1. Structured Discovery & Alignment

2. Formal Role Briefing and Search Blueprint

We translate discovery into a clear, written role briefing document that defines:

• Success outcomes for the role

• Target candidate profile

• Evaluation criteria

• Search priorities and scope

This document becomes the single source of truth for the engagement, ensuring alignment, speed, and accountability.

3. Targeted Talent Identification

We use a dual-track sourcing strategy to maximize quality:

• Access to our curated candidate network

• Proactive headhunting of high-performing, passive talent not actively on the market

This approach prioritizes relevance and performance over volume.

4. Rigorous Interviewing & Assessment

Every candidate is assessed against the agreed framework through:

• Structured interviews

• Behavioral and situational evaluation

• Role-relevant assessments when appropriate

Only candidates who meet both skill and behavioral standards are presented.

5. Shortlist Presentation & Interview Coordination

Every engagement begins with a structured discovery to ensure clarity before the search starts.

We work closely with your leadership team to understand:

Your company values and culture

• The behaviors and soft skills required to succeed (resilience, self-motivation, communication, problem-solving, learning agility)

• The technical requirements—clearly separating must-have skills from nice-to-have capabilities

This ensures we hire for long-term success, not short-term fit.

6. Transparent Communication

We maintain consistent communication with both candidates and clients throughout the process to:

• Improve candidate experience

• Reduce drop-off risk

• Enable faster, better hiring decisions

7. Formal Reference Checks

Final candidates undergo formal, structured reference checks focused on performance, behavior, and role alignment—so you can hire with confidence.

8. Proactive Communication & Candidate Experience

9. Post-Placement Follow-Up & Retention

Our involvement does not end at placement. We conduct structured check-ins at 30, 60, and 90 days to support onboarding success and retention—for both client and candidate.

Every engagement begins with a structured discovery to ensure clarity before the search starts.

We work closely with your leadership team to understand:

Your company values and culture

• The behaviors and soft skills required to succeed (resilience, self-motivation, communication, problem-solving, learning agility)

• The technical requirements—clearly separating must-have skills from nice-to-have capabilities

This ensures we hire for long-term success, not short-term fit.

All non-selected candidates receive timely closure and feedback, protecting your employer brand and strengthening long-term talent relationships.

Contingency Search

You only pay for results!

In today's fast-moving business environment, you need recruitment support that aligns with your priorities, not budget constraints. Contingency search removes the traditional barriers to accessing world-class talent acquisition.

Team Centaur Recruiting takes a fundamentally different approach through what we call human-in-the-loop AI collaboration. We fuse behavioral science, psychometric assessment, and advanced data analytics with human expertise to deliver what machines and recruiters alone cannot: faster, fairer, and genuinely better hires.

You get our full expertise, our extensive network, and our commitment to quality without risking a single dollar until we deliver the right candidate. It's recruitment partnership built on mutual success: we only win when you win.

• Zero Upfront Cost - No retainer or setup fees, just pay a percentage of total compensation only when you hire.

• Full Risk Transfer to Us - We invest our time and resources upfront, incentivizing quality over volume.

• Access to Our Network - Leverage our candidate pipeline and expertise without long-term commitment.

After experiencing our results firsthand, many clients move to retained search for high-volume hiring. It's the most cost-effective way to fill multiple vacancies quickly and serves as a powerful extension of your internal recruitment team.