Retained Search

Our Team

Our team is comprised of key team members who have attained respected levels of standing in the Calgary consulting community. These individuals have played an integral role in the evolution of professional search in Calgary and across Canada since 1980.

Our Reputation

Selecting the best available talent in every essential role can be the single greatest factor in your organization’s success. Mastel Associates’ specialized approach to sourcing the best available candidates provides decision makers with critical, objective information, helping you make the best possible hiring decisions. Mastel Associates is proud of our reputation for providing more candidates and better candidates, often in a shorter period of time than traditional executive search firms.

Mastel Associates has a unique value proposition in terms of our Retained Search program:

> We limit the number of searches we conduct at any given time so our consultants can provide dedicated attention to a client’s search requirements.

> We dedicate our senior level members to all phases of a search… including one of the most important areas – Research. Our proven search methodology is never compromised.

> We ensure our search process and results are not encumbered by pre-existing client relationships. As it is our intent to remain a boutique provider of search services, we can ethically contact a wide range of sources.

> We have a reputation of “raising the bar on client service”. Our clients range from large Fortune 500 companies to smaller junior companies. All of our clients receive the same high quality focus and attention to their search requirements.

Vast Network of Contacts

At Mastel Associates, we maintain a large database of resumes of individuals who have indicated their interest in being considered for other career opportunities. Most of these individuals are “passive” job seekers. That is, they are not aggressively pursuing new career opportunities but will respond to an interesting opportunity that might be presented to them.

Quality of Our Candidate Pool

As well, for most candidates, confidentiality about their future career plans is of the utmost importance. Chances are, the most desirable candidates are not comfortable responding to a blind newspaper advertisement, placement agency or a listing on a web-based job board placed by an employer. We can give you access to these well-qualified people by meeting these individuals on a one-to-one basis and selling the opportunity to the potential candidate.

Professional Expertise

Mastel Associates concentrates on finding the best available candidates to satisfy your specific needs. Our track record and corporate success is based on our proven ability to:

> Define expectations and requirements;
> Help you develop the job specifications and requirements;
> Source potential candidates;
> Pre-screen each resume with your needs in mind;
> Interview the most appropriate candidates;
> Present your opportunity objectively;
> Check references and verify credentials;
> Assist you with the final client interviews;
> Advise you on a competitive market-based compensation package; and
> Assist with employment offer, project close and integration.

Save Time and Money

The hiring process can be very time consuming for employers. Mastel Associates can relieve you of the burden of advertising, pre-screening hundreds of unqualified resumes, handling telephone inquiries, scheduling and interviewing candidates, responding to inquiries and connecting with references.

Further, the real cost to the employer of hiring the wrong person is becoming increasingly evident and has been estimated by major corporations to be as much as four times the individual’s salary. Our professional staff will help you match your opportunity with the right person.

Professional Fees

We deliver qualified candidates in a timely and cost-effective manner. We offer search fees that are friendly in comparison to traditional fixed retainer-based search pricing in Calgary.

Typically, the compensation level paid to the new employee determines the amount of professional fee a search firm charges. Rather, at Mastel Associates, if the client would prefer, we will establish at the beginning of the search a fixed amount that does not change, regardless of the final compensation package offered to and accepted by the successful candidate.

All minor office related disbursements such as telephone charges, fax, printing, long distance, etc., within the Calgary area code, are absorbed by us and not charged to you. Any major out-of-pocket expenditures, such as advertising and travel, are billed to you at our cost and must be approved by you in advance.

All fees are discussed with you in advance of the search proceeding.

Performance Guarantee

We expect to be held accountable for the quality of our work. When you engage us to perform the full search process, we offer the following guarantee:

"Should the successful candidate be terminated by you within six months following commencement of employment for any reason that reflects on our interview process, or on our due diligence process, Mastel Associates will immediately begin a search to find another suitable candidate to the original specifications. We will credit the amount of the professional fee paid on a pro rated basis towards a new search."

What does all this mean to you?

The best talent, matched to the right opportunity, through effective cost management.

If you wish to be considered for current or future Mastel Associates’ search opportunities, please submit a resume via e-mail to yourresume@mastel.ca.