Like any good and beautiful plaid, the proven search process employed by Paula Marks works vertically and horizontally at the same time, making both the likely and unlikely connections when seeking, identifying and assessing talent in the marketplace. Persistence and creativity are integral to successful searches in today’s complex labor and economic markets, and Paula Marks excels at both.
Before commencing a search assignment, Paula Marks meets with a client to begin the process of building a collaborative working relationship. She listens (one of her favorite and best skills) and probes to develop a comprehensive and thorough understanding of a client’s business and staffing needs — within the context of the client organization’s broader strategic goals. She then develops a customized recruitment solution that is both responsive to the client’s unique needs and designed to produce desired results in the most cost-effective and timely manner possible.
Her four decades of experience have allowed Paula to develop a process that works, time and time again. To ensure a successful search assignment, Paula Marks:
- assists with developing the job description, defining the selection criteria to guide candidate assessments and crafting the message to be conveyed to the marketplace about the company and the opportunity
- develops a sourcing strategy that employs multiple targeted avenues to identify qualified candidates quickly
- implements and closely manages a search process using state-of-the-art technology and tools
- provides expert assessment of candidates, including validation of credentials and abilities through reference checks
- maintains ongoing communication with the client throughout the search process to review progress and resolve impediments to reaching a successful conclusion
Paula Marks dislikes surprises (unless, of course, they come in a pretty robin’s egg–blue box). She works to develop true partnerships with her clients built on mutual trust, honest communication and integrity in all dealings.