Our objective is first to ensure that your motivations, personal goals and career aspirations are in sync with what our client company desires and can offer. Only then does the recruiting process continue in the orderly and efficient manner presented below.
UNDERSTANDING THE COMPANY, MARKET AND OUTLOOK
CREATING DETAILED, COMPLETE JOB SPECIFICATION SHEETS.
An ill–designed search is of no value to anyone. At Storm, we work with the client to pin down the details, ask the penetrating questions, and bring up the unspoken concerns in order to construct a job specification that accurately reflects the opportunity at hand. That means a Storm phone or email contact always involves a precise description, not a vague generality from someone who is not a senior executive.
IDENTIFYING RELATED COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIES
COMPILING APPROPRIATE TARGET BASE FROM INDUSTRY NETWORKS
We combine our thorough understanding of a client company’s business with our roughly 60,000–person database to identify the most appropriate talent, often making unconventional linkages with indirectly related industries. In fact, we may present you with an opportunity that takes your career in an intriguing new direction.
EFFECTIVELY EXPLAINING THE COMPANY AND JOB TO THE TARGET BASE
ASSESSING REACTIONS AND INTEREST
PERFORMING DUE DILIGENCE AND SCREENING
Pressure is not part of our process; listening is. We convey a company’s product and process to you knowledgeably and intelligently. And we sincerely listen to your reaction. Because we have experience with the client company and its industry, we can accurately gauge the fit with your experience. We respond candidly to your questions and concerns, without overselling the case or pressuring you.
REFINING APPROPRIATE "CANDIDATE PANEL" FOR CLIENT REVIEW.
CONDUCTNG FIRST INTERVIEWS.
PREPARING THE CANDIDATE FOR SECOND AND THIRD INTERVIEWS.
We refuse to waste anyone’s time: yours, the client's, or ours. So we recommend an interview only if you have real interest in the opportunity and will be of real interest to the company. We prepare you and your interviewer for a conversation that addresses the important questions. And we see to it that you enter an interview ready — professionally (prepared to back up the strengths they see in your background), emotionally (informed about the personalities you’ll be facing), and physically (with clothes that fit the culture). Afterward, we give you candid feedback so that the next round will truly propel the process.
DEVELOPING AN OFFER PACKAGE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEEDS OF BOTH CLIENT AND CANDIDATE.
PRESENTING OFFER IN CONTEXT THAT INSTILLS CONFIDENCE.
We work with everyone involved to develop a fair compensation package, freely sharing our professional knowledge of the current market, as well as our experience with the personal and corporate pressures of the negotiation process. We strive for a compensation package that reflects an appreciation of your value to the company as well as the company’s need to represent its investors responsibly. We expect you and your new company to begin a long relationship based on mutual respect.
ENSURING NEW–HIRE STABILITY BY IDENTIFYING AND TRACKING PROBLEMS TO SOLUTION.
CONDUCTING SYSTEMATIC FOLLOW–UP PROCESS.
CEMENTING LONG–TERM CLIENT SATISFACTION.
As you settle in to your new position, we keep in touch with a series of follow–up telephone calls at approximately one, three, six, and nine months. We want to hear about your progress and work through any potential issues. Unforeseen obstacles are bound to pop up over time, and it is our job to step in as needed to make sure that small matters don’t escalate. We want the new role to be a positive step up in your career, not just another completed placement. You will stay on our screen as a valued contact. We would be proud to be considered your career advisor for years to come.