People become our candidates in one of two ways. Either they contact us through their own initiative or we get their names from one of our contacts who would only recommend those whom they believe would reflect positively on their own judgment.

When a name is referred, we obtain information on their education, experience, personal attributes and reputation. Most individuals who contact us directly do so as a result of a recommendation from someone in our network.

In this case, we circle back to get the above data.

The assessment continues during the first phone conversation. Communication skills, enthusiasm, clarity, general telephone manners are noted as well as the interest in the possible opportunity.

During the interview, visual evidence such as dress, poise, eye contact, body language, hand gestures etc are noted. Levels of enthusiasm, listening skills and ease of interaction with interviewer are evaluated.

The validity of the reasons for previous job changes is determined and sometimes references are checked early to eliminate possible doubts. The in-person interview probes in two areas: