• The requirement, its key attributes, technicalities, reporting, salary structure
• Client’s business, products and services
• Competitors/target companies
• Mapping and developing a search plan
• Internal/proprietary database
• Head hunting/referrals
• Social networking
• Tracking all relevant sources to funnel all potential candidates
• Right profiles
• Telephonic interview to check fitment – key skills, KRAs, track record
• Duplicacy
• Consistency
• Database entry