A Clear Approach to Every Engagement
From permanent searches to flexible staffing and project consulting, Harmer combines specialized expertise, direct involvement, and a focused process built around your business needs.
How We Work
Start with What You Need to Accomplish
Every engagement begins with a conversation about your business.
You may be filling a critical leadership position, adding experienced professionals to your team, or looking for specialized expertise to support a project. Each situation requires a different approach.
Harmer works with you to define the need, understand the business context, and determine the right way to move forward.
STEP 01
Understand the Business Need
Define the Work Before Finding the People
We begin by learning about your organization, priorities, requirements, and expectations.
For a permanent search, that includes the role, responsibilities, qualifications, and team environment. For contract or consulting engagements, we discuss the scope of work, required expertise, timing, and business objectives.
This initial conversation establishes a clear foundation for the engagement.
STEP 02
Determine the Right Solution
Match the Approach to the Challenge
Once we understand the need, we help identify the appropriate engagement model.
That may involve direct hire or retained search, contract staffing, interim professional support, or project-based consulting. For technology initiatives, solutions may include statement-of-work engagements and offshore delivery.
The approach is shaped by the work, the resources required, and your business priorities.
STEP 03
Identify the Right Expertise
Focus the Search Where It Matters
Our recruiters and practice leaders use their industry knowledge, professional networks, and targeted sourcing to identify qualified talent.
We consider the experience and capabilities required for the role or engagement, along with the business environment in which the professional or team will work.
The focus is on relevance and qualifications, not the number of resumes presented.
STEP 04
Evaluate and Present Options
Give You the Information to Decide
Harmer evaluates professional backgrounds and relevant experience before presenting candidates or discussing potential resources.
Our industry expertise helps us ask informed questions, assess qualifications, and provide context around the people under consideration.
For consulting and project-based needs, we also consider how the proposed resources fit the requirements and objectives of the engagement.
STEP 05
Coordinate the Engagement
Keep the Process Moving
We manage communication and coordination as the engagement progresses.
For recruiting, this may include interviews, feedback, offer discussions, and placement details. For contract and consulting solutions, it includes coordinating the people, expectations, and engagement requirements involved.
Throughout the process, our team stays accessible and keeps clients informed.
STEP 06
Maintain the Relationship
Stay Connected as Needs Change
Our involvement is built around long-term relationships.
We stay connected with clients and professionals beyond an individual search or engagement, maintaining familiarity with their needs as circumstances change.
That continuity helps Harmer remain a resource for future hiring, workforce, and consulting requirements.
Why Our Approach Matters
Experience Behind Every Decision
Harmer’s process is supported by recruiters and consulting leaders who know the industries they serve.
Their professional backgrounds, established relationships, and direct involvement help clients navigate talent decisions with greater context and access the expertise required for the work.
The process may vary by engagement, but the commitment to clear communication, informed evaluation, and accountability remains consistent.
