R89-98 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL JENSEN-OLDANI AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

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. � • Mr. Charles L. Fhillips • Page 'Three OUR APPROACH: At Jensen-Oldani & Associates we tailor each search assignment to the specific needs of the client; however, each search has common process components which include development of the specification, recruiting, initial screening, consultant interviews, recommendations and presentation of finalists, and client interviews. * DEVELOPMENT OF RECRUITING SPECIFICATION: The key to any successful search assignment is a thorough understanding on the part of both the client and the consultant of the requirements of the position and the culture and dynamics of the organization. To achieve this understand- ing , J ensen-Oldani & Associates travels to the client location and begins each search with a series of in-depth discussions with individ- uals designated by the client who can relate the specific duties, re- sponsibilities and/or significant operational issues which are integral to the position. It has been our practice to interview as many appro- priate people as possible during this specification phase and often talk with community leaders, Department Heads, and other individuals at the suggestion of the client. Jensen-Oldani & Associates conducts each assignment on a team basis and whenever possible all members of our team participate in these specifi- cation interviews. From this information we draft a recruiting specifi- cation which is presented to the client for review, modification and approval . This becomes the benchmark against which we evaluate prospec- tive candidates. It consists of an in-depth description of the job; identification of significant operational issues or initial tasks; experience requirements including the parameters by which experience will be measured; personal characteristics and traits including manage- ment style which are desirable in candidates; and, if desired by the i client, identification of performance evaluation standards by which the successful candidate will be measured during the first six months of em lo ment. These s ecification interviews are generally conducted over P Y P a period of two days. * RECRUITING: After the specification is developed and approved, we initiate a directed campaign to identify candidates whose backgrounds and experiences closely fit the recruiting specification. Just as each organization and position is unique, each search is unique and we plan and implement a recruiting strategy that is tailored to meet the needs of the position as identified in the recruiting specification. Although there are obvious benefits derived from having conducted previous searches of a similar nature, we do not rely on an existing pool of candidates. The recruiting process consists of the following steps: A) Direct informational mailings to key associations/organizations throughout the country. This mailing list is researched thoroughly to include organizations with demographics and issues which closely paral - lel those of the client.