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How We Work

Our fee structure, process, and timeline

Fees

Marty Padilla and Associates is a retained executive search firm specializing exclusively in foodservice industry. For 20 years, we’ve kept our process simple, transparent, and designed so you pay as we deliver results.

A $2,500 retainer begins your search and is credited toward your final fee. Once we present 3 to 5 qualified candidates and you agree to interview them, we bill one-third of the search fee. The remaining balance is billed only when your candidate accepts the position.

Our fee is 25% to 30% of the candidate’s first-year base salary. Organizations that partner with us on multiple searches receive our most favorable rates.

Our One-Year Guarantee

We stand behind every placement. If a candidate we recommended for hire leaves or is terminated within the first year, we will conduct a replacement search at no additional fee. The guarantee applies only to candidates we have both agreed are the right fit for the position.

Ready to find your next leader? Contact us today to get started.

Why use a retained search firm

In times of change, a crucial executive-level appointment can mean the difference between success and catastrophe. In the past, your company may have kept this critical search in-house, leveraged its own network, or hired a contingency recruiter. But, the candidate might not have been vetted correctly and it did not work out because he/she was not a good cultural fit for the organization. You now know that a bad hire to a crucial position can have detrimental consequences that can take much time and expense to recover from.

It is important for our clients to know that to find the right candidate or candidates in some cases can take time. The candidates that we approach are not even looking for a new job and have to be sold on why they would leave their current position to work for your company. This involves us selling your company and the position in the best light and them talking to their family, friends, and colleagues before even sending us a resume.

We are skilled in knowing what candidates seek in order to leave a job and how to entice them to have a conversation with you the client. The candidates that we recruit are mostly from your competitors and you will not find these candidates on job boards because they are simply not looking.

Once the contract is signed, a phone consultation is scheduled with the client and their team to get a thorough understanding of the open position and the culture of the organization. A job specification is emailed to us or we will put one together for the client.

Timeline

Below is a timeline of our search process. Keep in mind that in some cases this process is cut in half if we are able to find the right candidate on our initial first wave of phone calls.

 

 

Week 1

A list of targeted names and contact information is compiled

Weeks 2 & 3

Phone calls are made to candidates

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Week 4

Resumes start to flow in

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Week 5

Client sets up interviews

Weeks 6 & 7

Offer made to a candidate

Week 8

Candidate accepts offer and a start date is determined

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