The Westphal Search Process
A Thoughtful Search. A Better Hire.
Westphal Staffing
An In-Depth ApproachTo Professional Staffing
Successful recruiting starts long before the first candidate is presented.
At Westphal Staffing, every search begins with understanding your business—not simply your job description.
We take the time to understand the position, your organization, your culture, your leadership team, and what success looks like in the role. From there, we develop a targeted recruiting strategy designed to identify and engage professionals who have the experience, capabilities, and alignment to make a lasting impact.
Our process combines market intelligence, proactive recruiting, careful evaluation, and consistent communication from the beginning of the search through placement and beyond.
How It Works
Professional Recruiting & Executive Search
Targeted recruiting for leadership, management, and specialized professional positions.
We go beyond active applicants to identify and engage high-performing professionals who may not be actively searching for their next opportunity.
Our search approach is designed around your organization, leadership needs, culture, and long-term business objectives.
Ideal for:
- Executive and leadership positions
- Management roles
- Hard-to-find professional talent
- Specialized technical positions
- Confidential searches
- Business-critical hires
Learn More About Professional Recruiting
We start with your business.
Every search begins with a conversation.
We work to understand not only the responsibilities and qualifications of the position, but the business need behind the hire.
We explore:
- Why the position is open
- What the person needs to accomplish
- Required skills and experience
- Leadership and team dynamics
- Organizational culture
- Compensation and market considerations
- Challenges and opportunities within the role
- What success looks like in the first year
From this discovery process, we develop a customized search strategy aligned with your hiring objectives.
We determine where the right talent is likely to be found.
Our recruiters evaluate the regional talent market, relevant industries, comparable organizations, compensation considerations, and potential candidate pools.
For specialized and leadership searches, we identify target organizations and professionals whose backgrounds may align with the opportunity.
This market intelligence helps us develop a focused recruiting strategy rather than relying solely on applicants who happen to be looking for a job.
We recruit—not simply advertise.
Many of the strongest professionals are already employed and aren't actively searching job boards.
Westphal Staffing combines our established candidate networks, recruiting technology, professional platforms, market research, referrals, and direct outreach to identify both active and passive talent.
We then personally engage prospective candidates, introduce the opportunity, and determine whether there is meaningful alignment between their experience, career goals, and your organization.
A resume is only the beginning.
Before presenting a candidate, our recruiters conduct a thoughtful evaluation of their experience, qualifications, career history, motivations, compensation expectations, and interest in the opportunity.
Depending on the position and engagement, our evaluation may include:
- In-depth recruiter interviews
- Career history and accomplishments
- Technical and functional qualifications
- Leadership capabilities
- Communication skills
- Career motivations
- Compensation expectations
- Cultural and organizational alignment
- References and additional screening as appropriate
Our objective is quality over volume.
We want our clients spending time with candidates who have been intentionally selected for the opportunity—not sorting through stacks of resumes.
We give you more than a resume.
When we identify a strong candidate, we provide context around why we believe the individual should be considered.
Throughout the search, we also share relevant market feedback regarding candidate availability, compensation, competitive hiring activity, and other factors that may influence the search.
Recruiting is a partnership, and market intelligence allows us to adjust the strategy together when necessary.
We keep the process moving.
Strong candidates have choices.
Our recruiters help coordinate interviews, maintain communication with candidates and hiring teams, gather feedback, address concerns, and keep momentum throughout the process.
Consistent communication helps create a better experience for both the client and candidate while reducing the risk of losing strong talent during a lengthy hiring process.
We help bring the right hire across the finish line.
When you've identified the right candidate, Westphal Staffing remains actively involved.
We help navigate:
- Compensation expectations
- Offer discussions
- Candidate questions and concerns
- Counteroffer risk
- Start-date coordination
- Resignation considerations
- Final communication between both parties
Our position between the candidate and employer allows us to facilitate candid conversations and help both sides reach a successful decision.
Our work doesn't end when the offer is accepted.
A successful placement is about more than getting someone through the door.
We remain connected during the transition and onboarding period to help ensure expectations remain aligned and the relationship is off to a strong start.
Our goal isn't simply a placement.
It's a successful, lasting hire.
The Westphal Difference
Partnership Over Placement.
Our recruiting process is built around a simple belief:
The best recruiting outcomes happen when we operate as an extension of our client’s organization.
That means understanding your business, representing your opportunity professionally in the marketplace, communicating candidly about what we’re seeing, and remaining accountable throughout the search.
We combine the responsiveness and personal attention of a boutique recruiting firm with deep regional market knowledge and executive-level search capabilities.
Westphal Staffing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our process is built around
- Personalized search strategies
- Direct access to experienced recruiters
- Proactive candidate recruitment
- Regional market intelligence
- Quality over volume
- Transparent communication
- High-touch candidate experience
- Cultural alignment
- Retention-focused placements
Your Talent Advantage
Professional Recruiting. Executive Search. Contract Talent Solutions.
Whether you’re making a critical permanent hire, conducting an executive search, adding professional contract talent, or bringing in fractional or interim leadership, the foundation of our approach remains the same:
Understand the need. Know the market. Find the right people. Build the relationship. Deliver the right fit.
That’s the Westphal Search Process.