Seven Degrees

ROI on Alignment. Did you know that 50% of all hires fail within the first two years at all levels of employment? It's a stubborn number that has persisted for decades. Using the three approaches to hiring that differentiate our search work will result in a return on investment. Branding the mandate, using a retained and direct search with experien... ced recruiters, and ensuring a defined, structured interview process will likely end in a successful ratio upwards of 80-90% success rate. Branding Mandates with Culture - One of the most overlooked ways that firms can build return on investment is to develop their culture and then brand their mandate and search. Why is this important? Because it helps future prospects understand how they will improve their situation by considering your firm. Develop Structured Interviewing- Do you have a good structure to hire people you don't know? Structuring the hiring process will pay because it increases the accuracy of hiring up to 80-90%. We are glad to work with clients that want to get their hiring right. This offering is available for retained search only or as a separate advisory project. The recruiting industry does not offer this in contingent searches, leaving the company without guidance when choosing their right hire. When done well, this one benefit of retained search pays for itself. We work with hiring managers on the execution of the recruiting, review of the candidate, interview strategy, and we create a multi-user probing question format. Altogether, this process helps clients lead them to a compelling offer and that closes a great candidate. Compensation and Market Reviews - Developing and doing research on compensation structures for our clients. The wrong compensation plan can make an offer look like a one-sided overreach. Current market conditions are constantly changing and require an objective assessment of the negotiation. Unidentified assumptions in the proposal may cause obstacles to the acceptance of an otherwise competitive offer. (i.e., working ...Read More