Talent mapping is a comprehensive picture of the talent in a market — who holds the relevant roles, where they sit, and how they compare — used for succession planning, board and key-management recruiting, and competitive intelligence. PRS provides talent mapping as a consulting service for complex or large-scale hiring needs.

The Candidate Generation Program is PRS's flagship "done for you" service: we source, screen, and deliver at least 5 qualified, interested passive candidates for a flat fee of $5,995 (or 10 candidates for $9,995). We target the companies and industries you specify, screen candidates on education, experience, and current responsibilities, and hand off a Candidate Profile and a Resume for you to contact the interested person.

You receive the candidate slate and a spreadsheet of every individual PRS sourced, and notes on each person who responded. For the Candidate Generation Program, PRS presents at least 5 qualified, interested candidates. If  you hire a candidate before we complete the slate, the project is finished at that point 

PRS usually completes a Candidate Generation Program in 3–5 weeks. Timing can vary with the difficulty of the research, how reachable candidates are, and holiday or vacation periods.

To start, PRS needs a job description, a brief conversation with the hiring authority about the ideal candidate and any intangibles, direction on which companies to target or avoid, the names of anyone you've already contacted for the role, and the compensation range.

PRS delivers at least 5 qualified, interested candidates. If you're unable to hire from that slate, we can continue the project at a reduced additional fee and provide another slate of candidates.

Yes. You can hire more than one of the candidates PRS presents at no additional fee. For example, if you hire two people from the candidates presented, there is no extra charge.

A PRS project is complete once we deliver 5 qualified candidates or you hire a candidate from those presented — regardless of how many candidates have been delivered at that point. For example, if PRS has presented four candidates and you hire one of them, the project is fulfilled. You're welcome to hire additional people from the candidates already presented at no extra fee; sourcing further candidates after a hire would be a new project.

PRS works on a flat fee, not a percentage of salary. The Candidate Generation Program is $5,995 for 5 qualified candidates or $9,995 for 10; name-generation lists start at $1,000; talent mapping fees vary with your needs and are quoted per project usually in a proposal.

PRS charges a flat fee instead of a percentage of the hired candidate's salary, so your cost is the same whether the role pays $80,000 or $250,000 — and you can hire more than one person from the same project at no extra charge. PRS focuses on the research, sourcing and qualification of candidates.  The front end of the executive search process; you keep control of interviewing, offers, and the candidate relationship.

The flat fee is billed at the start of the assignment and is due upon receipt.  Smaller sourcing/Name Generation projects are billed at project completion.  Larger sourcing projects are billed in 50 name increments as the project is completed.  Talent Mapping depending upon the size of the project is billed as an up-front flat fee or as an initial fee and then in increments as the project is completed.

PRS works with corporate talent acquisition teams, corporate management, executive search firms, and contract or solo recruiters — anyone who needs supplemental sourcing/recruiting help for difficult, confidential, or high-volume searches.

PRS conducts recruitment research across all industries and position levels — including manufacturing and industrial, life sciences (pharma, biotech, medical devices, CDMOs), energy and renewables, financial services and insurance, construction and building products, food, defense, technology, and utilities — from technical and individual-contributor roles up to C-suite and board positions.

Professional Research Services, Inc. is based in Bernalillo, New Mexico, and serves clients nationwide across the United States, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

PRS has provided recruitment research for corporate, executive search and contract recruiting clients for over 20 years.