Recruiters and employers are all too familiar with the shifting economy as consequences from pre and post-COVID markets. Triggering new waves of both the Great Reassessment and the Great Resignation, companies’ approaches to the hiring process have been forced to evolve. One of the major players is job postings, as long-standing posts often deter quality applicants.
Worldwide, the last few years have drastically altered public and private employment patterns. Data from governing systems and market research efforts alike attest to the increased volume of corporate shifts, citing timely and favorable conditions for employee job relocation.
Business owners carry an unimaginable load of responsibilities on their backs. Aside from building their initial vision, they juggle financial growth, operational strategies, legal compliance, and partner relations on a daily basis.
In order to manage all these tasks, delegation becomes vital to achieve corporate success. And in turn, hiring the right leadership team becomes mission critical. More
As an award-winning headhunting firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Search Solution Elite has a deep understanding of the job market within the Carolinas and the unique challenges it presents. More
2020 has been an eye-opener, to say the least. Over the past 12 months, we have worked with dozens of Private Equity firms that have been impacted by the global pandemic.
Over the last 9 months, investors have had to adapt to daunting economical changes while also finding ways to balance financial support for existing portfolio companies and raising capital for new endeavors. The impact of the pandemic forced many companies to make tough decisions like furloughs, layoffs, and standstills in recruitment. Now that the economy is improving, they are left with the heavy burden of rebuilding and developing their talent.
As the recovery efforts continue, one of the biggest tools investment firms can use to keep their businesses afloat is to partner with a premier executive search firm, such as Search Solution Elite.
Search Solution Elite provides over 18+ years of headhunting experience and has maintained a 97% client retention rate since 2002. With extensive industry knowledge in the private sector, our endless network of top talent continues to grow.
As the very real possibility of another lockdown looms in our future, timing is critical for investors to place top talent in their firms and portfolio companies. Bad hires can lead to costly turnovers and low-quality output which could drastically impact revenue and success at this delicate time.
SSE provides well trained experts who specialize in niche areas of industry focus. Our main priority is to customize searches thoroughly to fit each company’s’ needs by connecting them with the perfect candidates based on skillsets essential for their team.
SSE’s talent pool is vast, and our specialized headhunters are highly knowledgeable in specific roles, industry trends, and will devote full-time efforts to identify ideal contenders.
Investment firms can rest assured that our team provides the expertise and due diligence research to place candidates within our clients’ targeted time frame. Most importantly, these search techniques will vastly improve an organization’s bottom line.
Offering 40% lower costs than the competitors, Search Solution Elite’s fees are based ONLY on the first-year salary. The amount of time and money saved by this partnership will go back to where it belongs: your firm and portfolios.
Search Solution Elite cares about our clients as we understand what a truly successful partnership demands. Private Equity firms can have confidence that partnering with SSE’s award-winning approach is an investment that will reap endless benefits for years to come.
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Leadership is critical to an organization’s success. Without leaders, organizations lack direction, vision, and the inspiration teams need to accomplish their company’s mission. While great leaders are often with companies for years at a time, there comes a point when an individual in a leadership role transitions, leaving a new vacancy at the top of a company. Companies are often put in a difficult situation where they have to rush and settle on a person who might not be the best fit for their company or have a vacancy during the search for a replacement. This is why an interim leader is an ideal solution.
More and more organizations are starting to hire interim leaders for a variety of reasons. An interim leader is a seasoned professional who steps into an organization’s leadership position temporarily.
Why are companies investing in interim and contractual leaders?
1) Timely Hiring Solution: The person being brought in has the ability to fulfill the requirements of the leadership position while the organization takes time to recruit their new leader, without leaving the leadership position vacant.
2) Stability: Hiring an interim leader provides stability to a department during times of uncertainty.
3) New Knowledge: Interim leaders typically have years of experience in their fields, they can bring their knowledge from past roles to your organization and implement positive change. They bring specific expertise from working with multiple organizations.
For these three reasons, this is why interim management is quickly becoming more popular.
