As our client prepares to interview semi-finalists, we review together the challenges of the position as originally outlined and the resulting skills and experience we have been seeking. We offer guidance on both the substance and the logistics of the interview process.

After the semi-finalist interviews, our client may face a considerable challenge in deciding upon finalists. Where appropriate, we help to structure the review and discussion of candidates. While the choices are always our client's to make, we are fully prepared to offer our own opinions and recommendations.

When finalists are invited back for a second round of interviews, we help to structure their return visits in order to provide an opportunity both for the candidates to learn more about the organization and the position, and for our client to get a deeper, second look at the candidates.

As candidates move through their final interviews, we begin an intensive and thorough process of checking references. We believe references are just as important as a candidate's performance in a series of interviews. We do not solicit letters of reference. Instead, we speak directly with each candidate's bosses, peers, and subordinates over the course of his or her career, asking questions and eliciting comment on themes that we have previously explored with the candidate. We document our lengthy reference material in a transcript style report and typically provide many pages of commentary on each finalist.