The first step in any NewSouth AssociatesNS executive or administrative search is to learn about the institution we are serving. We believe that only when we are able to clearly understand and articulate the client organization’s character, mission, philosophy, and people will we be able to help find the right candidate for any given position.

Once we’ve gained this understanding, we go to our extensive source list with a well-written position description that encapsulates our understanding of the client and its needs. After we have used our sources to develop a list of primary candidates, we review their qualifications and begin the interview process, which is unusually thorough: we meet every candidate we present either at Forsyth County Day School, where we are based, or we travel to meet with them, usually in tandem. We interview each candidate extensively, and they always speak to three or four of our consultants, enabling us to gain a 360-degree view of the candidate as both a professional and an individual.

The finalists are evaluated in writing and fully vested by our consultants. The write-ups reflect the candidates’ answers to our extensive questionnaire, the information presented on their resumes, and – most importantly – our professional opinion of them, or the value of our experienced professional judgment, which provides a quality understanding of how these people can meet your institution’s needs.