At Search Solution, we provide clients with extraordinary interim leadership candidates to ensure supported organizational excellence during transitional periods and into the future. If you are ready to find leadership that can meet your immediate needs, reach out to Search Solution today.
On average, for a corporate job position, there are 250 resumes sent to your internal Human Resources team. Internal HR teams have a hard time filling the roles for these reasons:
Many sources report that 75-88% of applicants who apply for a job posting lack the qualifications requested. It takes time for the internal HR team to sort through these unqualified resumes. Companies are wasting resources such as time and money, and losing qualified candidates.
As headhunters at Search Solution Elite, we have a specialized pool of candidates that we work with nationwide. This is comprised of passive and active candidates. Our talent pool consists of people that have a unique skill set. Our team takes additional measures to learn what makes these candidates special and qualified. We do this before you need the hire, so you do not have to.
Our passive candidates usually come from competitor companies and they are not actively applying for jobs, so your internal HR teams do not know they are open to exploring new opportunities.
While an internal HR team is sorting through resumes, the top candidates are likely to have already been presented with another opportunity. Internal hiring teams typically are not as specialized. The time to fill an open position is longer than when you call a specialized headhunting firm that already has an extensive network in that market.
Headhunters are like talent scouts. We specialize in niche markets, where we have developed a pipeline of candidates with skills and experience in a specific area. If you want to reclaim your HR teams’ time, save money, access to a huge network that makes hiring a priority, and find talent in specific industries, then partnering with Search Solution Elite is your answer.
Executive compensation or pay is the financial payments and non-monetary benefits provided to high-level management in exchange for their work on behalf of an organization. Senior management and executive-level employees play an important role in the company because they are the ones making important decisions and making strategies.
The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has had enormous impacts on society, taking both a serious economic and human toll. Many companies are faced with balancing competing responsibilities to various stakeholders. While the primary focus is on taking care of employees and ensuring business stability, many companies are also facing new challenges in appropriately managing executive compensation.
Many businesses have reevaluated executive pay programs in the past due to tough economic conditions. Now they must do so under an unprecedented gathering of external expectations. Some industries like restaurants, airlines, and hotels were hit harder by the pandemic. Top-level management and executives are taking pay cuts in an effort to help struggling employees as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on their industries.
Having a Total Rewards and Compensation professional on your team is crucial. Companies are being forced to re-evaluate their compensation and benefits policies and practices given the financial condition of their company. Executive pay is under a constant spotlight and is constantly scrutinized by shareholders, media, employees, and customers. It is imperative that organizations do the right thing during this time to ensure and establish trust. At Search Solution, we partner with companies to help them find compensation professionals who can help them do just that.
At Search Solution, we specialize in Human Resources, Total Rewards, Compensation and Benefits. With companies responding to the day to day challenges of the crisis and the world starting to go back to the office these professionals are essential. Total Rewards and Compensation professionals are busy creating incentive plans for short- and long-term circumstances. As day to day challenges continue to emerge, executives and HR leaders should strategize adjusting their total rewards strategy for the year ahead.
Companies need these types of professionals now more than ever before.
In today’s global marketplace, companies are competing like never before to attract the best leadership talent. The most critical decision a company can make is its investment in human capital, especially their higher-level positions. Making a bad hire in your top management can have devastating consequences for your company. According to a study done by SHRM, this error could cost up to five times the annual salary of the failed hire.
Companies are turning to a retained search approach to make sure that their leadership positions are being filled successfully. A retained search firm invests time and resources in understanding their client’s industry and individual needs. Given the strategic importance of these positions, Search Solution Group understands that there is often a degree of urgency and/or confidentiality that accompanies this type of search. Retained searches are given priority status in terms of the level of consulting talent assigned to conduct the search and the time and resources that are dedicated to the project. When using our retained search approach, Search Solution is dedicated to you and the success of your search engagement.
Time and cost- Finding qualified high-level candidates can be time consuming and costly. By partnering with us you are mitigating the risk of bad hires. Costs associated with a bad hire can be expensive, as mentioned above.
