Retained Search & Talent Advisory
Not every talent
problem is a hiring
problem.
For critical and first-of-kind roles and decisions where the cost of getting it wrong is expensive.
ABOUT
- Since 2013, OctanePeople has worked with leaders on the decisions that matter before a search begins — and on the searches that need more than a process running on momentum.
- Most hiring problems are not supply problems. They begin earlier: in roles that were never fully defined, in selection criteria that were not pressure-tested, and in decisions that moved forward before the right questions were asked.
- The work is to get clearer on the role, the context, and what actually needs to be solved — before the hiring process takes on a life of its own.
WHAT WE DO
Retained search is for roles that require a senior-level approach. Talent advisory is for situations where the decision, role, or process needs work before a search begins.
Run the search
We focus the search around the work the role actually needs to do and the context it has to operate in.
Strengthen the decision
For situations where the role, the process, or the decision needs work before a search begins.
WHAT CLIENTS GET
Better defined roles.
Stronger decisions.
Less rework.
Problems that typically surface later are addressed earlier, before they become part of the hire.
A stronger brief
The role is better defined before the process takes on a life of its own.
A process that holds up
Selection criteria, alignment, and decision-making stay tied to the work the role actually needs to do.
Fewer avoidable mistakes
Problems that typically surface later are addressed earlier, before they become part of the hire.
Retained approach, backed properly
We work with a limited number of organizations at a time. If you are evaluating a critical hire and want to talk about the decision before the search begins, we should talk.