Focus365® Relationship-based executive search

More than a search, more than a database. Focus365® is a live circuit for hot talent—a living pipeline of diverse, inclusive talent.

Our confidential, subscription-based system identifies and maintains up to 10 candidates per pool—allowing your organization to engage and build your workforce over a one- or two-year engagement. It’s ideal when you need to fill the same role across multiple subsidiaries or field operations. It also helps you create and nurture an inclusive talent community in preparation for future growth.

With Focus365, we work closely with you to identify the exact characteristics the role demands—from education and experience to personality, leadership style and business network. Then we cast a wide net to discover and vet diverse candidates that meet your requirements exactly. We present this hire-ready pool to you through masked profiles that eliminate the risk of bias as you review and evaluate candidates.

Pool members give the Focus365 approach high marks because it moves them from passive to active participants in their career growth. They get to know you—and you get comprehensive insight into their skills and approach. The result is a faster, smoother, more satisfactory hiring process.

The Focus365 methodology includes:

  • Collaborative development of long-term plan for Focus365 engagement

    Consulting and planning— multiple sessions

    Meeting and interviewing key individual stake holders

    Identification of hiring goals, leadership and functional specifications for targeted positions

    Presentation of Initial Consultation Report with findings and action plan

  • Candidate search—45 to 60 days leveraging expertise, database and professional networks to research and source inclusive candidates that meet or exceed position specifications

    Candidate assessment and vetting—rigorous, in-depth interviews and Leadership Profile Assessments

    Creation of masked profiles for each selected pool member

    Presentation of masked profiles to client

  • Candidate development—results-driven assessment, professional training and instructor-led executive coaching

    Marketing and branding of the client to pool

    Quarterly interaction between client and candidates

    Quarterly Focus & Find and client interaction

  • Ongoing engagement management

    Regular communication—to candidates about organization, culture, market performance, leadership insights, and culture; to hiring organization about candidate development, career moves and milestones

    Customized portal for candidates and client that uses proprietary software, AI and machine learning to power development, tracking and interaction

    Identification and vetting of additional candidates as needed

  • Hiring of up to four candidates during Focus365 engagement

    Guided review of masked profiles—with sequential narrowing from 10 to Final Five and Top Three

    Unmasking of Select Three profiles

    Preparation and coordination of in-person interviews for Select Three

    Consultation and review of interview results

    Hiring of selected candidate