitment


Phase 2

Stephen Yaffe Associates Role

• Contact the research candidate list and assess their level of qualification and interest level.
• Develop potential candidates by using our proprietary talent pool research process, which goes beyond networking; it gives us a detailed view of all potential source companies.
• Identify individuals currently qualified for this opportunity and candidates who could be promoted into this role within each source company.
• Provide a final candidate slate of 3-5 top candidates.
• Conduct all initial interviewing with prospective candidates.
• Select individuals who meet the qualifications and criteria for success for the opportunity.
• Prepare comprehensive candidate summary report along with recommended action steps.

Client's Role

• Review the candidate slate and make necessary adjustments.
• Identify candidates to interview in Phase 3.

Result -- Several candidates that meet the client's specified requirements


Phase 3

Stephen Yaffe Associates Role

• Schedule interviews and coordinate logistics.
• Provide feedback to the client and the candidate concerning post-interview thoughts and impressions.
• Continue the search and have a list of additional candidates.

Client's Role

• Interview candidates.
• Provide us with post-interview impressions.
• Select lead and back-up candidate.

Result -- Final Candidate Selected


Phase 4

Stephen Yaffe Associates Role

• Obtain the list of references from candidate
• Pursue references
• Check references and provide the client with a report
• Provide the client with market compensation data as required
• Ask candidate for open issues and total compensation requirements
• Assist with the offer negotiation
• Obtain written acceptance of the offer
• Monitor the resignation process and develop a transition strategy

Client's Role

• Prepare and make written offer to finalist
• Provide candidate with relocation information
• Obtain written acceptance of offer