Retained executive search Denver? In response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, experts expect nearly 50 million new candidates to flood the market. For the first time in years, we’re seeing a shift from a so-called “candidate’s market” to an “employer’s market,” with a greater number of potential employees than there are open jobs. Many organizations and hiring managers are taking this time to rest on their laurels, assuming that candidates will come to them.

So I think it’s time for companies and hiring managers to fully reassess their existing human resources and what business opportunities exist in this current climate in order to determine how hiring needs and processes — for both leaders and employees generally — need to adjust to remain competitive and consistent. Here are nine tips for executives looking to assess their hiring needs and adjust their hiring practices to address the new challenges. Prioritize hiring needs based on necessity, function, work arrangement, and location. Positions that can be moved to or are already set up as an at-home arrangement can be interviewed remotely and onboarded virtually should take precedence over other roles, once necessities and functional priorities have been determined.

Three critical steps define the core of Spectrum’s search process. Technology has leveled the playing field within the Executive Search Industry. “The Rolodex era” is a thing of the past. Our sophisticated research strategies expand the universe of addressable talent, beyond traditional databases. Spectrum customizes unique value propositions for each client, maximizing our ability to persuade proven performers. Utilizing our Spectrum Scorecard allows us to expertly evaluate and measure all candidates against your specified needs, as each assignment has different requirements and priorities. This process is designed to optimize your time. Read more information on retained executive search.

Luke joined Spectrum Search Partners as a Recruiting Director in 2018. He brings over a decade of search industry experience, with considerable expertise in cybersecurity, healthcare, and technology. He’s acquired hands-on external and internal recruiting experience having worked in retained, contingent, and corporate search environments, where he filled executive and leadership roles in the following functional areas: Accounting and Finance, IT, Sales and Marketing, and Supply Chain. After graduating college from the University of Missouri with Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Luke joined an IT Staffing firm headquartered in St. Louis (his hometown) named Technology Partners, where he cut his teeth in the contingent search world. He then transitioned to DHR International, the 5th largest Retained Executive Search Firm in the United States, where he supported an array of Fortune 500 and privately-held companies. A promotion at DHR brought him to Denver, where he eventually started his own retained search firm named Kaleo, where he focused on the digital healthcare domain. Luke’s entrepreneurial DNA allows him to relate very easily to Spectrum’s customer base.

Founded in 2009, Spectrum fills a critical void in the marketplace: delivering access to world class talent to entrepreneurial and middle market-sized businesses, many of whom are owned by Private Equity firms. We recruit C-Suite talent for Private Equity firms and Functional Leaders for their Executive Management teams. It takes a certain type of candidate to thrive inside of these less structured and dynamic portfolio companies requiring very hands-on leaders who are doers. Successfully recruiting accomplished A players who have this profile is our core competency. Spectrum has built its entire team and business model around mastering the persuasion and systematic evaluation of these A players who generate significant impact. Read extra details at http://www.spectrumsearchpartners.com/.