Why Talentum?

Before you decide which recruiting firm you will partner with, here are some things you should consider:

1. Representation.  Do you realize the agency you choose will use your name, speak as your agent, and that the market's perception of your company depends on the competence of your recruiter?  Your company's reputation and brand is too valuable to trust in the hands of a mediocre recruiting firm.
2. Comprehensive job matching. Jobs, like the people that do them, are complex.  That's why we take the time to get to know your company, your top performers (who do you want to emulate and who do you want to eliminate?) and develop a success profile and search strategy based on our understanding of the skills, attributes and experience that will be required to succeed in your organization.
3. Skilled opportunity selling.  Pretend you are the candidate the recruiter is going to speak to on your behalf and ask the recruiter to "role-play" the call.  How do they sound?  Are you impressed?  Then call us and ask us to do the same.
4. Qualification of candidate interest.  Ask your recruiting firm about their process regarding measuring candidate interest.  Remember: agencies may be able to find the people, but getting them to accept the position is the real test of a search firm's excellence.  96% of our offers get accepted!
5. Comprehensive interviewing.  Ask your recruiting firm about their interviewing technique and process.  What does he really know about the candidate?  We have a candidate assessment methodology that goes beyond resume specs and gets inside the mind of the candidate to help you close candidates who are truly talented.  The best candidates have options.  We help you position yourself as an employer of choice to the top of the class.
6. Reference Check.  Too often, agencies conduct reference checks which usually over-emphasize positives so they can make the placement.  Talentum Search Partners' reference checks are designed to find the negatives as well as the positives.  Let us show you samples of our extensive reference checks.
7. Industry Expertise.  Unlike "generalist recruiting firms" that try to place everything from janitors to general ledger accountants, we focus exclusively on sales, marketing and other revenue generating searches.  We know how to negotiate, persuade and influence people who do the same for a living.  We understand what makes this rare breed tick and have developed a proprietary method for surfacing and evaluating sales talent.
8. Full Lifecycle Recruiting.  What feedback are you getting about the interviews you conduct?  Do you have a thorough knowledge of what the candidate's concerns are?  How are you and your company being perceived?  Is there any depth to the questions your recruiter asks you about the candidates they present?
9. The "Human" Factors.  Job change is listed among the top ten stressors and it takes a skilled professional to help candidates navigate this change.  We not only surface talent, we also successfully complete searches by walking candidates through CRITICAL elements of the placement process including: Fear of change,  spousal concerns, relocation, employment agreements, salary and benefits negotiation, as well as resignation and handling the counteroffer.
10. Strength of Guarantee.  The above principles have kept Talentum Search Partners and our parent company in business for over twenty years.  In an industry where 40% of search firms failed nationally during the last economic downturn (2001-2003), we thrived and experienced tremendous growth during that same time period.  What that means to you is that we will be around to honor our guarantees and promises.