Hiring the right talent is the key determinant of success for a business or not-for-profit.  A core competency of Entrepreneurial Consulting is recruiting of staff.  Most small businesses either hire staff on the fly without the use of proper steps and end up with less than ideal staff or use recruiting firms who often charge 30-35% of the employee’s salary and too often do little more than send over candidates they happen to have in their files.  When small businesses do the hiring internally, typically it falls on the CEO who should be focusing on bigger picture items or it is put on the shoulders of an office manager who typically is ill prepared for this important role. Entrepreneurial Consulting brings another option.

For our clients, we act as their outsourced, Recruiting Manager.  Our process includes:

• Performing a thorough needs analysis and creating an appropriate job description
• Crafting and placing ads in the appropriate locations
• Using alternative channels to attract candidates such as viral and online channels
• Determining benchmarks to use to evaluate candidates
• Screening candidates before the interview process
• Conducting in-person interviews at your offices
• Applying job specific testing
• Checking references
• Developing a compensation package and offer structure
• Creating orientation and staff training materials

These vital steps distinguish our offerings and lead to the acquisition of strong staff members - your most important asset.  EC strives to provide you more than what some typical recruiters might provide.  Having us involved will lighten your load, improve your search, likely gain you a better employee and cost significantly less, in all cases to date, than a traditional headhunter.  Plus, we take a long term view of our client relationships and look toward continuing to provide other services they may need in the future.

We have successfully performed searches for the President of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, as well as the following positions: Controller, Executive Assistant, Technical Administrator, Business Development Manager, Sales Director, Infrastructure & Network Lead and others and have been able to do so for far less of an investment than a traditional recruiter.