ATTRACTING & RETAINING TALENT
A firm’s success depends on its ability to attract and retain exceptional design professionals.
In an environment in which talent is scarce and firms are aggressively competing for the best talent, firms must develop recruitment and retention strategies that meet the evolving needs and desires of the design community.
Strogoff Consulting guides firms through developing effective attracting and retaining talent initiatives. Our services are based on extensive research of the decision factors that motivate future leaders, key contributors and high-potential professionals to join and remain committed to a firm. At the core of our services are two beliefs. First, firms succeed by “attracting” talent rather than by “recruiting” talent. Second, every interaction with a potential future employee, from outreach programs through the interview and onboarding process, must resonate with prospective employees and inspire and motivate current employees.
Our attracting and retaining talent services help design professional firms:
Working closely with a firm’s leadership team, we tailor our services to fit a firm’s unique challenges. Among the services we provide:
Recruitment Services
Retention Services
- Factors that require improvement
- Career advancement opportunities
- Leadership opportunities
- Professional development programs and initiatives
- Access to mentoring and coaching
- Performance-based rewards
- Salary, benefits and bonus structure
Download our Attracting and Retaining Talent Survey Report (in collaboration with The AIA California Council)
In an environment in which talent is scarce and firms are aggressively competing for the best talent, firms must develop recruitment and retention strategies that meet the evolving needs and desires of the design community.
Strogoff Consulting guides firms through developing effective attracting and retaining talent initiatives. Our services are based on extensive research of the decision factors that motivate future leaders, key contributors and high-potential professionals to join and remain committed to a firm. At the core of our services are two beliefs. First, firms succeed by “attracting” talent rather than by “recruiting” talent. Second, every interaction with a potential future employee, from outreach programs through the interview and onboarding process, must resonate with prospective employees and inspire and motivate current employees.
Our attracting and retaining talent services help design professional firms:
- Objectively evaluate strengths and challenges
- Establish action-oriented initiatives to strengthen a firm’s outreach to potential candidates
- Develop a multi-faceted action plan
- Develop talent retention policies that align with and support a firm’s culture
Working closely with a firm’s leadership team, we tailor our services to fit a firm’s unique challenges. Among the services we provide:
Recruitment Services
- Interview Principals and key employees to evaluate the firm’s recent recruitment efforts, differentiation factors and current challenges
- Interview recent hires to assess their decision-making process and initial observations
- Assess the factors that will most resonate with design professionals when they compare a firm to other prospective employers
- Review the effectiveness of a firm's current outreach and messaging material
- Review employment advertisements and recruitment channels
- Assess and recommend improvements to a firm's interviewing process and employment offer protocols
- Recommend targeted outreach and recruitment strategies to better position a firm to attract talented design professionals
Retention Services
- Interview key employees to identify:
- Factors that require improvement
- Evaluate policies and initiatives that influence a firm’s retention success, including:
- Career advancement opportunities
- Leadership opportunities
- Professional development programs and initiatives
- Access to mentoring and coaching
- Performance-based rewards
- Salary, benefits and bonus structure
- Evaluate voluntary turnover rates and drivers
- Conduct post-exit surveys with prior employees
Download our Attracting and Retaining Talent Survey Report (in collaboration with The AIA California Council)