Executive Search and Placement Methodology
Planning Phase - Meeting and Discussion
Our executive search and placement starts by facilitating a meeting with key company executives to gain insights, perspectives and a thorough understanding of the issues, environment, job expectations and candidate qualifications required.
We review the results of this meeting with the position's immediate supervisor and finalize the content of the position and the candidate profile.
We then determine a compensation package.
Execution Phase - Experience Verification and Background Check
The candidate specifications are communicated to all our offices so every consultant can contribute to candidate identification by networking with their personal contacts.
An audit of our industry contact database is conducted for candidate identification.
A lead consultant is assigned. Normally this is someone who has an established relationship with the client or who is responsible for developing the client. The lead consultant personally interviews all prospective candidates and is responsible for all client communications.
Candidates who meet the position and candidate profiles are subject to additional due diligence activities, including personal background and professional experience verification through references and our own industry contacts.
Upon placement, it is our policy to follow up with both the supervisor and the individual placed to ensure a smooth transition into the position.
Executive Search and Placement - The Wray Value
All our executive placements are guaranteed for 180 days. We specialize in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry and have been conducting successful executive placement searches in this arena for thirty-four years. All our consultants are former senior-level executives from various segments and disciplines, from small entrepreneurial companies to billion-dollar brands. We absorb all routine expenses related to the process of recruitment. Any projected extraordinary expenses, such as consultant travel on behalf of the client, are approved in advance.
Executive Search and Placement - The Wray Advantage
Our experienced recruitment professionals understand the importance of aligning client needs with the skills, competencies, styles and motivations of candidates. We are vested in the executive search and placement process and in the ultimate success of each candidate placed. Our professional verification and recruitment method focuses on building teams to cultivate, lead and drive profitable best-of-class companies.
“Dick Wray Executive Search gets its arms around our specific needs and facilitates the presentation of top-notch talent in short order. From operations to marketing to franchise development, Bob Gershberg and the DW Group have really done an outstanding job helping us build the industry's best functional teams.”
Jefferson Slater,
Vice President Human Resources
Dunkin' Brands