Professional Sales/Executive Consultant/Recruiter

About The Rottman Group:

The Rottman Group is a national retained healthcare executive search firm, founded in 1992, that has specialized in the recruitment of Director to CEO level leaders in the healthcare services industry.  Information about The Rottman Group can be seen at www.rottmangroup.com.  If there is a singular point that shouldn’t have to be made, we are a recruiting organization that understands recruitment.  We are different than most recruiting firms.  This should be evident even from the differing content on our website vs. most recruiting firms.  We want our clients to better understand and value strategic management/executive recruitment.  We believe the more informed and educated our potential clients are, the more we become the firm of choice.

The Role:

As an executive consultant/recruiter, this person will spearhead the recruitment of specific management/leadership search assignments.

The process is one that entails:

1.      supported research, (defining target sources and individuals)

2.      contact initiation/presentation of opportunity, (calling people)

3.      interviewing and assessing interested candidates

4.      facilitation of process and closure of assignment

The secondary role is one of developing new client relationships.  Though that is not the initial expectation, it is where there is a stronger incentive opportunity.

Typical Day:

The typical day in recruiting involves:

Starting with a plan.  Each day starts by being well planned for that day’s activities.  Calls to be made, interviews prepped for, etc.  Without starting the day with a plan, then working that plan, effectiveness is limited.

A typical day (without interviews) should be planned to make 80 outgoing calls.  To do this requires planning and discipline.

Essence:

This is a very, very, sales oriented role.  Sometimes this is overt, but usually is more indirect.  Think about the stakes:  people’s personal careers and organization’s leadership/success.  You will work with people in ways that impact how much money their family will make, where they will live, their personal/professional career development.  Major decisions.  The other side is the client.  Who will lead my organization?  Who will be responsible for millions of dollars of revenue, expenses, and profits?   

Much as this business can be boiled down to least common denominators and minimized, to be truly good at it is an art.

To gain the trust of both, one must be exceptional.  This takes a consultant more than a salesperson.  This is where individual evolution and development distinguishes between a recruiter and an executive consultant.

One must be able to make critical distinctions between a candidate’s ability and client’s opportunities and the skills and needs of each.  

Compensation:

There is a variable compensation based on individual accomplishment and ability. Each person has a base salary and two incentive compensation opportunities.  The first is a bonus for each search assignment that is given and completed.  The second is a commission based on new business/clients that are developed.  Without being trite, this truly is an unlimited opportunity.  Success, and the level of it, greatly rests in the individual.  I can provide a Porsche 911 for you to drive (metaphorically speaking).  It is up to the individual as to what gear you drive in and how hard you press the accelerator.

We have a company matching 401k retirement program and a company sponsored health insurance program. 

Target market person:

I am looking for very intelligent and driven people.  Self motivated, quick learning, inquisitive.  Proactive vs. reactive.  An insatiable curiosity and the ability to ask intelligent questions are the foundational ingredients.  This can be a very rewarding career for that select group of individuals that can “get it”.  If you can grasp concepts, work with them, learn an industry, and build relationships, this could be something you should explore.

Contact:

If this is something you would have an interest in exploring, please contact:

Don Rottman