What to Expect - Now
Orientation Process and Goals
An orientation is an abbreviated version of our standard interview process. It is typically done when we see you as a strong contender for a temporary position, where the client we are working with is comfortable with us shortening our processing by reducing screening steps. We will address your general preferences and how they align with this specific position, your ability to commit to the assignment details, and answer your questions. The orientation process steps only make you eligible for other searches where clients have chosen this to be an acceptable level of screening. Should you be interested in other positions that require the full interview and screening process, a team member would discuss that with you when needed.
Reference
Oriented candidates can be referred or offered a position once we complete one supervisory reference. You will be asked for the name and contact information of at least one individual that has served as a supervisor over you. Ideally this is a recent supervisor, within the last one to two years. Relatives, academic (unless they supervised an internship), and co-workers will not meet this requirement. If you have not done so already, we strongly recommend you give your reference contact a heads up that we will be reaching, out as it speeds up the response time and therefore allows us to refer you faster.
What to Expect - Later
Reference
If we can't complete at least one supervisory reference, we will reach out to provide an update.
Interest-gauging Email
When filling a job, we first search our database to find qualified candidates whom we've already screened. If you come up as a match, we will email you the job description and ask if you are interested in being considered. Your response is very important - we won't consider or refer you for any position until we know you are interested.
Follow-up Position-specific Calls
We may follow-up with a phone call to ask you some position-specific questions to gauge your interest after you apply for a job on our website and/or if we don't hear back from you after emailing you a job description.
Candidate Updates
We like to keep in touch, so, if we haven't heard from you in a while, we may reach out to you by phone to check in, gather any updated information, and confirm your current availability and job preferences.
Our Process
- Take job order from client company and gather position and company culture details.
- Search database for candidates whose qualifications meet the position needs and reach out to those candidates with an interest-gauging email.
- Recruit additional applicants by advertising across various mediums.
- Reach out to applicants and candidates who come up as a result of our database search to confirm interest and/or ask additional qualifying questions.
- Compare the qualifications of all interested applicants and refer the most qualified candidate(s) to the client company for consideration.
- If the client company is interested in you, we will be in touch to arrange an interview or whatever the next step is in the hiring process.
FAQs
When will I hear from CC after I apply for a position?
We'd love to be able to update you on every stage of the hiring process, but due to the high number of applicants and job orders we work with, that is not possible. After you apply for a job, we may contact you if we have position-specific questions and we can't find the answers in your candidate profile. Otherwise, if you are wondering about your application status and haven't heard from us:
- Check the website. If the job you applied for shows up in our job list, it is still open. We will remove a job from the website as soon as it is filled.
- Call or email us. We are happy to give you information on the anticipated hiring timeline.
Why am I not hearing about jobs?
Once you go through our screening process, all your info is searchable in our database and we will find and contact you if your qualifications match those needed for a job. However, we have no control over the orders we fill, so we have no way to predict when or if you might hear from us regarding a job opportunity.
Why haven't you found me a job?
We love being able to place job seekers in positions, but our job is to service our client companies who need employees, not to find a job for each job seeker who goes through our process. The upside for you is that because the client companies pay for our services, being a CC candidate is completely free!
Why are company names not listed in most job postings but are in some?
Most client companies request anonymity to prevent candidates from contacting them directly. However, some of our client companies prefer their name be included in job descriptions, which is why some posts include the name of the employer while others don't. We will tell you the name of the anonymous client company if they select you for an interview.
Will you let me know if you refer me to an employer?
We always confirm your interest in and availability for the job opening before we refer you to an employer. Other than that, we do not alert you when your information is shared with a client company for consideration, but we will contact you if a client company is interested in moving you to the next stage of the hiring process.