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Discretion
To safeguard your confidentiality, the search consultant should:
- obtain your authorization before submitting information about
you to the client organization.
- not contact references provided by you without your
permission.
- advise the client about confidentiality and the need for the
utmost discretion.
Clarity about the position and the company
In order to make the right decision, you need to know as much as
possible about the position and the client organization. Be
aware, however, that on many occasions the search consultant may
be under an obligation to share only limited information in your
early contacts with him or her. Once you have been identified as
a qualified candidate, and have expressed your interest in being
an active candidate, the consultant will endeavour to give you
as complete and accurate information as he or she can about the
company and the position.
Prompt information
The completion of an executive search assignment may sometimes
take several months, with many steps between initial contact and
the ultimate hiring of the successful candidate. Once you become
an active candidate, the consultant should communicate with you
in a timely manner at each and every step of the process.
Feedback
Based on his or her understanding of the position and the
client's needs, the search consultant should give you an honest
appraisal of where you seem to fit the opportunity and where you
do not seem to fit.
Information about the process
As a candidate, you are entitled to know what to expect as the
process unfolds. You should expect answers to questions such as:
- How long will this take? (but be aware that timing is not
always in the consultant’s control)
- Who do I have to meet before a decision is made?
- What time frame is the client working to?
- What is the next step?
Respect for your current responsibilities
When scheduling appointments and interviews, the search
consultant should demonstrate the utmost respect for your time,
your position and your responsibilities to your employer.
Respect for your decision
You need the time to make a measured, well-considered
decision. The search consultant should not try to rush your
decision or put undue pressure on you to accept an offer.
However, the consultant should keep you informed of any
deadlines imposed by the client and the implications of not
making a decision prior to those deadlines.
Facilitating your decision
Should the client decide to offer the position to you the
consultant will often act as an intermediary in the negotiation
of the employment agreement. The search consultant’s role is to
facilitate open and effective communication between the chosen
candidate and the client.
The candidate / consultant relationship
The consultant’s primary responsibility is to serve his or her
client’s interest. However the consultant should at all times
act to try to ensure that there is no conflict between the
candidate’s interest and the client’s interest. We undertake to
recognize the importance of the decision the candidate may be
asked to make, and to respect his or her interests.
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