Opportunity Snapshot

You've proven your abilities as a recruiter -- now what you're looking for is a company that values what you do -- integrity, great client service, intelligent solutions -- and offers you the flexibility to manage your own schedule and workload.

This is your opportunity to bring your depth of recruiting experience to a truly unique company and team environment as we continue to grow. . .

About Decision Toolbox

Decision Toolbox is an RPO provider that has consistently offered its clients leading-edge processes, tools, and technology that bring clarity and efficiency to the recruitment process, many of which are now recognized as recruitment best practices. If you're the person we're looking for, you'll appreciate not only that we offer the personal care and quality of a smaller company, but also that we've proven we can maintain those characteristics as we've grown 50% year over year for the past four years.

As a Recruitment Partner at Decision Toolbox, you will:

• Manage full-cycle recruitment projects to successful completion (a hire!).
• Provide strategic recruitment consulting to your clients and proactively guide them around any obstacles impeding your success.
• Be relentless in your pursuit of qualified candidates AND 100% client satisfaction.
• Cultivate repeat business through superb client service.

What's In It for You

• Focus on recruitment, not sales -- we provide the clients, projects, technology, advertising campaigns and extensive personal support; you are free to focus on keeping your assigned clients happy.
• Support: you'll never have to write job descriptions or ads because our creative department creates the patented Jobinfo Writeups for every opening and implements the broadcast strategy in web media. To organize your resumes, projects, and even your day, you'll have access to the user-friendly Recruiting Machine, our in-house developed web-based recruiting system. Plus, you will have access to the major job board databases, AIRS and other networks and resources to make sourcing candidates easier.
• Independence & Flexibility: we are a 100% virtual company where everyone works from a home office. We try to pull the entire team together for an in-person All Staff meeting on a quarterly basis.
• Diversity: because we do not specialize, you'll recruit on projects ranging from Programmers and Customer Service Associates, to Executive VPs and CFOs...and everything in between!
• Earn more by working smarter, not harder -- you will have the opportunity to earn a significant income -- our strong performers earn six figures.
• Be proud of where you work -- Decision Toolbox has been challenging the status quo in recruitment since 1992. Today we boast robust technology, a mature creative team, and a compelling track record. Just as importantly, our focus is not on getting a lot of easy money out of our clients, but on building long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Feeling the love -- our clients don't just appreciate us, they love us. Our leadership team doesn't just provide resources, they wrap the love around the DT team (tools, technology, collaboration, etc). The team doesn't just love working with DT, they wouldn't work anywhere else.

Our Requirements

We're looking for the best of the best; your professional recruitment experience should show evidence of:

• Deep recruiting expertise and established networks/relationships in one (or more) of the following fields:
  • Accounting and Finance
  • IT
  • Engineering
  • Executive
  • Sales, particularly Advertising Sales
  • Interactive
• Name generation and passive candidate development
• International recruiting experience, particularly in Asian countries, is a strong plus
• Building long term relationships with clients
• Ability to win over difficult clients and come up with solutions for projects that are stuck or not viable
• Instinct to ask the difficult questions
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Unquestionable work ethic
• Fast keyboarding skills (you'll need to document conversations online as they occur)

You will also need to have an environment that is conducive to a home office setup.

About Decision Toolbox

Decision Toolbox is a comprehensive, fully integrated recruitment solutions provider, delivering unparalleled value, results, quality, customer service, and cost-effectiveness to a nationwide list of clients that includes Autobytel, Black & Decker, and Wells Fargo. We offer both full service recruiting and world class recruiting technology, and we've been delivering RPO since before it was an acronym. In fact, in November 2007 we inked our second consecutive RPO contract with Freedom Communications, the nation's 12th largest media corporation.

Several qualities set DT apart from traditional search and even from the growing number of search firms adopting the best practices we pioneered. For one thing, our unique approach delivers results; we typically present the candidate who is ultimately hired within 14 days of project launch. In that approach we recognize that every position has a compelling story to tell, and every position is a great fit for someone. We help our clients to tell their story and market their opportunity to the right candidates. Our position descriptions (like the one you're reading) still are unmatched in the recruitment world, and we take a great deal of pride in being the best in our unique space.

Our business model is distinctive in other advantageous ways as well. We are entirely virtual, and everyone works from a home office (or occasionally Starbucks). We currently have 42 professionals working from home offices nationwide. That means we can scale up almost overnight. Yet even in a virtual model, DT has nurtured a remarkable corporate culture that is entrepreneurial, high-energy, success oriented, and fun. Our recruiters and writers all have a high degree of professionalism, led by a progressive management team. In one sense your environment will be whatever you make it in your home office. At the same time, there are great professionals and a remarkable virtual infrastructure just a few keystrokes away.

