Retained Executive Search Consultants

Professional Commitment to

Candidates

 

A candidate who is recruited by The Knutson Group:

¨ Will be told the nature of the relationship between The Knutson Group and our client company, how and when the search process will be conducted, and the role of the consultant in the search process.

¨ Receives confidentiality.  Discretion is used at all times when the search consultant shares information about the candidate to a prospective employer.  The search consultant will also honor the candidate’s request that specific information not be disclosed to the client.  The Knutson Group will present a candidate’s credentials to those searches that most closely match his/her qualifications.

¨ Must also be made aware that the search consultant is authorized by the client company and may choose not to present any candidate based on a professional judgment that the candidate is not qualified or appropriate for the client company’s position.  Candidates who are not offered the position can expect that their files will be kept confidential by the search consultant and the client company.

¨ Will be told by the search consultant specific and accurate information about the position prior to the initial interview.  This information will include:  job title, company background, business conditions, reporting relationships, location, and responsibilities of the positions.

¨ Can expect that the search consultant will communicate their opinion of the impact on the individual’s career should they join the client company in the specified position.

¨ Must be informed that all offers are contingent upon successful completion of reference checks or special testing as requested by the client company.  Reference checks will not be completed without the candidate’s approval.  No action will ever be taken by the search consultant to jeopardize the candidate’s present position.

¨ Will be kept informed of their candidacy status in a candid and timely fashion by the consultant.

¨ Should expect to be contacted monthly for at least the first six months after joining our client company to ensure that any adjustment problems on either side are handled appropriately.