Career Shaper’s Executive Search team brings together diverse talent with a strong industry centric focus. In order to gain a better understanding of the Clients’ requirement, the search business has been structured as a matrix by geography and industry practice. This has helped us improve our ability to cater to the client needs better. One of our key organizational values is ‘Speed” and with every search assignment being led by dyads (primary anchor, secondary anchor) we maintain an ongoing communication with the client to ensure smooth flow of information. Due to our matrix structure by industry and geography, we have been able to build greater depth in each of our industry practices and also bring in better understanding to each of the geography that we are present in. These two factors have enabled us to consistently deliver the best resources to our clients.

Working as a team with the client, we analyze the client’s needs to determine the required set of skills, organizational relationships, define the required experience, and identify the other critical attributes necessary for the successful candidate.

After assessing the client needs, we typically prepare a detailed Search brief highlighting the position specification. This search brief captures the nuances of the position - the responsibilities of the position, qualifications, experience required of the ideal candidate, and criteria for success. This document aids in translating the specification to the members of the search team.

Upon completion of the Search Brief, we draw up a Search Plan wherein we map the universe of options that are available for the client. Based on the Client organization and their requirement, we map the players in the specific industry segment and identify the prospective functional resource. With the advantage of being present in 15 locations across India, we form a search team comprising of 3 Consultants and 1 Research Analyst from the specific industry to be a part of the assignment.

The Search Brief is promptly shared with other consultants in the search team for the assignment and the Research Analyst with relevant industry / functional expertise assists in identifying sources and prospects. Simultaneously, the team accesses the internal databases; target companies websites and other sources to reach out the prospective candidates.

The Search team assigned for the specific assignment gets in touch with the sources and prospects to identify and confirm interest qualified individuals. During this phase, the primary anchor of the assignment frequently reports the progress to the client. The suitable prospects are evaluated by the consultant on the basis of their relevant experience, the critical attributes that the position calls for and their cultural fitment with the Client organization. On identifying the suitable candidates, the consultant does an informal reference check on the candidates before sending the recommendations on each of them to the client, along with their updated profile.

Upon receiving the shortlist from the Client, the consultant schedules a mutually convenient meeting between the client and each candidate, and also takes care of the logistics. After each interview, the consultant takes feedback from both the client and the candidates

Once the client finalizes the candidate we contact individuals who are capable of providing insights about the candidate’s qualifications / experience, capability and on the softer aspects. The feedback received from the references is integrated into a reference check report and is shared with the client. As a backup strategy, the consultant has the client identify another backup candidate, who is the next best fit and nurture the relationship till the search assignment is successfully closed.

As the search comes to a close, based on the client’s choice, the consultant can assist in structuring of the compensation package. Once the successful candidate is in place, the consultant stays in touch with the client and the candidate on a periodic basis to get the feedback.