| Celebrating its 15th year, Hobbs & Towne, Inc. continues to be the recruiting expert in the alternative energy and Cleantech space. We understand the market and have the most extensive network to attract the most talented executives into the industry. With an aggressive recruiting and networking process, HTI offers the speed, quality, responsiveness, flexibility and delivery that early-stage technology companies require to be successful. |
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STRATEGY
*This is where most unsuccessful searches are set up to fail.
HTI Search Team meets and works with key decision makers to:
• Discuss the critical needs for the position
• Draft a formal job description for the assignment that includes an executive competency profile
• Define value proposition and pitch to potential candidates
• Generate a search strategy and outline target markets
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"When Hobbs & Towne conducted a search for one of our most critical hires, their knowledge of the industry, back office diligence and attention to our needs made for a positive, efficient and successful process."
Lars Andersen, CEO / FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.
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EXECUTION
HTI conducts extensive research, networking and recruiting into the targeted source markets:
• During the first 5-6 weeks of the process, our Recruiters will normally speak with between 500 and 750 people, both networking and direct candidate recruiting
• We generate a significant amount of interest in the opportunity from the top performers in targeted industry sectors
• Build a candidate pool
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ASSESSMENT
HTI keeps the Search Committee apprised of progress, and continually calibrates throughout the search:
• We send weekly update reports to our clients, including market intelligence, interview schedules, resumes and notes on candidates
• We formally interview the interested candidates, typically between 20-25 people per search, and screen down to the top candidates
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"I have worked with Hobbs & Towne for over 10 years. Their firm is simply the best in the business, and they are a tremendous resource for our portfolio companies."
Timothy J. Cesarek, Managing Director - Organic Growth / Waste Management Inc.
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REFERENCING
HTI ensures that selected candidate will be positioned to succeed within the organization:
• Once a finalist has been selected for the assignment, we perform detailed reference checking and background checks
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CLOSING
HTI helps our clients close the deal:
• We schedule the top candidates to meet with the search committee
• We negotiate terms of an offer
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