Unbundled

Merrainiacs:

It's about five degrees here today, and the breeze off the Hudson River is enough to send anyone relocating to Arizona or Florida. Jared brought in hot cocoa for everyone. Must have set him back a pretty penny, and I'm still not sure how he was able to carry over two dozen cups of hot cocoa but I think he got a few helpers from the office when they heard he was treating. The guy at 7-Eleven must have been thrilled when Jared came through the door. Probably the biggest sale he had all day considering nobody is buying Slurpees in this cold.

Speaking of cold days, the big push now is "Unbundling." The last two years have seen a lot of clients asking for discounts or perhaps something less than a "full service offering." Merraine Group now provides these services. Essentially, if an organization does not want a full national search we can break our services into any and all of the following: internet advertising (on major job boards), advertising, behavioral assessments, background & license verifications, reference checks, call lists, career fairs, employment screening, mass mailings, targeted recruitment, electronic marketing campaigns etc. The list goes on and on, but essentially it allows clients to take advantage of the areas they need the greatest help while allowing us to expose them to just a small "taste" of what it is like to work with our firm. As a general rule, we offer a full credit to our clients for any of these services whenever they decide to conduct a full search so in essence, there is virtually no risk.

Alas, today is not a day to be "unbundled." It's too cold, and I need another cup of cocoa but Jared tells me I'm limited to one. Something to bring up in our next Peer Review!

~Merrainiac