Team leads and rare specialists: search by a map of the market
The search for team leads and rare specialists is the part of IT recruiting in which Best Boost Partners looks for heads of departments, team leads, architects and people for roles where the market holds only a few suitable candidates. The work rests on a map of the market: who works where and in which position. Each person is approached confidentially. You receive the market map, a comparison of finalists, the results of reference checks made with the candidate’s consent and funnel reports.
What exactly do we do when we search for team leads and rare specialists?
Role brief with the decision-makers
We record the tasks of the role, the team the person will lead, the reporting line, the skills in order of importance, the salary range and conditions. The brief names who makes the decision and how many interview stages the candidate goes through.
Market mapping
We compile a list of the companies where people with the needed experience work, and of the people who hold suitable positions in them. The map shows who works where, in which position, and what the status of contact with each person is.
Confidential approach
People of this level are employed and do not reply to job postings, so each person is approached directly and personally. The name of your company is disclosed at the stage you choose, and a candidate’s interest is known only to you and to us.
Assessment of management experience
At the interview we check what the candidate managed: the makeup of the team, the processes introduced, the hiring decisions and the results the candidate answered for. For leads of SEO, content, link and development teams the questions are prepared by people at the studio who run such work themselves.
Comparison of finalists
The finalists are entered in one table by the criteria of the role profile: experience, skills, salary expectations, notice period and risks. The table shows where each finalist is stronger and where weaker, and the choice between them is yours.
Reference checks
References are checked only with the candidate’s consent and with the people the candidate names. We ask former managers and colleagues about the tasks, the results and the manner of work, and pass their answers to you in writing.
What do you get from a search for team leads and rare specialists?
- A market map for the role: the companies, the people in suitable positions and the status of contact with each.
- A role profile and a search plan with the order in which people from the map are approached.
- A comparison table of the finalists by the criteria of the role profile.
- Written results of the reference checks made with the candidate’s consent.
- Funnel reports and a market summary: how many suitable people the market holds and what they expect.
When is a search for team leads and rare specialists needed?
- A head of department or a team lead is needed, and a mistake in this hire affects the whole team.
- The role is rare, and a job posting brings no suitable replies.
- The current head is being replaced, and the search must stay confidential until the decision is made.
- A new direction is opening, and the first hire is the person who will assemble the team.
Frequently asked questions
What is market mapping, and what does the map contain?
Market mapping is a list of the companies where people with the needed experience work and of the people who hold suitable positions there. For each person the map shows the company, the position and the status of contact: not contacted, declined, in conversation, presented. The map is handed to you together with the reports.
How do you check references without harming the candidate?
References are checked only with the candidate’s consent, at the final stage and with the people the candidate names. We do not call the current employer unless the candidate allows it. The questions concern the tasks, the results and the manner of work, and the answers are passed to you in writing.
What if the market holds no suitable person for the role?
If the market map shows that suitable people are too few or that none of them is ready to move, we say so in the market summary. The summary names what narrows the search: the salary range, the format, the country or the set of skills. You decide whether to change the conditions or the profile, and the search continues with the new terms.
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