Company Profile

The Eileen Finn & Associates search discipline not only identifies the ideal skilled professional but also the executive who will best fit with the client’s organization and culture.

This discipline has been developed over the years – based on the high expectations of our clients and candidates, our commitment to uncompromising standards and our emphasis on bringing added value to every assignment.

In most cases, we present a slate of qualified candidates within 15 days and complete the search within 60 to 90 days.


Company Bio

Ongoing Overview of the Market
We follow the marketplace to identify the best executive training grounds, changing human resource roles, new skills required, compensation trends and top executives in the field. This translates into efficiencies throughout the search – we know where to find the outstanding talent you seek.

Understanding Your Business
Before our first meeting with you, we have already researched your company, your management team and the market pricing for similar positions; created an initial search strategy; and begun a list of the key sources we will draw on during the search.

At our initial meeting, we gain perspective on your current business environment, leadership team, culture, skill requirements and history behind the search. We focus on what will make a truly great human resources executive for your specific company, how human capital issues are linked to your business strategy and what it will take to make a meaningful contribution to your business.

From this discussion, we develop a formal search proposal and search specification for your approval.

Recruitment Approach and Tools
One of our firm’s strengths is our ability to grasp the complexities of the organization, the cultural nuances, and the skills, background and personality that will result in the right fit. This requires an in-depth understanding of the core competencies needed for the position.
Before beginning the search, we prepare and present to the client our core competency inventory, which we use as a roadmap during interviews to point us toward the winning candidate. We also work with our clients to help facilitate any formal behavioral testing or assessment tools.


Your Representative in the Marketplace
We understand that by taking on the search, we have become your advocate in the marketplace – and must represent the company and the opportunity as if we were a member of your senior management team.

At the same time, because of our extensive connections throughout the human resources community, we bring you valuable feedback about your company and marketplace perceptions. Our clients depend on us for our objective advice, trusting that we will provide a straightforward, confidential assessment of the competitive landscape.


Active Recruitment and Interviewing
The thorough research we perform – to identify a full list of sources, target companies and potential candidates – draws on our extensive knowledge of the marketplace and our understanding of your unique company and culture.
As we start to develop a slate of qualified candidates, we conduct initial references and in-depth assessment interviews. In this way, we make sure that we are presenting only those candidates who have the right background and experience, are in synch with your corporate culture and strategy, and will make major contributions to your business.


Ongoing Communication with Client and Candidate
We keep in close contact with both client and candidates throughout the process. We want to be sure that we have answered all your questions about the candidates, their backgrounds and their credentials so you can make the decision that is right for your company – and that candidates are excited about the career potential this new position offers.

Due Diligence
During the course of the search, we complete references and, frequently, conduct additional follow-up interviews. Because of the strong relationships we build with candidates throughout the search, final negotiations typically go smoothly. The fit and interest have already been thoroughly evaluated.

On-boarding
On-boarding starts once the offer is accepted. We make weekly calls – and encourage the hiring executive to do the same – to touch base with the successful candidate. This helps maintain personal contact and starts to create a transition to the new organization. Once the search is completed, we continue to follow up with the client and the new hire to make sure that both are benefiting from the relationship.

Eileen Finn
President

Eileen Finn founded Eileen Finn & Associates in 1998, specializing in the placement of top human resource executives.

Eileen brings more than twenty-five years of experience to the firm, including twenty years in executive recruiting and sourcing. She was President and Managing Director of the MVP Group, a recruiting firm specializing in financial services, and Director of Human Resources at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) for its Actuarial, Benefits and Compensation Consulting practice.

Eileen holds an MBA from Fordham University's Business School and received her BA from Rosemont College.

"We believe in building long-term relationships with our clients – and, as a result, companies come back again and again for our help in meeting their leadership goals.”

A frequent speaker on human capital issues, Eileen has won the respect of the human resources community for:

• Her professionalism in dealing with clients and candidates and her commitment to building long-term relationships with them.
  
• Her knowledge of the human resources function and market.
  
• Her emphasis on finding exactly the right mix of skills, experience and cultural fit that will make a strong contribution to a client’s business.
  
• Her integrity and dedication to the ethics of the profession.
  
• Her focus on results.