Seven Steps to Identifying Top Executive Talent: A Sneak Peek into Our Assessment Process

We are a renowned exec­u­tive search firm with years of expe­ri­ence in iden­ti­fy­ing top tal­ent for com­pa­nies world­wide. In this blog post, we’ll take you through the sev­en steps of our assess­ment process.

We rec­og­nize that every organization has unique needs and goals. Our expe­ri­enced team takes the time to ful­ly under­stand our client’s busi­ness­es, cul­tures, and val­ues to ensure that we iden­ti­fy the best exec­u­tive can­di­date who can help dri­ve their success.
Some impor­tant fac­tors we con­sid­er dur­ing this phase include the spe­cif­ic role require­ments, orga­ni­za­tion­al struc­ture, team dynam­ics, and com­pa­ny goals.
By tak­ing the time to lis­ten and under­stand our client’s needs, we can deliv­er excep­tion­al exec­u­tive search ser­vices that align with our client’s goals and vision.

We under­stand how cru­cial it is to iden­ti­fy and attract the best tal­ent for your team.
Can­di­date sourc­ing is a crit­i­cal step in the recruit­ment process. With years of expe­ri­ence, we have honed our exper­tise and have found effec­tive strate­gies to find top talent.
We spe­cial­ize in help­ing com­pa­nies iden­ti­fy, engage, and hire top tal­ent, sav­ing you valu­able time and resources. Our team of experts lever­ages social media plat­forms, builds strong employ­er brands, net­works with indus­try pro­fes­sion­als, and taps into exist­ing net­works for employ­ee referrals.
Part­ner­ing with us means that you’ll have access to our vast net­work of qual­i­fied can­di­dates, exten­sive mar­ket knowl­edge, and per­son­al­ized sup­port through­out the recruit­ment process. Our goal is to help your organization thrive by find­ing the best can­di­dates for your team.

Behind every suc­cess­ful com­pa­ny is a team of tal­ent­ed indi­vid­u­als, but how do you find them? Here’s a sneak peek into our screen­ing process. We aim to find the best can­di­dates for our client’s needs.
To achieve this, we employ a rig­or­ous screen­ing process that involves mul­ti­ple steps to iden­ti­fy top tal­ent. Hav­ing sourced a suf­fi­cient pool of can­di­dates, we then use tech­nol­o­gy to fil­ter out unqual­i­fied can­di­dates based on spe­cif­ic cri­te­ria such as edu­ca­tion, work expe­ri­ence, and oth­er essen­tial qual­i­fi­ca­tions. But we don’t stop there, we take a more com­pre­hen­sive approach to assess each candidate’s over­all fit.
Our expe­ri­enced recruiters con­duct thor­ough assess­ments and inter­views, seek­ing to under­stand a candidate’s moti­va­tions, val­ues, and cul­tur­al fit. We eval­u­ate each can­di­date against our client’s spe­cif­ic needs and goals, ensur­ing a strong match for both par­ties. At the heart of our screen­ing process is a focus on find­ing can­di­dates who not only meet the qual­i­fi­ca­tions for the role but who also have the poten­tial to thrive and add val­ue to our client’s organizations.
Our approach enables us to iden­ti­fy top tal­ent and ensure a strong match for both the can­di­date and the client. We take pride in our rig­or­ous approach to screen­ing can­di­dates and the excep­tion­al can­di­dates we’ve iden­ti­fied for our clients. Stay tuned for more insights into how we eval­u­ate skills and com­pe­ten­cies and how we con­duct ref­er­ence checks.

One of our top pri­or­i­ties is to assess the com­pe­ten­cies of poten­tial can­di­dates to ensure that they are the right fit for our client’s organizations.
First, we start by under­stand­ing the spe­cif­ic com­pe­ten­cies required for the posi­tion. We work with our clients to iden­ti­fy the key com­pe­ten­cies nec­es­sary for suc­cess in the role. This allows us to cre­ate a pro­file of the ide­al can­di­date that aligns with the organization’s needs.
Next, we use var­i­ous assess­ment tools to eval­u­ate can­di­dates’ com­pe­ten­cies, includ­ing job-relat­ed per­son­al­i­ty tests and in-depth inter­views in which we ask not only about per­son­al suit­abil­i­ty but also about pro­fes­sion­al competence.
These tools help us under­stand the candidate’s strengths, weak­ness­es, and poten­tial fit with the com­pa­ny cul­ture. This allows us to ensure that the can­di­date has the skills and expe­ri­ence required to excel in the role. Using these assess­ment tools , we eval­u­ate the can­di­dates and fil­ter out those who have the right skills to suc­ceed in their organization.

When hir­ing for a lead­er­ship posi­tion, a ref­er­ence check can be one of the most valu­able tools for ensur­ing you’re mak­ing the right decision.
At the heart of our ref­er­ence check is the desire to gath­er as much infor­ma­tion as pos­si­ble about a candidate’s past per­for­mance and character.
But what makes a good ref­er­ence check? First and fore­most, we’re clear and con­sis­tent about what we’re look­ing for in a can­di­date. This means defin­ing the most impor­tant skills, expe­ri­ence, and per­son­al qual­i­ties for the role and using this as a guide for your ref­er­ence questions.
It is also cru­cial that we ask open-end­ed ques­tions that allow our ref­er­ence to shar­ing their own expe­ri­ences and per­spec­tives. Rather than sim­ply ask­ing whether the can­di­date is a good fit for the job, we try to get spe­cif­ic exam­ples of how they’ve demon­strat­ed key skills or qual­i­ties in the past.
Over­all, con­duct­ing effec­tive ref­er­ence checks requires a com­bi­na­tion of care­ful plan­ning, atten­tion to detail, and a will­ing­ness to ask tough questions.

The inter­view — detailed prepa­ra­tion is the be-all and end-all.
Our expe­ri­enced team takes a planned and thor­ough approach to inter­view­ing can­di­dates in order to be able to answer the fol­low­ing ques­tions afterward:
1. Is the cul­tur­al fit right?
2. Is the can­di­date qual­i­fied enough for the vacancy?
A pleas­ant inter­view atmos­phere ensures an open exchange to get to know the can­di­date and their expec­ta­tions and wish­es. In doing so, we empha­size not only the assess­ment of pro­fes­sion­al suit­abil­i­ty but also cul­tur­al fit. To ensure a qual­i­fied can­di­date assess­ment, we at Glasford work accord­ing to the 4‑eyes principle.
We know how vital an effec­tive inter­view process is. With our proven approach, we can help our clients make informed deci­sions about the right can­di­date for your organization.

Which can­di­dates make it onto the short­list and are ulti­mate­ly pre­sent­ed by us? The final selec­tion requires a deep under­stand­ing of the vacant posi­tion, the cor­po­rate cul­ture, and the mar­ket environment.
The inter­view phase is fol­lowed by the analy­sis. We assess each candidate’s skills, expe­ri­ence, cul­tur­al fit, lead­er­ship style and poten­tial to deliv­er required results.
Ref­er­ences from for­mer super­vi­sors and col­leagues help to get a clear­er pic­ture in case of doubt.
Ulti­mate­ly, our goal is to present our clients with high­ly qual­i­fied can­di­dates who can have a sig­nif­i­cant impact on the suc­cess of their company.

Author: Glasford Inter­na­tion­al Deutschland