Our Unique Process

With its proprietary Critical Skills Assessment© Model, we believe our firm has the most thorough search process in the industry. Unlike many executive search firms, The Carter Group commits two of its partners, two recruiters, and a dedicated research team to every assignment.

Definition of the Assignment

We carefully document our client’s objective requirements for each position. At the same time, we also seek to understand all the subjective attributes that can contribute to a candidate’s success. These include leadership qualities, work ethic, vertical and lateral interpersonal skills, etc. With the client’s input, such characteristics are quantified and weighted using our proprietary Critical Skills Assessment©, rendering the “ideal” candidate profile.

Sourcing Candidates

We do not rely on job boards and internet listings to source candidates. While such resources can provide some possibilities, we have found over the years that direct targeting results in the optimal selection of qualified candidates – quickly, efficiently.

Qualifying and Presenting

Rigorous due-diligence and background verifications are completed before any candidate is submitted. Every potential candidate is interviewed by phone, scrutinized by our team, and then presented via a Candidate Profile©. Final candidates are interviewed in-person by our partners. Once candidates are cleared by the partners, an Interview Summary Report© is submitted to the client. We then coordinate with our client's schedule for meeting each selected candidates.

What clients receive:

• Two Partners assigned
• A dedicated team of researchers and recruiters
• Job Specification
• Critical Skills Assessment©
• Candidate Profiles
• Interview Summary Reports
• Search Summary
• Client Feedback Survey