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Medallion Partners' Talent Acquisition Services
Medallion’s S4 Guaranteed Hire
A Proven Process to Find, Place, and Guarantee the Success of a New Leader
STRATEGIZE
Ensure every new hire or organizational change meets the business need for the structure to deliver the company strategy.
ASSESS BUSINESS NEEDS
Organizational outcomes based on strategy, structure, work value stream.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM & MARKET DATA
Job Description, Total Reward, Cultural Needs, Diversity, “Presence”
DEFINE PROCESS
Timing, Decision makers, Interview schedule, Hire date, Tools to deploy
SEARCH
Deliver fully evaluated and prepared talent to enable informed and convicted hiring decision.
RESEARCH MARKETS & SOURCE TALENT
Scour markets of interests to engage live pools of talent.
PROMOTE COMPANY & SECURE TALENT
Career engagement; Promote mission, Works, Leadership, Company
EVALUATE & SCORE TALENT [MEDALLION MATRIX]
Evaluate talent execution & culture fit; hirability; Why
PRESENT FINDINGS
Live market data, Intelligence, Appropriate candidates, Details
MANAGE INTERVIEW PLAN
Process to deliver decision maker needs and candidate experience.
PRIORITIZE & SELECT
Facilitate, inform, and deliver conviction of priority hire.
SECURE
Facilitate the successful acceptance and transition for the new hire and hiring team.
PREDICT ASSIMILATION
Final candidate(s) review to inform assimilation with team DiSC.
REFERENCE CHECK TO VALIDATE DATA
Final candidate(s) reference and background checks to VALIDATE data.
OFFER MANAGEMENT
Formal reward offer delivered complete with 0-365 day plan.
ACCEPT & RESIGNATION
Confirm commitment, support major change away from current.
SUCCEED
Provide resources and plans to guarantee success for the new hire and hiring team.
START DATE
Formulate a plan for a first day that sets forth a path for success.
ORIENTATION PLAN
Company plan to insure new hire is successful in new environment.
Medallion Partners' New Hire Success Services
Medallion Partners’ New Hire Success Services
YOUR BUSINESS GOALS ARE AMBITIOUS
Our process finds the leaders to meet those goals.
DIVE DEEP INTO BUSINESS GOALS
We start by getting to know you, your business and goals for now and for the future. We take the time to fully understand you so we can serve as an extension of your team.
CAREFULLY CONSTRUCT THE POSITION PROFILE
We get down to the core of what the ideal executive looks like for you with behavioral traits and the decision matrix.
SCOUR THE MARKET AND TARGET KEY TALENT
We go after the very best. Armed with live market data, we identify key talent and connect with them.
RIGOROUSLY EVALUATE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
We use a standard-of-search score tool to conduct interviews. From the evaluation, we build profiles to compare top-level candidates.
DELIVER A SHORTLIST OF VETTED LEADERS
We don’t bring a list of names. We bring you fully vetted and researched candidates to present and discuss at length.
SECURE INTERVIEWS AND FACILITATE SELECTION
We create plans, behavioral assessments, and market data to help you hire the person worthy of joining your organization.
VERIFY REFERENCES
We leave no stone unturned. We analyze references to get a full 360-degree profile of the candidate.
NEGOTIATE OFFERS AND ACCEPTANCE
It’s our responsibility to win top talent. We develop mutually beneficial arrangements so candidates are eager to join your company.
TRANSITION CANDIDATE TO HIGH-PERFORMING EMPLOYEE
We operate with the mentality that when promises are made, promises are kept. Specific plans are made to onboard candidates based on their behavioral traits.
GUARANTEE SUCCESS
We have done our job when all parties have a positive outlook of the company. We maintain continuous communication to make sure all goals have been met.
We don’t mind sharing our secret to success. It’s called the
MEDALLION MATRIX
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Our unique matrix measures up to 16 unique criteria that are used to score candidates effectively in execution, leadership, and culture fit.
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Before Medallion candidates are presented to you, we spend up to 4 hours vetting their leadership fit for your organization while marketing your company as a personal career match.
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99.9% of our placements are not looking for a job when we introduce our clients’ business needs. They are too busy being successful.
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Our matrix is just one component of a customized 10-step process we use to successfully deliver top talent while optimizing the candidate and hiring manager experiences.
To us, nothing matters more than our
RELATIONSHIPS
We’re thankful for all Medallion has done for our business. I am personally grateful. We would not be where we are without Medallion. The world is a better place when we are actively engaged and playing offense.
– CEO, Multi-billion Dollar Global Life Sciences Business –
We really appreciate all the effort Medallion has made to coach our team in how to change their organizations by adding new ideas and people while holding on to the best of our history. Technology and Regulation require us to be more nimble an get into new spaces. Medallion helped us understand how to get their faster.
– CEO, Multi-billion Dollar Financial Services Business –
The Medallion team gave us so much more than we expected. The market information and networking introductions have helped us look outside ourselves to create the right innovation strategy for us.
– VP Research and Development, Global Life Sciences Company –
I would never have imagined we would be able to get this much done in such a short period of time. Medallion’s counsel and execution have truly transformed the future of our organization. We have never seen this level of commitment to serving our needs.
– CFO of Emerging BioTech Company –
Medallion is so great to work with. We have not had good results with recruiters. However, Medallion came in as business people trying to help us solve talent acquisition needs in our toughest roles working with my TA team. We feel like we have a constant open window into the best talent because of Medallion
– CHRO, Midsize Industrial Manufacturer –
Medallion has changed our world! My recruiters and I are so busy dealing with online applicants and filling core roles, we didn’t have resources to go after the passive we needed. The team brought us talent that we never thought we could get and moved them to our city!
– Director – Talent Acquisition, Health Care Services Organization –
The Medallion team is doing an excellent job with our engineering and scientific positions. They are well organized, knowledgeable, and provides detailed updates. The Medallion Matrix is outstanding and helps our hiring managers make decisions.
– Talent Acquisition Manager, Multi-billion Dollar Global Life Sciences Company –
It was two years ago today when Medallion contacted me about an opportunity. It has been an incredible ride and ultimately has changed my life for the better. I feel alive in this new role! I just wanted to thank Medallion for recognizing what was possible in me!
– Executive Leader Candidate, Placed in a New Executive Position –
We’re here to serve. Get answers to your talent acquisition questions from our
MEDALLION RESOURCE CENTER
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