We treat our clients the way we like to be treated and deliver results.
Clients typically engage The Alan Group in one of three ways:
Retained Search
- Full search
- 3 or 4 qualified applicants, fully vetted and evaluated
- Full background checks and references
- Used for: Senior level Sales and Marketing executives with startup backgrounds
Priority Search
- Critical deadline and/or immediate need
- Gauranteed results within a specific timeframe
- Used for: Various roles across startup Sales and Marketing talent
Basic Contingency Search
- Less urgent (if there is such a thing)
- No upfront commitment
- We screen based on your requirements
- Often used for: augmenting internal recruiting efforts
Recruiting Rundown
The Recruiting Rundown is a complimentary ongoing email product that we provide to our community.
On a regular basis, we deliver a rundown of qualified and curated sales and marketing candidates that can be met with a click of a button.
Join our community and allow us to bring highly talent prospective team members directly to you with no obligation.
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The First 30 days: How to Prevent a Candidate From Quitting
Here’s the scenario: you have interviewed countless people, narrowed it down to a few and finally signed what seems to be the perfect employee to join your team. Success!! It’s a bit too soon to celebrate. Onboarding talent into startups is a little more complex than...
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“As a growing company where time is of the essence and watching our cash balance is critical; partnering with The Alan Group allowed us to quickly find very specific talent across North America. Their experience helping emerging software companies was evident as they clearly understand the nuances of the business and designed a process that helped drive our growth. They provided a single point of contact, went deeper in the interview process and allowed us to march to a defined budget. As a result we quickly built our enterprise sales and sales management team and are poised for more aggressive growth.”
– President and COO, Social Media/SaaS Company
“After working with The Alan Group for just a few weeks, it was clear they were the best search firm I had ever hired. We were under a very aggressive timeframe and they delivered. The Alan Group understood our business and made recommendations based on their experience in helping build software companies. We were introduced to top performers across the country who were "on the money" and thoroughly vetted. I'd highly recommend them for any mission-critical searches, especially for software companies expanding across North America."
- SVP Sales, Marketing and Corporate Strategy, Global SaaS Company
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