How We Work
- First, because we are a regional firm, the team members you meet are your search team who will do the work and complete the search. We interview our clients’ senior management team, tour the client site, and develop position specifications that will enable the position to be filled with the candidate who not only has the background/experience but satisfies the cultural fit required to be successful long-term.
- Second, we do our own original research on each search to target appropriate networks, firms and associations to source candidates. We do not rely solely on a database of names.
- Third, we make every good faith effort to include a diverse pool of candidates in our search assignments.
- Fourth, we adhere to a Code of Ethics that represents and protects our clients’ best interests, our candidates’ confidentiality and our reputation.
- Fifth, we combine our technology, strategic affiliations, research experience, and tenacity of our search professionals to successfully complete the search assignment. Our presence is in the Twin Cities; our ability to recruit is international in scope.
- Every search assignment is staffed by a team of professionals, typically including two search consultants supported by our in-house research staff. Each of our search consultants has in excess of twenty years of professional experience, and our research staff has an impressive depth and breadth of experience as well Our Team.
- Every search is initiated internally with a series of strategy meetings to determine the most effective way to locate, identify and screen candidates. We make efficient use of internal and external data bases, research tools, and various industry resources, in which we have invested, to build a pool of the best possible candidates for our clients’ critical position.
- Throughout the search process, the team working collaboratively through our state-of-the-art search software, communicates in a seamless fashion. We then have the ability to quantify and report search progress to our clients at any time. Each member of the team can access all details, which allows our clients to receive up-to-date progress reports at any time from any team member.
- All candidates formally presented will be interviewed by our firm to the agreed upon position specifications, as approved by our clients, including education verification. Any exceptions will be conveyed to the client.
- No candidate will be presented without his/her full knowledge and approval.
- Our firm will not recruit from a client company or any of its subsidiaries for a period of at least one year from the end of the last completed assignment.
- Our firm will never actively recruit any candidate we have placed with a Client company for as long as the individual is employed there.
- Prospects and candidates will be informed continually of their status throughout the search.
- A client will never be identified to a source, prospect, candidate or any other outside interest unless and until authorized by our client company.
- Reference checking will not be conducted without the knowledge and signed consent of the candidate.
- Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability. We make every good faith effort to include a diverse pool of candidates in our search assignments.
- Candidates’ confidentiality will be strictly protected at all times.
What type of positions have you successfully placed for your clients?
We are a multi-specialty retained search firm with a proven track record in placing individuals within the functions of general management, finance/accounting, sales/marketing, and human resources at both the professional and executive levels. Our area of expertise is not limited to one type of company or individual, but rather encompasses a diverse range of titles, functions and industry sectors.
What is your geographic coverage?
Many of our clients are companies that are headquartered within the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, a population encompassing approximately 3 million people. Minnesota is the home to 19 Fortune 500 Companies, many of which are global in scope. We regularly support our clients’ search needs throughout North America.
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What is your retained search process?
We believe that a successful long term placement is not the result of a lucky coincidence, but the normal and expected result of a methodical and thorough process which takes nothing for granted. We have developed an aggressive and tested timeline to drive the retained search process to a successful conclusion.
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How can I find out more information about Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates and how you can assist me in my search needs?
We would welcome the opportunity to meet and discuss how our expertise in professional and executive retained search may be of service to you. Whether you are experienced in utilizing retained search or want to learn more about the retained search process, meeting with us is the best approach to determine how Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates can help your organization.
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