Urgent & Unexpected Hiring

Unexpected Vacancy.
Urgent Hiring.

Urgent hiring needs a partner with the capacity to act and the judgment to find the right people. Lead Search Group combines targeted sourcing with a coordinated recruitment process, helping employers in Toronto and the GTA move quickly when an unexpected vacancy puts pressure on the business.

Magdalena Duleba-Lapensee

Principal | Lead Search Group

Built for Urgency

Your Urgency.
Our Capacity to Act.

When a critical vacancy opens, you need a recruitment partner with room to act. Lead Search Group caps its active searches to protect the time and attention each mandate needs.

That approach gives Magdalena and her team the capacity to layer in urgent client searches. Your hiring need gets active attention from a team that has planned for the unexpected.

Capacity is part of the conversation from the outset. We are clear about who will lead your search, how we will approach it and what your team can expect as work gets underway.

Targeted Sourcing. Faster Progress.

The Right Candidates.
From the Right Sources.

Making an impact quickly starts with knowing where suitable candidates are and how to reach them. We build the sourcing strategy around the role, the talent market and the urgency of the business need.

That may mean direct search and personal outreach to people who are not actively applying, paid recruitment advertising on relevant channels, or a combination of both. We select the sources most likely to reach qualified talent and adjust the approach as candidate conversations give us new insight.

The sourcing mix is agreed for each mandate, including any paid advertising. Candidate availability and notice periods inform the target start date.

A Search Designed to Move

When urgency matters
Put the Right Work in Motion
  • Agree the EssentialsAlign on the experience, culture and business priorities that matter most to the hire.
  • Activate the Right SourcesUse direct search, relevant relationships and paid advertising where it supports the mandate.
  • Remove Process DelaysAgree interview availability, decision makers and a feedback rhythm that keeps qualified candidates moving.
An Optimized Recruitment Process

Urgent Hiring.
Progress on Several Fronts.

We establish the essential brief quickly, then move the work forward in parallel. Understanding the role and culture continues alongside sourcing, candidate assessment and interview planning, with feedback sharpening the search as it develops.

Understand
the Mandate

Align on essential skills, culture and business needs while talent research and market mapping get underway.

Activate
the Sources

Begin targeted outreach and agreed advertising, building relevant candidate conversations as the brief develops.

Assess While
We Search

Evaluate suitable candidates as sourcing continues. Use early conversations and client feedback to refine the approach.

Keep Decisions
Moving

Plan interviews early, coordinate feedback and address offer and start-date considerations as the search progresses.

The work moves in parallel. The sourcing stays targeted. Your search gets the capacity and attention it needs.

6 Month Replacement Guarantee

On qualifying permanent placements
Our Commitment

More Confidence
When the Hire Matters.

Moving quickly still means making a considered hiring decision. Lead Search Group provides a six month replacement guarantee on qualifying permanent placements. Speak with Magdalena about your vacancy, the sourcing strategy and how we can put the search in motion.

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