Our Recruitment Methodology

Broad Networks, Repeat Candidates

• Our recruitment service begins well before our first contact with you through consistently building and maintaining extensive networks of A list candidates
• Candidates are our lifeblood and we treat them accordingly. For our clients this translates to repeat, pre-vetted candidates and extensive referral networks
• We maintain strong relationships with recruiters in other states and New Zealand including through CareersMultilist – we have a substantial national reach

Customised, Value-Add Solutions – No Cookie Cutters

• Highly personalised service – we don’t play the numbers game!
• We analyse your situation in-depth before we offer a solution
• We strive for greater understanding and more information in every process we are involved in

Practical Advertising Strategies

• Strategies to reach the right audience with minimal cost
• Professionally written, candidate focused copy text (we don’t just rehash your job spec!)
• High quality ‘look and feel’ advertising templates

Efficient, Effective Processes - But Not Fast Food

• Leading-edge recruitment database combined with expertly organised and informative infrastructure means superior communication and professional results

Due Diligence

• Detailed, comprehensive reference reports for each placement as a screening measure, and to support effective management of that candidate into the future
• We use Behavioural Interviewing as the most valid technique to predict the future performance of our candidates
• We Use Behavioural Profiling (MyProfile) to assist us in making a ‘whole of person’ evaluation when screening candidates

Guaranteed Placements, with Detailed Feedback

• Each placement is guaranteed, and we commit to ongoing ‘follow-ups’ to ensure candidates make a successful transition to your organisation
• We continually review our performance through detailed feedback assessment processes for both clients and candidates

Relationship management

Our approach to relationship management is to create relationships between decision-makers and recruitment consultants based on subject matter expertise. We avoid a generalist approach where possible as this model does not encourage the sharing of knowledge and work between consultants. Benefits of this approach include:

• Through the sharing of information between consultants and across teams, we develop a broad, in-depth understanding of your organisation.
• Work is distributed evenly amongst the team to ensure we can maintain a high standard of service and avoid ‘hot spots’
• The consultant who takes the job order also screens the candidates and manages the client relationship. This 'end-to-end' recruitment provides the highest level of client service, and avoids a range of negative outcomes such as Chinese-whispers
• We can be responsive and flexible to your needs without a reliance on one particular consultant
• Consultants build robust knowledge across a broad spectrum of client organisations improving their knowledge and understanding of the market

This approach is facilitated by:

• Highly experienced Principal consultants who manage workflow and quality assurance
• Shared remuneration model across HorizonOne staff – when one of us wins we all win
• Regular internal meetings to share knowledge of candidates, clients and jobs
• A leading-edge recruitment database which facilitates information sharing and clear communication with clients and candidates
• Careful selection of HorizonOne staff committed to placing our client’s needs first