Our Approach
High Peaks Executive Search, LLC utilizes a tenacious, disciplined, “no stones unturned” approach. We identify candidates that are top-level performers in their specialty and who have a strong desire for professional accomplishment.
Ensure Integrity, Ethics and Confidentiality
High Peaks Executive Search, LLC strives towards the highest level of ethical and professional standards, respecting any confidential information entrusted to us. These qualities are the foundation of developing strong relationships with clients and candidates.
Facilitate Launch Meetings
Launch meetings enable us to gather key concepts about the requirements of the position, organizational structure, and corporate culture, essential information needed to effectively source candidates. Knowing the challenges of the job and opportunities for career advancement builds enthusiasm in high demand candidates.
Create Position and Candidate Specification
High Peaks Executive Search, LLC facilitates the development of a job description, detailing reporting relationships, responsibilities, and objectives. Once the client approves the document, it is used as a marketing tool with candidates.
Set Research Strategy
A search strategy is developed targeting companies most likely to yield successful candidates, including the initial list of target companies agreed to in the launch meeting. Companies that are off-limits are also delineated — companies we will not recruit from due to sensitive client relationships.
Conduct Original Research
Using the strategy as a blueprint, we conduct original research to identify and profile ideal candidates, mapping the reporting relationships and often building out org charts of target companies.
Query Sources
High Peaks Executive Search, LLC takes great care to maintain and cultivate our professional contacts, building long term relationships based on reliability and trust. Thirty years of networking history has yielded a rich source of potential candidates. Prospects that meet the requirements of the position are considered as well.
Qualify Prospects
The majority of our contacts are professionals no longer fully challenged by their present positions. We take great care to ensure client companies are being represented in a professional and credible way. Details are gathered on the potential candidate’s motivations in order to encourage them to transition to a new position that will utilize their experience as well as communication skills and leadership expertise.
Interview Top Prospects
Top prospective candidates are evaluated in a thorough interview. A wide variety of opportunities for casual as well as formal conversations are utilized to build strong relationships and trust. In-person, video-conference, and phone discussions offer a better understanding of each candidate’s overall talent and motivation, enabling us to identify any issues that could prevent closure in the search process.
Develop Candidate Profiles
A written profile is prepared for candidates chosen for submission to the client. This report details the candidate’s education, career history, honors, and awards as well as an analysis and appraisal of the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. In addition, this report highlights key motivators, and personal and professional issues essential to closing the candidate.
Present Candidates and Track Progress
High Peaks Executive Search, LLC. is committed to diligence, confidentiality and trust throughout the search process. Timely communications with clients to refine the candidate pool is critically important to ensure closure of the search.
Schedule Client Interviews
Candidate interviews will be scheduled to narrow the selection to finalists.
Check References
Candidates references are thoroughly checked with discretion and confidentiality.
Extend Offer
When a finalist is selected, we work closely with the client to position the offer with the candidate, negotiating a package that is agreeable to both parties.