A retained search focuses on quality. We not only focus on finding the most qualified candidates for your open leadership role, but we find this talent for less than what our competitors charge. We have 40% lower costs than our outdated competitors, and our fees are based only on the first-year salary, compared to our competition who tends to focus on total compensation.
At Search Solution, you will be working with the best headhunters with a year-over-year success rate of 98%.
Process and Focus- The upfront structure of retained search ensures that the search engagement takes higher priority than other types of search methods. There is a guaranteed level of commitment to you and your company during this approach. We have seen that candidates are more attracted and responsive to retained search.
At Search Solution, you will be working with the best headhunters who focus and excel in your industry. We have specialized teams who are fully immersed in their specific areas of expertise which include: Accounting/Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations & Manufacturing, Human Resources, Compensation & Benefits, Sales & Business, Development Marketing, IT, Legal, Life Sciences and Fintech.
Pipeline and network- Jeremy Gnozzo started this company 18 years ago building our widespread network of candidates across several industries. We utilize our own extensive network which includes both active candidates as well as a pipeline of potential or passive job seekers. Our team has over 1 million candidates in our pipeline.
Vetted candidates- We take the time to understand what your organization is looking for in a position. With this search we have the highest level of reporting, background checks, and reference checking, in addition to face-to-face or Skype interviewing according to client preference.
At Search Solution we only submit a candidate for this role if we know they meet your requirements. You do not have to worry about a parade of candidates that miss the mark, resulting in wasted time.
Search Solution will locate and persuade top leaders who are not actively looking, because the most successful candidates for your company will be currently employed. They will not be found on job boards, nor will they be thinking about making a career change. Through competent and strategic research and preparation, in conjunction with years of professional experience, we can convince even the best of the best to consider new, and often competitive opportunities.
Reach out to us today to learn more about the different types of searches we offer at Search Solution, and which is the best for your company’s needs.
The Covid-19 coronavirus is becoming an accelerator for one of the greatest workplace transformations of our lifetime. It has disrupted organizations and the workplace environment and culture. Human resources leaders have to adjust their roles as they adapt to social distancing practices and a new work environment.
According to a recent survey of more than 2,200 human resource professionals, SHRM sheds a light onto just how significantly employers and workers have been impacted by the coronavirus. 40% of employers have had to shut down certain aspects of their businesses, while 83% have adjusted their business practices. In addition, 71% of employers said they are struggling to adjust to remote work, while 65% said that maintaining employee morale has been a challenge.
The human resources profession is on the front line of helping organizations to adapt and respond to the coronavirus crisis. HR is a critical business function that helps companies’ success in hiring employees, keeping them engaged, and supporting their growth and development. Hiring and managing talent is the most essential thing that a company can do to ensure long-term growth and stability.
Firsthand we have seen HR leaders implement new remote work policies and virtual onboarding and hiring practices. They also continue to provide employee support. By consistently communicating with their employees, they ensure that their teams are all fully informed of their new plans.
No one could have predicted this new level of expectation being placed under the HR department due to COVID. Crisis response has now become the number one top priority for HR. Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders. Failure to handle crisis properly can result in losses for an organization.
“Our clients know the importance of having a strong HR leader in place. Recently we have seen the dedication of our clients/candidates we have placed working hard behind the scenes to help their organizations adapt and balance this huge shift in the workforce. No one could have been prepared for this pandemic, but we have helped multiple clients find an HR leader with crisis management experience to help their position their company to recover and rebuild as the crisis declines.” – Jeremy Gnozzo, CEO & Founder
Of our 75+ employees at Search Solution, we have a team of 5 dedicated headhunters that specialize in Human Resources, Total Rewards, Compensation, and Benefits. Especially now companies need these professionals and we can help.
“Our clients and our candidates have been leaning on us for support as we navigate Covid-19 together. I have been leveraging my expansive network to make placements throughout April connecting those with a Crisis Management background with our clients. Hiring the right person into an organization is critical and I am able to connect the right people with the right place to ensure it is a seamless transition.” – Erin Gregory, Executive Recruiter