At Seven Step Recruiting, we do things differently …and that's the secret to our success.
Not Just An Outsourcer
Yes, we can provide the relief you're looking for, but we're about much more than just that.
Maybe your company would be best served to look further than the situational crunch. Maybe you want to be able to handle recruiting effectively, without having to focus valuable resources on the effort. Maybe you want to make sure that your HR function is able to perform its strategic role effectively, without being bogged down in the minutiae of ongoing hiring.
Seven Step Recruiting can help you achieve these objectives. We go beyond outsourcing to create real long-term value for your company. We're in the Recruitment Process Optimization business.
Check out the specifics of how we do it, from our carefully defined production process, to our unique team model and the culture we've built to support it. Even if we need to bring in outside partners, Seven Step recruiting is ready to help your recruiting organization achieve all it needs to achieve, and become all it can be.
The Seven Steps
Over the years (and after many thousands of successful hires) we've learned a few things about recruiting. The most important thing we've learned is this: that every successful recruiting effort depends on the skillful completion of seven specific steps.
Looking at the Seven Steps, some of them are obvious. Others are less so. Making both the obvious and the less obvious work as hard as possible is what sets Seven Step Recruiting apart.
Our unique optimization-based approach treats each step as equally critical to success, and dedicates specific skills and resources to carrying out each individual step. We maintain strict standards of measurability and accountability for every one of them.
Step 1 – Setup
The set up stage is often overlooked in the rush to get things started, but it's critical to engineering a winning recruitment strategy. Seven Step believes in setting every task up to succeed from the very beginning with:
- Hiring Manager "kick offs" for optimum communication and teamwork
- 360 degree assessments of all new requisitions
- Full analysis of current posting strategy
Step 2 – Source
While sourcing is the most common task performed in recruiting, it's also often the most challenging. Seven Step not only finds great candidates, but we also have a process to establish an ongoing pipeline for talent through:
- Comprehensive database mining and applicant filtering
- Relentless networking for candidates and new candidate resources
Step 3 – Screen
The phone screen is the first interaction between candidate and employer. Interest levels are won or lost right here. Seven Step guarantees that every candidate they screen and submit will be both qualified and interested by using:
- Extensive candidate phone screens
- Cogent techniques to sell the job
Step 4 – Schedule
Effective scheduling is about more than just marking times in a calendar. At Seven Step, we believe in total interview preparation. Candidates and Hiring Managers have more successful interviews because of our:
- Highly efficient scheduling and confirmation methods
- Deep candidate preparation
Step 5 – Feedback
Precious information gets lost if interview feedback isn't handled appropriately. At Seven Step, we'll manage this important follow up to keep everyone well-informed and maintain positive momentum in the process through:
- Quick turn around of interview feedback
- Analysis of candidate feedback with Hiring Managers
Step 6 – Offer
The offer stage is the culmination of all prior steps. At Seven Step, we believe strong acceptance rates can be achieved easily if the right steps are taken:
- In-depth candidate pre-closure
- Competitive salary/ offer analysis
- Rigorous management of background checks
- Effective communication of verbal and written offers
Step 7 – Hire
The hire stage is the all-important finishing touch. Seven Step understands how emotional and stressful it can be to start a new job and conducts comprehensive on-boarding to help new hires feel welcomed and well-prepared to join the company:
- Detailed execution of enrollment to company
- Thoughtful and thorough candidate preparation
Team-Based Model
Our seven-step process is unique; our ability to execute the process is what sets us apart. Everything we do in recruiting, no matter how big or how small, is carried out by a high-functioning team of recruitment specialists.
Seven Step employs no virtual recruiters. Our teams work in open environments, sharing ideas and procedures in a highly engaged team dynamic. All of our teams are located here in the U.S.
When recruiters work in close proximity, communication is enhanced, accountability is reinforced, and the hiring process is streamlined into a kind of recruitment assembly line.
Every day, each Seven Step team member is assigned specific, measurable responsibilities. This helps guarantee productivity, and ensures that we address each of the seven steps with focus and care in every engagement we undertake.
Seven Step teams are well trained and prepared to deliver the highest level of performance in every project they take on.