The Avery Point Group  Six Sigma
 Lean Transformation
Let Us Lead You to Executive Talent SM  Operational Excellence
 Plant Management
 Operations Management
 Supply Chain Management
 Finance Management
Your Old Company’s Resignation Reactions The Avery Point Group
Overview
If your intention to make a job change to a new company is sincere, and The Avery Point Group is a global
nothing will change your decision to leave, you should still keep up your guard. executive search and recruiting firm that
assists companies in identifying,
The best way to shield yourself from the inevitable mixture of emotions assessing and recruiting mid-level
surrounding the act of submitting your resignation is to remember that management to senior executive talent.
employers typically follow a predictable, three stage reaction pattern when Our firm leverages its principals’
decades of executive operations and
faced with a resignation: staffing experience to provide the
highest quality executive search
Reaction #1 - Shock: services.
Your boss will express his shock. “You sure picked a fine time to leave! Who’s
going to finish the work we started?”they might say. Our firm provides functional expertise
and executive search focus in the areas
The implication is that you’re irreplaceable. The company might as well ask, of Six Sigma, Lean, operational
“How will we ever live without you?” To respond to this reaction, you can reply, excellence, plant management,
“If I were run over by a truck on my way to work tomorrow, I feel that somehow, operations management, supply chain
management, and finance. As executive
this company would survive.” recruiters our practice services a wide
spectrum of industries, spanning
Reaction #2 - Probe: manufacturing, distribution and service-
Your boss will start to probe. “Who’s the new company? What sort of position based companies.
did they offer you? What have they offered you as far as compensation?”
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such as, “I’ve heard some pretty terrible things about that company” or, “They’ll
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Reaction #3 - Counteroffer: Lean Sigma Talent Demand Trends:
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know that raise you and I were talking about a few months back? Well, I forgot
to tell you: We were just getting it processed yesterday.” Our Mission
The Avery Point Group's mission is to
To this you can respond, “Today you seem very concerned about my assist our clients in defining their
happiness and wellbeing. Where were you yesterday, before I announced my leadership needs, then find, and deliver
resignation?” those leaders essential to our clients’
success. Our priority is to provide
superior service that exceeds our
It may take several days for theses three reactions to run their course, but clients’ expectations and critical to
sooner or later, you’ll find yourself engaged in conversations similar to the quality (CTQ) requirements.
three outlined above. By understanding the 3 likely responses that come about
after your resignation you will be better prepared to diffuse a counteroffer We create executive search strategies
attempt and deal with your old company’s reaction to your resignation. based on a client’s individual critical to
quality staffing needs. We leverage our
Lean Sigma Search™ value stream
process, our broad industry knowledge
and our extensive database of contacts
to find candidates who are uniquely
qualified to fill our clients’ most critical
mid-to senior-level leadership roles.

The Avery Point Group  Six Sigma
 Lean Transformation
Let Us Lead You to Executive Talent SM  Operational Excellence
 Plant Management
 Operations Management
 Supply Chain Management
 Finance Management
PROCESS and Lean Sigma SearchTM Process practice services a wide spectrum of industries,
spanning manufacturing, distribution and
SERVICES service-based companies.
Our Contingent Search Services:
 Leverage our principals’ decades of executive
operations and staffing experience.
 Leverage our extensive proprietary database of
contacts and candidates.
 Leverage our Lean Sigma Search™ value
Search excellence starts with the sound stream process to find the ideal candidate.
foundation of a well-defined and consistent  Our clients only pay upon the successful
search methodology. Our Lean Sigma Search™ placement of our presented candidates.
value stream process methodology incorporates  Fee is based on a percentage of the candidate’s
a unique Lean Six Sigma approach to filling our first year’s total compensation.
clients’ staffing needs.  We offer our clients a 60-day replacement
guarantee.
An important foundation of Lean Six Sigma
methodology is the concept of waste and defect Our Retained Search Services:
elimination. Lean Six Sigma defines a defect in
terms of meeting the specifications, expectations  Leverage our principals’ decades of executive
and requirements of the customer. What is a operations and staffing experience.
defect with regard to the executive search  Leverage our extensive proprietary database of
process? Presenting unqualified candidates, contacts and candidates.
candidates with missing skill sets and candidates  Leverage our Lean Sigma Search™ value
who don’t fit the corporate culture and chemistry stream process to find the ideal candidate.
of the client are just some examples of waste  Client site visit to gain improved insight into
and defects that can result from a poor search company culture = improved candidate fit.
process.  Face to face or video conference interview with
full candidate assessment process
At The Avery Point Group we practice what we methodology: Position Benchmarking
preach when it comes to Lean Six Sigma. Our Specification, Full Written Interview Evaluation,
experience has shown us the importance of and Full Candidate Summary
incorporating the voice of the client (VOC) at  At a minimum, 3 - 4 candidates meeting our
each critical phase in the value stream clients’ requirements will be presented in 60
placement process. We take great care in days.
defining and characterizing the client’s critical to  Fee is based on a percentage of the candidate’s
quality (CTQs) requirements, up front, to ensure first year’s total compensation.
successful screening and placement of  One-third of the estimated fee is paid up front to
candidates, thus avoiding waste and defects engage our search services.
that can cost a client time, money, and worse  We offer our clients a 90-day replacement
yet, a poor placement. guarantee.
Each phase of our Lean Sigma Search™ value
stream process is designed to move the process
along efficiently and effectively through our
executive search value stream, thus enabling us
to exceed our clients’ expectations and
requirements.
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Executive Search Services 4555 Mansell Road – Suite 300
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