Small Business. Big Talent. The KeyHire Advantage.
We pride ourselves on getting to know your business and creating a customized plan guaranteed to help you grow. Our proprietary process ensures you hire the right person for the right position the first time.
The KeyHire Strategic Talent Scaling© Process
Your new talent brings immediate impact while building capacity for future growth. We measure success through improved business performance, reduced owner stress, and enhanced organizational capabilities that drive sustainable results.
We expertly manage the critical offer stage, advising on competitive compensation packages and handling delicate negotiations with candidates. Our approach ensures your offer aligns with market standards while meeting your budget constraints. We structure offers strategically to maximize acceptance rates, address candidate concerns proactively so offers get signed the first time. This eliminates costly delays and prevents candidate loss.
Our specialized team executes your search with precision and urgency. We create comprehensive interview guides, develop targeted outreach strategies, and implement a rigorous evaluation process so you only meet with thoroughly vetted candidates who match technical requirements and cultural fit, giving you back hours in your day. Our streamlined process moves efficiently from engagement to candidate presentation, with clear feedback timelines throughout to ensure momentum.
We develop a comprehensive, customized talent acquisition strategy tailored to your specific situation. This could include designing new leadership roles to address capability gaps, upgrading existing positions, creating detailed position profiles, performing market compensation analysis, and establishing a recruitment roadmap with clear timelines and expectations.
Through our diligent discovery session, we effectively evaluate your goals, business challenges, company culture, and talent needs. Our streamlined process identifies critical talent needs in days, not weeks, setting the foundation for immediate action and impactful results.
01 Collaborate/Identify
Through our diligent discovery session, we effectively evaluate your goals, business challenges, company culture, and talent needs. Our streamlined process identifies critical talent needs in days, not weeks, setting the foundation for immediate action and impactful results.
02 Action Plan
We develop a comprehensive, customized talent acquisition strategy tailored to your specific situation. This could include designing new leadership roles to address capability gaps, upgrading existing positions, creating detailed position profiles, performing market compensation analysis, and establishing a recruitment roadmap with clear timelines and expectations.
03 Strategic Acquisition
Our specialized team executes your search with precision and urgency. We create comprehensive interview guides, develop targeted outreach strategies, and implement a rigorous evaluation process so you only meet with thoroughly vetted candidates who match technical requirements and cultural fit, giving you back hours in your day. Our streamlined process moves efficiently from engagement to candidate presentation, with clear feedback timelines throughout to ensure momentum.
04 Offer & Negotiation
We expertly manage the critical offer stage, advising on competitive compensation packages and handling delicate negotiations with candidates. Our approach ensures your offer aligns with market standards while meeting your budget constraints. We structure offers strategically to maximize acceptance rates, address candidate concerns proactively so offers get signed the first time. This eliminates costly delays and prevents candidate loss.
05 Capacity for Growth
Your new talent brings immediate impact while building capacity for future growth. We measure success through improved business performance, reduced owner stress, and enhanced organizational capabilities that drive sustainable results.
Our Services
Fractional Talent Director
Get access to talent expertise without the full-time commitment. KeyHire integrates with your business, providing ongoing hiring, retention, compensation, and team development support. We function as an extension of your leadership team, giving you the strategic advantage of an experienced professional at a fraction of the cost.
Ideal for business owners where:
- Business levels have surpassed your leadership team ability—what used to work isn't working anymore and you're feeling overwhelmed because everything is landing on your desk
- One or more of your go-to leaders is struggling and you're unsure why or what you can do to fix it
- You're curious if your current leaders are ready for the next step as your business grows
Valuable for growing companies that require strategic talent planning, need to expand their team's capacity, or are facing departmental performance issues that need professional diagnosis and solutions.
Talent Diagnosis
For businesses facing performance challenges or organizational uncertainty, we provide thorough talent evaluations to identify the root causes of issues. We assess your current team structure, identify performance gaps, and recommend specific improvements to enhance overall effectiveness. As your neutral party, we see things as they are and deliver concrete action steps for immediate implementation. We apply our specialized expertise exclusively with small businesses to evaluate and identify specific problems—whether systemic, performance-related, or structural—then present you with a specific, actionable, timely plan.
Talent Roadmapping
We create comprehensive talent acquisition plans that align with your business trajectory. This includes prioritizing key hires based on your greatest needs, developing new leadership roles, creating compensation strategies, and building scalable recruitment processes that maintain your culture as you grow. Our roadmaps identify talent gaps, recommend structural improvements, and establish clear timelines for implementation. We design comprehensive talent acquisition roadmaps that maximize your organizational structure, streamline operations, and sequence hires for priorities while allowing proper cultural integration.
Talent Acquisition
We execute targeted talent acquisition that delivers immediate impact for your business. Our proven process combines the strategic insights from diagnosis and roadmapping with precise candidate identification and delivery. We do all the hard work—from developing exact candidate requirements to conducting targeted outreach that protects you from tire kickers. You'll only participate in laser-focused interviews with candidates who exactly match your needs and culture. Every hire comes with our industry-leading 180-day guarantee, and our process delivers over 90% success on first hires, ensuring you won't need to rehire.
Why Our Approach Works
Unlike traditional recruiters or typical HR consultants, KeyHire Solutions functions as your in-sourced Director of Talent without the full-time cost. We bridge the gap between ineffective DIY hiring and expensive recruitment agencies, applying our proven KeyHire Strategic Talent Scaling© process to transform hiring from a source of stress to a strategic advantage.
Our specialized small business expertise means we understand your unique challenges, budget constraints, and the critical importance of cultural fit in smaller teams. Our fees are right-sized for small businesses, with no hidden costs or surprises, and we stand behind our work with a 180-day guarantee.
Business Owners We Serve
SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALISTS
Unlike generic recruiters, we exclusively serve small businesses. We understand your unique challenges, budget constraints, and the critical importance of cultural fit in smaller teams.
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
We don't just fill positions—we solve business problems through talent. Our process addresses immediate needs while building foundations for long-term success.
GUARANTEED RESULTS
We stand behind our work with a 180-day guarantee. If a placement doesn't work out, we'll find a replacement at no additional cost.
TIME-SAVING FOCUS
Our process is designed to minimize your time investment while maximizing results. You'll only meet with candidates who are thoroughly vetted and qualified.
FAIR, TRANSPARENT PRICING
Our fees are right-sized for small business, with no hidden costs or surprises.