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Springsted's recruitment efforts will emphasize personal contacts with qualified individuals <br />to present this position to them and discuss the reasons they should apply for this position. <br />These efforts will ensure that qualified individuals who are not necessarily looking for a job <br />will be aware of the Economic Development Manager position and encouraged to apply. <br />4. Serve as Point of Contact Springsted will receive and document all applicant materials and <br />handle all inquiries about the position. We will acknowledge each application received and <br />keep applicants informed of their status in the process. Periodic updates will be provided to <br />the project manager and the City throughout the recruitment process to keep officials <br />informed of the response to the job announcement. <br />5. Applicant Screening and Evaluation Springsted conducts an impartial and objective review of <br />each application to determine those applicants who most closely meet the City's desired <br />qualifications. We recommend that each applicant for the position be required to complete a <br />City application form as well as a supplemental application that can be used to determine each <br />applicant's Training and Experience Rating as required by the Minnesota Veterans' Act. <br />Springsted will develop the supplemental application and ranking criteria in consultation with <br />the City. We rate each application on a T & E Rating spreadsheet and discuss the results with <br />the City to determine the initial group to be reviewed. <br />Evaluation of the top candidate will also include an Internet search and a telephone screening <br />interview with a Springsted consultant. Written summaries of the screening interview will <br />be prepared and submitted to the City. Springsted will assist the City in selecting candidates <br />who will be invited to interview with the City. <br />6. Reference and Background Records Checks Springsted will verify past employment and <br />conduct reference checks, for all candidates who have accepted the invitation to interview for <br />the position; the City will be provided with a supplemental report outlining information <br />obtained from references. We will coordinate the background records check with Setter & <br />Associates, a company that specializes in pre -employment screening. The background records <br />check consists of a review of driver's licenses and criminal histories, educational verification, a <br />credit check and a review of civil judgments. Background checks may be conducted for all of <br />the candidates prior to their interviews with the City or the City can make its hiring decision <br />contingent upon a satisfactory background records check. <br />7. Develop Interview Process Springsted will develop interview questions in consultation <br />with the City. Interview questions will be structured to learn more about the candidate's <br />experience, his/her understanding of the City of Ramsey's economic development goals <br />and objectives as well as current projects and issues, his/her approach to building effective <br />working relationships with stakeholders and his/her management style. Springsted will <br />also be responsible for scheduling candidate interviews. <br />Springsted will not be in attendance at the interviews unless the City requests this <br />additional service. <br />Springsted <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota. Proposal to Provide Executive Search Services for an Economic Development Manger IA <br />