I. Confidentiality
When you become an executive search candidate with Reaction
Search International Executive Search Firm, you place
yourself at a certain amount of risk with your current
employer. Consequently, you are entitled to the utmost
confidentiality from both the RSI Executive Search
Firm Team and prospective employers.
To safeguard your confidentiality, our Executive Search
Recruiters will:
- Obtain your authorization before submitting
your name, resume, or any other information to a prospective
employer.
- Upon your request, our Executive
Search Recruiters will contact you directly, disclosing
information to no one other than yourself at your
current employer.
- Reaction Search will not
contact references without your advance permission.
- Our
recruitment specialists will not discuss your potential
candidacy with anyone outside RSI Executive Search
Firm, and we will ensure that all employees of
the firm abide by these provisions.
- Our team
will also notify prospective employers about the
necessity to safeguard our confidentiality extended
to our executive candidates.
It is important to remember that you do not become an
executive search candidate until an RSI Executive Search
Recruiter has conducted an initial evaluation of your
suitability for a particular position and you have expressed
an interest in continuing with the executive search process.
If either of these two criteria is missing, you cannot
be considered a candidate for a potential position.
However, even if the position for which you are being
contacted about is not right for you at the present time,
you may still benefit from a consultation with RSI Executive
Search Recruiter. Our professional team of recruiters
can provide prospective candidates with the most accurate
and up-to-date information on desired skills and experiences
in your field.
Candidates not selected in connection with one search
may well be selected during another.
II. Full Disclosure
In order to make the right decision for you, all candidates
need to know as much as possible about the position
and the prospective employer.
This ultimately requires full and open disclosure regarding:
- The nature and job requirements of the position.
- The
compensation package.
- Whether relocation is
required.
- Pertinent information regarding the
employer.
Before Reaction Search divulges confidential information
about openings at potential employers, initial conservations
between our recruitment specialists and potential candidates
are conducted to evaluate the needs and goals of each
executive candidate.
Only after a match between a candidate and a potential
candidate is identified, will our recruitment specialist
provide information about an employer. Even then, there
are times when certain information about the employer
must remain confidential until the later stages of the
recruitment process.
The RSI Executive Search Recruiter will also divulge
to prospective candidates whether the employer has retained
RSI specifically to manage their staffing needs. Retained
Executive Search Recruiters work under an exclusive contract
with the client organization, and thus have established
a long-term relationship with the client.
If the Recruiter fails to notify you of this important
fact, please don’t hesitate to bring it up.
III. Timely Communication
The completion of an executive search assignment can
often take several months, with many steps between
the initial contact and the ultimate hiring of a successful
candidate.
Once you become an active candidate with Reaction Search
Executive Search Firm, one of our Executive Search Recruiters
will communicate with you in a timely manner during each
and every step of the process. This means proactively
updating you on the progress of the job search, as well
as responding to any inquiries initiated by you.
IV. Feedback
Based on our understanding of the position and the employer’s
needs, the RSI Executive Search Recruiter will provide
you with an honest appraisal of how your skills and talents
measure against the position from both a potential strengths
and weaknesses perspective.
If at any point in the process the employer decides
not to proceed with your candidacy, the Recruiter will
provide as complete an explanation as possible regarding
their decision.
V. Professional Treatment
RSI Executive Search Recruiters are expected to comply
with all of the employment laws that apply to regular
hiring practices. In addition, they will demonstrate
a high level of professionalism with each and every
candidate throughout the job search.
Professional treatment means that the search Recruiter:
- Has a clear understanding of the position and
the prospective employer’s expectations.
- Conducts
an organized, well thought-out interview.
- Shows up
on time and is prepared for all appointments.
- Demonstrates
in-depth knowledge of the job market and prospective
employers.
- Answers all your questions in an honest
and forthright manner, and is able to provide custom
resume preparation and interview tips.
VI. Providing adequate throughout the process
As an RSI Executive Search candidate, you are entitled
to know what to expect from our search process. For
example, what is the anticipated time frame for the
first round of interviews? If you make the first cut,
what happens next?
RSI Executive Search Recruiters will readily volunteer
this information. In particular, be prepared at any stage
in the proceedings to ask:
- How long will the placement process take?
- Who
do I have to meet with before a client makes a decision?
- What
time frame is the employer working on?
