Talent Investment Advisors

The Talent of your people is the only sustainable advantage you have, but hiring and retaining the best talent is both an art and a science. For example, relying on the basic interview to assess talent clearly puts you at risk. Where personal interviews alone are used to evaluate a person, the probability of success is only 14%. Why? Because interviews are not as good at predicting job performance as a combination of ability tests, strengths assessments, work samples, and peer ratings. The likelihood of a successful hire increases to over 75% when effectively using these more objective tools along with a strategic interviewing process.

As Talent Investment Advisors, BarronSmith provides a unique combination of executive recruiting, implementation of best practices for recruiting and hiring, employment marketing, recruiting management, performance assessment, and professional coaching.

BarronSmith is your insurance to reduce the risks of hiring people who can weaken your team and even poison it. Sustaining your talent requires wise investments. If you’re only looking for a headhunter, links are available for other recruiters. This is not the place to find a one-and-done search firm. The BarronSmith insurance policies are designed to share both the risk and the reward of building a great team—for the long-term.

Client-focused not search-focused

Realizing your mission is our mission. Engaging the BarronSmith advisors begins with understanding your vision, your priorities, your culture, and your expectations. Conducting the search for a new leader is very important, but that is only one piece of the puzzle.

Team-focused not position-focused

The primary barrier to accomplishing your goals is the team around you. Finding a leader who has the credentials, experience, habits, spirit, and achievements you desire requires a wealth of knowledge and relationships. The key is hiring within the context of your organizational culture and chemistry. Investing in the whole team cultivates habits of personal development and value creation, sustaining the quality of your talent.

Possibility-focused not fear-focused

The bottom line is reaping a superior return on investment from your team. With the right talent, you will be better prepared to create and respond to new opportunities. That’s the benefit of becoming a BarronSmith client.