Page 10 - City of Calistoga - Chief of Police - Recruitment Proposal 02
P. 10
RECRUITMENT PROPOSAL
Deliverable 4. Growth of the Candidate Pool and a Modern Sourcing Approach
The K&A Recruiting team will complement our passive marketing and advertising campaigns
with a proactive expansion of the candidate pool. Designated recruiters will build a recruit-
ment project specific to the Chief of Police opening and more significant corresponding market
of candidates. Through research, identification of candidates, and messaging techniques that
stay true to our modern philosophy, our team will add to the slate of interested candidates.
We will use our internal network and a suite of professional recruiting tools; not only LinkedIn
Recruiter and Indeed Professional, but also industry-leading professional recruiting software to
research, identify and bolster the candidate pool. Our team will monitor our results in real-time
so that we can adjust to the market demands of each position and maintain a base level of quality.
Phase 2: Applications K&A’s modern recruiting philosophy encompasses diversity and inclusion. We have built a reputa-
tion for being an expert in identifying, targeting, recruiting, and successfully placing women and
minority candidates in many of our recruitments.
Deliverable 5. Contact of Potential Candidates
A designated recruiter will develop campaigns to attract the best candidates. Messaging will be
sent in an organized fashion at times calculated to optimize response rates.
When in conversation with candidates, the K&A Recruiting team will create excitement around the
opportunity. We will prepare prospects regarding the City’s needs, priorities, strengths, and chal-
lenges. We will set clear expectations that the City is looking for a candidate with strong leadership
skills, adaptability, political astuteness, self-awareness, and other important and essential aspects
of the ideal candidate profile.
Candidate Identification Contact of Potential Candidates Phone Screens
& Sourcing Deliverable 6. K&A-Conducted Phone Screens
Every application will be logged into our applicant tracking system. We conduct thorough assess-
ments of the merits of each candidate and their appropriateness for hire.
We will conduct phone screens with top-ranked candidates throughout the open window of appli-
cation. Candidate screenings early and often allow our team to calibrate on how the pool is evolv-
ing and ensures that we can meet the standards of the position.
Elements from the Ideal Candidate Profile will be incorporated in our line of questioning, including
required experience, education, licenses/certifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities. After the
phone screen, the recruiter will prepare K&A Recruiting’s Phone Screen Evaluation Form that sum-
marizes the conversation and assigns the respective candidate a numerical score. K& Recruiting’s
Phone Screen Evaluation Form makes our recommendations visually friendly and easy to under-
stand.
10
11
