Executive Search - The Client

Our Client Base
We are a search firm whose clients “get it” – who understand the impact the right candidate can make on their business, and the expense of hiring the wrong candidate. These “cool companies” appreciate the nuances of their employees, and understand how to leverage their skills, experience, and passion. Our candidates know (because we tell them!) of our strong commitment to working with cool companies, allowing us to attract “A-players” in the executive search process. If you are a cool client with a key position to be filled, let our firm help you attract and secure the best talent.

Who are you attracting – the 15% or the 85%?
Did you know, when you retain a search firm that strictly sources from job boards and incoming resumes, you are only reviewing about 15% of your potential target market?! This means 85% of your target market, happily-employed-not-really-looking candidates, remains untapped. UPwords Inc. is a search firm that actually searches! We do not rely on job boards and incoming resumes to find the business leaders, sales professionals, or top executives who best fit your opportunity.

Hiring Top Talent
Have you ever made a hiring mistake? If you have, we don’t need to tell you how expensive it is when the wrong person joins your team. Maybe the new hire matches your specifications perfectly, but little time was spent finding out if the candidate truly fits the culture, or philosophically aligns with the company….and the connection with the hiring authority was minimized. This lack of attention-to-detail is costly and will have a ripple effect on the entire organization. We have a few names for this type of hire: the “dud”, the “misfit”, the “low impact player”, and the “toxic employee” – hiring this type of person can be avoided by following a thorough search process.

Our insight, questioning skills, and thoroughness in the hiring process are integral components to hiring top talent. Partnering with our client company is also critical in the search process.

One of the first steps is to have a thorough, in-depth conversation about the opportunity. Who is your ideal candidate – what is their profile, personality, and philosophy? Does the compensation package match the “A” talent you are looking for? What are the performance expectations? What are the deal breakers? …and the most important one: Why would this opportunity attract top talent? You would be surprised how often clients cannot answer this question!

Our firm will help you secure top talent by thoroughly understanding your requirements, searching for the best-fit candidate, using demonstrated sales skills in positioning the opportunity, and engaging in candid candidate conversations – before and after the hire – to ensure a successful placement.