Targeted, Research/Search

The Adkins Group offers research search services to support the efforts of line managers, senior HR executives, and internal search teams. Recruiting Research is a valuable recruiting tool, used to target, identify, contact, screen and evaluate potential candidates who meet your organization's position requirements. Research has proven to be an effective way to recruit for various types of positions, replacing passive recruiting methods such as advertising, internet job boards, job fairs, and contingency recruiting.

Target identification. At the beginning of the project, The Adkins Group will work with you to identify the companies that would be the best sources for potential candidates. You will select the people and functions that you want to have identified and contacted within the target companies that you have chosen.

Research. We will then generate research from these companies, identifying the people who are most likely to be qualified for the positions that you are looking to fill.

Delivering the Recruiting Message. The Adkins Group's experienced recruiting staff will then deliver your recruiting message directly to the people that can do the job.

Candidate Profiling. The Adkins Group will interview interested candidates against the specifications/requirements of the position.

Presentation of Qualified Candidates. You will receive resumes, interview notes, and candidate profiles on each qualified, interested, pre-screened prospect. This includes the candidate's employment history, core compentencies (as related to the position), education, and compensation information.

Client Report. In addition to the interested candidate information, you will receive a weekly report which will include the names and titles of all of the potential candidates contacted, along with their responses. This information can prove to be valuable when addressing future hiring needs, or when gauging the perception of your company in the marketplace.

Performance Advantages of Targeted Research

• Delivers your recruiting message directly to the most desirable candidates, regardless of where they are located. Passive forms of recruiting (advertising, internet, job fairs, etc.) cannot guarantee that the best prospects will hear your recruiting message, and are often restricted to single market areas.
• Pre-screening means cost savings. Our clients do not have to spend numerous hours screening, interviewing, and sorting through large numbers of unqualified candidates.
• Our clients are only responsible for managing the back-end of the recruiting process (interviewing, selection, and closure).
• Cost-per-hire savings. Our client companies can make multiple hires as a result of one research project. This results in a considerable savings over traditional fee-based recruiting methods.

Name Identification Research

For clients that have the ability and time to aggressively make recruiting and referral solicitation calls on their own, we offer the Name Identification Research service. Here we will identify the names, titles, and reporting structures in targeted company organizations as specified by you. Please contact The Adkins Group at 512-916-9600 for additional information.