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Mr. Patrick Klaers City of Elk River March 9, 2005 Page 3 City of Elk River Search Committee Candidate Interviews With your approval, the short list of candidates will be scheduled to meet with representatives from your search committee. Sathe Executive Search will be onsite to assist with scheduling and logistic issues during these interviews to ensure that the process goes smoothly. Needless to say, it is equally important that the City of Elk River makes a positive impression on all finalist candidates so they remain excited about the opportunity until your final selection is made. Prior to this meeting we will offer to conduct an interview training session so that all interviewers are comfortable with the kinds of questions that can and should be asked. We will suggest several interview formats keeping in mind the Open Meeting Law. 3600 Reference Check After you choose your finalists, we will conduct thorough 3600 reference checks respecting the fact that recruited candidates may be interviewing with us confidentially and cannot risk having their current employer becoming aware of their interest in the Elk River Community Development Director position. We use the phrase '3600' because we endeavor to contact subordinates, peers, supervisors, and other individuals who know the candidate from various perspectives. To ensure that we are on target, the reference checks will be benchmarked against the initial survey results and the position profile that we developed together at the beginning ofthe search. Additionally, we can contract an outside service to verify academic credentials, past employment records, driving records, education, credit standing, and potential legal findings. Outside Testing The final candidate may be evaluated further by an independent outside assessment organization to test the candidate against your position profile and make comparisons to others in the city administration field. The assessment organization can also analyze the candidate's interpersonal management style to validate or challenge the opinions you formed during your interview process. Candidate testing by an outside firm, if you request it, is billed separately by the testing firm. Weare affiliated with Profiles International which enables us to offer testing in-house at a reduced rate of $195 per candidate. We provide this testing at no charge on full fee searches. The Offer With your guidance, we will prepare and present an offer and negotiate any points of difference on your behalf. Weare accustomed to dealing with family issues arising from a job change: spouse's career, children in school, real estate, etc. We will assist in every way to ensure a smooth transition from the candidate's current position to the Community Development Director position with the City of Elk River. Follow-Up After the hire, we will remain "on call" to assist you if new issues develop after the candidate has started.