Merraine Group has spent 20 years hiring individuals that have worked with, cared for, and been exposed to those that can’t always speak for themselves.

We discovered challenges unique to the staffing of social services nonprofit and provided innovative solutions, to fill the gaps on our clients leadership team. In that time, we have staffed more than 1000 primarily nonprofit organizations. We welcome the opportunity of partnering together and providing our clients all the benefits of the Merraine Group experience.

The services offered to our retained clients include:

• An onsite visit meeting with stakeholders in the hiring decision, providing a consensus informed search strategy.
• A custom-tailored solution for you based upon your search criteria. This will include a dedicated contact with a predetermined timeline for each step of the process.
• Your choice of in-person interviews or recorded videoconference interviews (depending upon your budget) as well as behavioral assessments, background verifications and a multiple step pre-qualification process.
• Guidance for our clients on interviewing techniques, questions and presentation in order ensure the right hire.
• A packet presentation for each candidate which includes their resume, a questionnaire that they have filled out, reference check and salary expectations. This is preceded by our cover letter of the candidate’s qualifications based on our interview.
• Compensation comparison and a smooth salary negotiation after the candidate has
  been selected.
• Our firm provides a one-year guarantee on any candidate we place.

Our style is unique because we invest resources right from the beginning. Our intake tour gives us a thorough understanding of your environment and we talk with each member of the search committee. Our visit always includes an insightful and fact-finding session with in-depth Q and A in order to grasp what makes your particular culture unique and attractive to your ideal hire.  The biggest failures in hiring are typically not based on skillset but based on culture fit. It is for this reason that we offer a full one-year guarantee on any candidate placed in a retained search.

Our research has shown that the candidates currently on the job market only represent 20% of eligible applicants, and usually not a representation of the top performers. Through our local networking and current relationships, we are able to identify the truly best talent for our clients. Candidates are approached individually, interviewed individually and only presented when there is a mutual genuine interest.

We have a team dedicated to social services and our portfolio of services extends to compensation analysis, salary negotiation, as well as on-boarding.