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20 Years' Experience
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Lower Margins
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More Engaged, Highly Skilled Candidates & Consultants
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Fairness, Accountability and Transparency
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We Are Here To Serve!
You have a lot on your plate. The pressure to fill teams, complete projects and get it all done on time and under budget can be intense. With 20 years in the business, we’ve witnessed first-hand the demands that are on a leader or hiring manager, and we’ve been there ourselves.
We’ve also, unfortunately, seen recruiters over-promise and under-deliver, or treat both sides of the hiring partnership like a numbers game.
The cost to organizations of delayed or failed projects is substantial, with up to 50% of projects failing. Not all of the factors that make a successful project can be predicted of course, but one of the biggest factors you can control is who you hire.
Imagine being able to hand off a big chunk of that pressure to a partner that knows how to dig deep for better fits, maintain effective, transparent communication–and do it all at lower margins.
How We Are Different and How That Helps You
Deep talent searches that penetrate passive markets.
Our extensive recruitment and referral network gives us access to skilled and motivated consultants across the entire sector, as well as those currently looking for work.
Lower margins for our clients.
We charge a fair rate for our service, not the industry standard of ‘the most we can get.’ Our streamlined operations make for low overhead, and we pass those savings on to our clients.
More engaged and successful consultants & permanent hires.
We empower consultants by disclosing full information about their pay rates and our margins, as well as establishing clear success metrics and communication pathways. With good performance on long-term contracts they receive a built-in rate increase that comes out of DeepN’s own margins.
The peace of mind that comes from working with a hands-on Managing Partner who has over 1300 placements and 20 years' experience, backed by a scalable support system to handle volume.
DeepN is your partner in sourcing hard-to-find, skilled professionals so you can focus on fulfilling your project deadlines. We'll make great partners if:
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You’re not getting results with your current recruiting partner or process. You'd like to increase performance, accountability and retention of your team members and eliminate ‘bad surprises’ before they happen
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You expect good value from your business partners—better service and fairer prices
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You want the peace of mind that comes from working with a partner that has over 1300 placements and 20 years’ experience
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You require exceptional communication skills and responsive troubleshooting
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You feel relieved or intrigued by the idea of full transparency for everyone around client bill rates, contractor pay rates and margins
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You’re seeking better relationship among client, consultants and team members
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You dream of completing projects on time and on budget for happy, returning clients
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You’d rather work with a business partner who digs deep to learn your culture, your project, and your long-term goals—not just a one-size-fits-all hiring service
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Our Process
Our Partner Process does not consist of panicked employees throwing resumes against the wall, hoping to hit their management-assigned numbers. (We only do that on Friday afternoons—just kidding!) We use a structured and intentional approach that is constantly building our relationship with our client organizations, and with skilled IT professionals.
We get to know your long-term goals, your culture, and any potential stumbling blocks for the current requirement, up front. We keep in mind, always, that hiring managers and applicants are people first. We do a lot of listening.
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If we agree to search your role, then we assign it to a dedicated Talent Partner who takes responsibility for the role until it is filled. All potential candidates are screened by a hands-on Managing Partner before being forwarded to your organization.
We know that at a bare minimum you are hoping that a recruitment firm will provide cost-effective solutions to your staffing needs; but we also aim to make things a little less stressful over there at your desk. Making your job easier is what puts a smile on our faces.
If you are someone who likes the details, here's a bit more info:
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Focus on Quality not Quantity of candidates who are ‘right fit’. We have access to a network of both passive and active markets through our unique candidate follow-up and other initiatives. We focus on strategic, timely searches, and our thorough pre-screening process gives us a more holistic picture than simply good technical skills on paper.
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Every Client is Different. Placing a certain professional in one organization may produce many successes, while placing the same individual at another organization may result in failure. Our process is fluid, and tailored to your project. We ask the right questions and do a lot of listening so that we can optimize your search. Even when they have the same technical requirements, no two roles are ever exactly alike.
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Project AND Goals Alignment. Understanding your big picture helps to meet the needs of each requirement more precisely. We clarify your short-term job requirements and your long-term organizational goals. We also ask about the short- and long-term career goals of potential candidates, to ensure a closer alignment of values and intentions, as well as skills. We establish success criteria for each hire early on in the process and then follow up, so there are fewer ‘bad surprises.’
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Fairness, Accountability and Transparency, aka ‘The Good F.A.T.s’. Since many of our meetings with clients happen over food, it’s not surprising we came up with a foodie-type acronym to describe the values on which our process is founded. For example:
Fairness​
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Our streamlined operations model allows us to offer customized service at a more competitive rate. What we save in overhead, we pass along to our partners.
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No non-compete clauses for contractors who become permanent hires after a minimum of 6 months.
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We only accept requirements for roles that we intend to search deeply and in a timely fashion, with a dedicated Recruiting Partner.
Accountability
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Contractors. In acknowledgement that our time servicing any given contract generally decreases after a certain period, for long-term contracts we decrease our margin and convert that amount into a rate increase for consultants whose performance evaluations are strong.
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Permanent Placements. We offer a 3-month guarantee on all permanent placements, meaning if there is fall-off within the first 3 months of employment, we will back-fill the role at no extra cost.
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Responsive trouble shooting. Any issues that arise are resolved quickly and professionally. Most problems can be resolved and dismissal is a very rare outcome.
Transparency
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We provide full transparency to both client and consultant around client bill rates, contractor pay rates and margins, and all other benefits + compensation.
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Goals and success criteria for candidate are agreed upon in advance
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We encourage clients to meet us half way with regular performance evaluations of consultants (suggested is at least quarterly).
Client Services
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Recruitment in all areas of IT, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Executive Search
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Retained and Contingency Search
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Contract (Temporary Full- or Part-time), Temp-to-Hire Services and Direct Hire (permanent placement)
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Payroll and HR Administration Services for Contractors
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Compliance and Legal for Contractors