When a critical need must be filled within a short period of time, we help you hit your target,
every time

WHAT WE DO

Since 1999, Lisa Bull has helped actuarial employers to land higher quality, passive candidates in a more efficient and effective process. Whether the opportunity is traditional or non-traditional in nature, our propriety process produces uniquely matched roles and candidates, both on tangibles and intangibles. We upgrade and enhance our clients’ talent pipeline by helping you hire the candidate not just for your immediate need, but the high-performance, steep-trajectory candidate who will meet future business demands and reduce future recruiting expenses.

Retained & Modified Retained Search

We help our actuarial employer clients to:

  • Gain access to often unreachable, high performance, passive candidates
  • Reduce time spent on stacks of resumes from unqualified, poorly vetted candidates
  • Avoid costly hiring mistakes
  • Leverage our brand-enhancing, streamlined, professional search process
  • Improve closing and candidate retention rates

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETAINED AND MODIFIED RETAINED SEARCH?

Depending on your risk tolerance, we offer either Retained Search or Modified Retained Search options. Both of which offer a complete, full-service search with a dedicated project team assigned to your search until it is completed.

While Retained Search Solution may be the best solution for a specific role producing the most benefits, results, and desired Candidate Experience, a typical hesitation felt by an employer is that in Retained Search, the full placement fee must be paid, even if the employer client chooses not to make a hire, i.e. puts the position on hold, hires internally or from an internal referral, etc.

Thus, we recognized that there was a huge gap between Retained and Contingency search, so we innovated to address this need. We offer a Modified Retained Search that reduces by 2/3 our employer client’s financial risk, yet still produces a 97% placement rate result! 2.9% clients chose to eliminate position entirely or chose internal candidate, for which no additional fee balances are due. Modified Retained Search may be used for ongoing openings which are urgent in nature but for which a full retained search is not appropriate.  Many clients even prefer our Modified Retained Search option to others’ Contingency Search due to the substantial benefits we provide relative to the limited financial commitment.

To highlight some of the benefits provided (specifics depend on whether Retained or Modified Retained Search Solution is selected):

  • Our unique approach to presenting your opportunity, including our bespoke Search Profile, consistently mentioned by candidates as the reason they’ll explore a position through Bull & Company, LLC, even if they’d previously heard about the role elsewhere

  • Our commitment to provide you with 2-3 qualified and interested candidates within 60 days of commencing your search

  • A streamlined and highly efficient interview process that respects the valuable, scarce time of any staff member/executive’s participation in the interview process, including our customized Interview Scorecard

  • Access to often unreachable, high performance, passive candidates

  • Reduced time spent in pursuing unqualified, poorly vetted candidates

  • Improved closing and candidate retention rates

  • Our detailed evaluation of each prospective candidate with regard to their professional qualifications, goals and career aspirations, personal situation, and potential cultural fit with your organization

  • Our comprehensive, “client-first” pre-closing approach at time of offer, following the candidate through resignation, counter-offer, relocation (if applicable), and actual start with your organization

  • Our transcript style, thorough, confidential reference checks with previous supervisors (no peer references)

  • Non-solicitation guarantee of 24 months

  • Our professionalism and confidentiality in our representation of your firm and the opportunity in the marketplace which candidates perceive as a positive reflection and enhancement of your “brand” in the marketplace

Retained & Modified Retained Search

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

We look forward to partnering with you and your team to successfully complete your search!