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The Talenton Difference

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From periods of transition through periods of growth, Talenton Group supports your mission by leveraging our relationships with outstanding talent. We offer a range of services and packages, shaped to your organization and its needs.

How a search works

About 8–10 weeks

From first conversation to first day

  1. Define the roleWeeks 0–1
  2. Plan and launchWeeks 1–2
  3. Source and engageWeeks 2–4
  4. Assess and shortlistWeeks 4–6
  5. Interview and decideWeeks 6–8
  6. Offer and closeWeeks 8–10
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Which engagement fits?

  • Executive Search

    Best for: Senior leaders for social impact organizations

    Hands-on from identifying strong contenders to representing candidates to your stakeholders, until the right hire is made.

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  • Retained Recruiting

    Best for: Key leadership and niche roles that traditional channels can’t fill

    We work closely with your in-house team to source the ideal candidate.

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  • Managed Recruiting

    Best for: Teams that want their recruiting run for them

    We run the process end to end, from strategy and outreach to interviews and offers, representing your mission to candidates.

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  • Sourcing Services

    Best for: An ongoing pipeline of mission-critical people

    We research the talent market and build diverse pipelines to your requirements.

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  • Recruiting Consulting

    Best for: Improving how your organization hires

    We analyze and optimize your process, design new ones from the ground up and build talent strategies.

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Build Your Future

Recruiting

Grow your social impact organization with customized recruitment services

Achieve more significant social impact with collaborators who align with your goals. We personalize our support to the unique needs of your growing organization.

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Retained RecruitingKey leadership and niche roles that traditional channels can’t fill.

Finding that one key employee for a specialized role isn’t always straightforward, and a search that stretches on and on is frustrating.

We source the ideal candidate for social impact roles in your organization. With our retained model, we work closely with your in-house team to fill key leadership or niche roles that are hard to hire through traditional channels.

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Managed RecruitingWe run your recruiting process end to end, on your behalf.

We partner with your Human Resources and hiring teams to find quality candidates on your behalf, building teams through a deep understanding of your work, your culture and your people.

As your managed recruitment partner, we oversee the process and represent your mission to candidates, with a seamless, discreet and confidential experience throughout.

From process oversight and go-to-market strategy to outreach and assessment, interviews and offers, we run an effective, efficient process that ends in hiring top talent.

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Sourcing ServicesAn ongoing pipeline so you’re never without mission-critical people.

Our sourcing services establish an ongoing talent pipeline so your team is never without mission-critical employees.

We research the talent marketplace, customize our sourcing and build diverse pipelines that meet your unique requirements.

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Ready to Get Started?

We help you leverage local and global relationships to fill your social impact organization with talented, dedicated collaborators who spur long-term growth.

Whether you need to fill a niche role or build a pipeline that feeds your organization for years to come, Talenton Group is here to help — on your terms, without stress or frustration.

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Personalized attention, meaningful results

Consulting

Create a more thoughtful recruitment process

Our consulting helps organizations optimize their recruiting processes, build strategies to pipeline talent for future projects, and shape or support the design of their recruiting team.

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Existing Process AnalysisData-driven fixes for the hiring process you already have.

Through a detailed discovery process, we offer data-driven strategies and solutions to optimize your existing hiring and recruitment methods.

With a thorough understanding of your organization and its needs, our solutions simplify and strengthen every step of your recruitment process.

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Recruiting OptimizationBetter process, decision frameworks and recruiting tools.

We assess and recommend improvements to process, decision frameworks and recruiting tools.

Whether you want to analyze a process already in place or build a new one from the ground up, we have the systems, design and tools to evaluate and implement an effective solution.

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New Process DevelopmentA recruiting process designed from the fundamentals up.

Starting with the fundamentals, we design the ideal recruitment process for your organization.

We map the full life cycle of your recruitment and apply years of sector-specific experience so it delivers ideal candidates on your terms.

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Talent StrategiesDiagnose where you are, then map the path forward.

Using a methodology developed through our founder’s time in tech and social impact recruitment, we diagnose your current state and identify areas for improvement. Then we map out future solutions together.

This service can include contingency recruiting, ensuring a pipeline of talent to support ongoing growth.

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Recruitment on Your Terms

We have extensive experience in the social impact sector, and we understand your needs because we’ve worked in these organizations ourselves.

Whether you need to diagnose limits in your current process, optimize existing practices or create new strategic frameworks from scratch, we’ll make sure your recruitment delivers results.

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How a search works

From first conversation to first day, in about 8⁠–⁠10 weeks

Every search is shaped to the role, but the path is consistent. Here’s what happens, and roughly when.

  1. 1Weeks 0–1

    Define the role

    We pin down the competencies, the job and the culture the new leader needs to fit.

    Phase 1 · Weeks 0–1

    Define the role

    We pin down the competencies, the job and the culture the new leader needs to fit.

    • Identify leadership competencies
    • Develop the job description
    • Perform a job analysis
    • Understand the organizational culture
  2. 2Weeks 1–2

    Plan and launch

    Kick-off, market research and a recruiting strategy, then the search goes live.

    Phase 2 · Weeks 1–2

    Plan and launch

    Kick-off, market research and a recruiting strategy, then the search goes live.

    • Approve the requisition
    • Kick-off meeting
    • Develop the recruiting strategy
    • Post the job
    • Perform market research and analysis
    • Launch the recruiting strategy
  3. 3Weeks 2–4

    Source and engage

    Research, networks and direct outreach to active and passive candidates.

    Phase 3 · Weeks 2–4

    Source and engage

    Research, networks and direct outreach to active and passive candidates.

    • Conduct sourcing and research
    • Engage talent communities
    • Leverage social media
    • Network
    • Review applicants
    • Calibrate profiles
    • Engage passive prospects
  4. 4Weeks 4–6

    Assess and shortlist

    Screens and competency-based assessment narrow the field to a shortlist.

    Phase 4 · Weeks 4–6

    Assess and shortlist

    Screens and competency-based assessment narrow the field to a shortlist.

    • Send recruiting updates
    • Recruiter phone screens
    • Assess potential finalists: competencies, experience, motivation and cultural alignment
    • Arrive at a shortlist
  5. 5Weeks 6–8

    Interview and decide

    In-person interviews, structured feedback and a hiring decision.

    Phase 5 · Weeks 6–8

    Interview and decide

    In-person interviews, structured feedback and a hiring decision.

    • Coordinate in-person interviews
    • Capture feedback
    • Debrief
    • Make a hiring decision
    • Reference and background checks
  6. 6Weeks 8–10

    Offer and close

    Offer, start date and onboarding, and a considered close for every finalist.

    Phase 6 · Weeks 8–10

    Offer and close

    Offer, start date and onboarding, and a considered close for every finalist.

    • Negotiate the offer
    • Determine the start date
    • Contribute to the onboarding plan
    • Release other finalists
    • Solicit feedback
    • Close the search

Here To Support Your Mission

Ready to get started?

Whether you need one critical hire or a recruiting function that keeps delivering, we’ll shape the engagement around you.