- What
is the next step in the process?
VII. Respect for your time and position
RSI Executive Search Recruiters understand your current
position demands your full time and attention. When
scheduling appointments and interviews, both your RSI
Executive Search Recruiter and the prospective employer
will demonstrate the utmost respect for your time,
your position, and your responsibilities to your current
employer.
VIII. Consistency between the search firm and our clients
RSI Executive Search Recruiters and prospective employers
will do their best to maintain a consistent level of
communication in the information present to all of
our candidates. Keep in mind, however, that while the
Executive Search Recruiter represents the prospective
employer, they do not have control over the client’s
communication with you during the interview process.
If the information provided to you by the RSI Executive
Search Recruiter contradicts that provided by an employer,
please ask for clarification.
IX. Avoiding undue pressure
The best executive search placements occur when a candidate
has the time to make a measured, well thought-out decision
to enhance their career. For this reason, your RSI
Executive Search Recruiter will never try to rush your
decision or put undue pressure on you to accept an
offer.
However, your RSI Executive Search Recruiter will keep
you informed of any deadlines imposed by the prospective
employer, and the potential implications for not making
a decision prior to those deadlines.
X. A trusted relationship
Our RSI Executive Search Recruiters will conduct themselves
in a manner befitting these guiding principles, allowing
candidates to develop an open and trusting relationship
with RSI throughout the job search.
Conversely, if for any reason you do not feel you can
trust your RSI Executive Search Recruiter or the prospective
employer, you would be well served to withdraw from the
process.
Keep in mind that the best Executive Search Recruiters
strive for more than just filling a position for their
client; they want to help you make the best decision
for you, your family, and your career.
Concluding the search ::
If a prospective employer decides to make an offer, candidates
arrive at one of the most important stages of the search
process: the negotiation of your employment agreement.
This can involve highly sensitive issues in which your
RSI Executive Search Recruiter can play the crucial role
of intermediary to ensure open and effective communication
between the employer and the candidate.
Use this “honest broker” channel of communication
to candidly express any concerns or special requirements
that you may have relating to terms and conditions during
the negotiation.
When the search process is completed and you have signed
on the dotted line, your RSI Executive Search Recruiters
will stay in touch with you for 3 to 6 months to make
sure that your transition into the new position is a
success.
Please contact your RSI Executive Search Recruiter with
any concerns you may have in your new position. We may
well be able to help sort out problems, and provide a
diplomatic intervention with your new employer. It’s
worth noting, however, that RSI Executive Search Recruiters
are not professional coaches, and thus their role in
this area may be limited.
If your candidacy does not result in securing a position
for you, your RSI Executive Search Recruiter will keep
you in their pool of candidates for future assignments.
He or she may contact you from time to time to maintain
a relationship and keep you apprised of any upcoming
assignments.
The Executive Search Recruiter may also use you as a
resource to help identify candidates for in other areas.
If you have developed a good relationship with your RSI
Executive Search Recruiter, you may want to take your
own steps to maintain the relationship as well.
Regardless of the outcome of the search, your RSI Executive
Search Recruiter may not use your name or the results
of the search as testimonials without your express permission.
Putting your best foot forward
::
The executive search process is not a one-way street.
Although you have a right to expect courteous, professional
treatment from your RSI Executive Search Recruiter and
any prospective employers at all times, there are a number
of things you can do to facilitate the process and advance
your standing:
- Be honest. Under no circumstances should you
inflate your resume, misrepresent your work history,
or “hold some cards back.” Also, be genuine
about your interest (or lack of) in a position. Complete
and accurate disclosure by the candidate is an essential
component of the search process.
- Be flexible.
Make every effort to fit appointments and interviews
into your schedule.
- Educate yourself. Exercise
due diligence in your research on both the search
firm and any prospective employers.
- Have realistic
expectations. Understand that the search process
takes time, and that you will be one of several qualified
candidates.
- Negotiate in good faith. As a professional
courtesy, please don’t lead RSI Executive Search
Recruiters to believe you are negotiating only with
them if you are considering offers from more than
one organization.
Above all, please don’t think you have a “done
deal” just because you develop a close relationship
with your RSI Executive Search Recruiter. Remember that
the Recruiter’s job is to present several qualified
candidates to prospective employers, and it is the employer
who makes the final decision.
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