A Day in the Life

Even if you have significant recruiting experience, you will have plenty to learn as a new Recruiter at DT. You'll work closely with one or more of our assigned mentors on your first few projects, and once you master our method, we are confident you'll find recruiting to be easier -- and hopefully more fun -- than in any previous position.

If you struggle to manage your time effectively, like lots of training, and prefer to focus on one task at a time, this is probably not the role for you. DT team members are tenacious, resourceful, highly motivated independent thinkers who regularly go "above and beyond" the call of duty. If you are the right kind of individual for this role, you can readily relate to these skills.

For each opening you manage, you will:

• Participate in the "specs" call: we start every project with a 45 minute phone interview with the hiring manager. You'll listen in as the writer gathers all of the relevant information regarding the opening, and then ask your own recruitment-specific questions. This call helps us all get started on the right foot.
• Develop your sourcing plan: in partnership with the client, you will develop a detailed sourcing plan that includes target companies, candidate sources (networks, associations, job boards, etc) and the key "selling" points of the job.
• Name generation: once we have a target list of companies presented and approved by the client, you will develop the list of names, titles, email addresses and phone numbers of people to court.
• Calling & courting prospects: with a balance between professionalism and persistence, you will cultivate your candidates and keep them "sold and closed" until their start date!
• Schedule interviews: for each candidate interviewed, you will handle the interview logistics and ensure both the candidate and the hiring manager are fully briefed.
• Negotiate offers: once the decision is made to extend an offer, you'll coordinate the logistics, and act as a "mediator" for any negotiation (i.e. salary, relocation packages, etc.) that needs to occur.
• Give weekly progress reports: through various methods, you will update the team on each of your projects. You will regularly brainstorm with the team on obstacles you are encountering and potential solutions.

Above all, keep the client informed at all times! Perhaps our only unforgivable offense is to leave a client wondering what is going on with their search.

While we wish every project would flow smoothly from specs call to hire, this naturally is not always the case, particularly with our Lasso-level searches. The key is recognizing and taking action quickly when obstacles arise, as opposed to letting a project flounder. Although many factors are outside of our control, our job is to make, not watch, hires happen. Bottom line, we are our clients' recruitment partners, and the more the client feels you are taking care of his/her needs, the more repeat business you will see. . .

Compensation

As a Recruitment Partner in our Affiliated Network, you will enjoy an entrepreneurial compensation model that includes a fixed amount for each project you work, plus bonuses for completing projects and generating repeat business. Although we cannot guarantee a minimum number of projects you will work, we've structured the compensation for this position so that a strong performer can earn well in excess of $100,000 per year.

As in any healthy entrepreneurial environment, you reap what you sow. You will have "right of first refusal" to work any new openings that you book. All other projects that are not directly booked by a Recruiter are assigned based on "seeding" as determined by several factors including each Recruiter's percentage of openings filled, speed to close projects, quality ratios, repeat business and satisfaction survey scores from Hiring Managers, and desired workload.

If you want to juggle a heavier workload, you can earn significantly more. If you want to take 4 weeks off for a vacation, or only work a part-time schedule, you can; you simply earn less for that period.

Q & A with DT Recruiters

Q: What do you like most about the "DT method" of recruitment?
A: "I enjoy being a partner and consultant to my clients. It is nice to be in the role of 'recruitment expert' instead of 'pesky vendor'. I also like being able to focus on the needs of my clients. In the contingency world, I had to devote a large percentage of my time to sales [sourcing new searches] and talking to candidates in order to populate our database. At DT, I don't have these responsibilities and it leaves me with more time to work with my clients and the applicants who match their needs."

A: "The DT process makes recruitment so much easier and more manageable. The systems are easy to use, and are internally developed to help us work faster and smarter. Recruiting Machine is a great tool, and it helps me to prioritize my work for the day, and takes a lot of the 'grunt' out of sorting and screening resumes. All in all, we have some great tools here, and it helps me focus on what I do best: fill positions!"

Q: For whom do you think this role is a good opportunity?
A: "This position is a great opportunity for a seasoned recruiter who has an entrepreneurial makeup, but who still wants a solid support infrastructure. You can manage your own workload and schedule, and thus determine your own income, while still having access to some of the best people, processes, tools and technology in recruitment today."

A: "It's a great opportunity for those of us who truly believe that work-life balance can exist. I am a new mother juggling the joys of parenthood with the responsibilities of a full time job, and things couldn't be better. Unlike so many of my peers, having a family did not mean compromising my career. At DT, I get to spend real quality time with my daughter, while still having a rewarding career where I can see my impact and control my earnings. It is a powerful model that I thank my lucky stars for everyday."

If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the required qualifications, we look forward to hearing from you!