Becki Clague, Founder and CEOSince the end of 2022, there has been a lot of uncertainty among individuals who are facing challenges in decision-making, meeting people, and hiring authorities. This has slowed down the decision-making process, as corroborated by several clients to choose between bringing on new hires and allocating tasks to existing employees. These clients require third-party personnel to enhance their company’s functionalities, either on a temporary or direct-hire basis.
California People Search (CPS), a staff recruiting agency, acts as a lighthouse that aids these companies in finding the correct candidate for its vacant position. It sources, pre-screens, conducts skill tests, and introduces clients to top-level candidates for temp, direct hire, or temp-to-hire placements. CPS customizes services for clients from different industries, such as legal fields, human resources, among others in the Bay Area. It further fills roles in various sectors of administration, finance, and HR sectors, such as reception, front office, office manager, executive assistant, chief of staff, and accountant.
The boutique staffing company provides individualized attention and focuses on clients’ unique requirements when hiring applicants. CPS ensures that candidates’ skillsets and intrinsic qualities, such as experience, personality, culture, and professional goals, complement an organization’s culture and aligns with its requirements.
“Our priority is not just to find the right candidate for our clients but also to ensure that the applicant is a long-term fit for the organization,” says Becki Clague, founder and CEO of California People Search.
To identify a high-quality candidate for a job position, the firm gathers information on the necessary attributes of an ideal candidate from the client for a job order, including various details regarding the vacant position. This entails a comprehensive analysis that includes reasons underlying the previous employee’s resignation, the challenges involved during the hiring process, skills essential for the job position, and suitable aptitude for the role. Especially while scouting candidates for executive support, the company prioritizes applicants who possess an equitable skillset and pertinent expertise to complement the role.
Consequently, CPS sources, contacts, and pre-screens candidates based on professional objectives, character traits, abilities, and experience. The company reviews resumes, engages with candidates to ascertain their professional experience, provides feedback on resumes, and validates their interest in the job opportunity. Based on client requirements, it also conducts a preliminary round of interviews and performs comprehensive background screenings of applicants. Through this strategic approach, the firm presents candidates to clients; it's similar to offering a select few strong candidates instead of inundating them with options.
Our priority is not just to find the right candidate for our clients but also to ensure that the applicant is a long-term fit for the organization
California People Search aims to offer more comprehensive services by assisting in areas beyond staffing. It also handles reference checks, salary surveys, and retention services as complementary services for its clients.
A case study demonstrating CPS’ competencies involves streamlining the hiring process for clients. Recently, the firm catered to a new client who had prior negative experience with a staffing firm and challenged Clague to obtain all the requisite information and shortlist two or three candidates rather than the conventional five to ten applicants. CPS successfully presented three potential candidates to the client within a week. This notable success story highlights the company's prowess in efficiently working with new clients and providing them with viable options for direct or temp-to-hire roles within a remarkably short time period.
Having 30 years of experience in guiding organizations through the ebbs and flows of a hiring process, CPS personalizes its method and meticulous approach to recruit the right candidates for clients, and has upgraded its sourcing techniques to provide improved services.
