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
Job Search Tools for Executive Talent The Avery Point Group
At the Avery Point Group our focus has always been to assist candidates in Overview
one form or another, especially during these unprecedented economic times. The Avery Point Group is a global
Whether you are actively looking for a new role or just testing the waters we executive search and recruiting firm that
recommend the following three pronged approach to your job search: assists companies in identifying,
assessing and recruiting mid-level
management to senior executive talent.
1) Leverage appropriate job boards Our firm leverages its principals’
http://www.netshare.com Great job board for $100K+ positions decades of executive operations and
http://www.theladders.com Great job board for $100K+ positions staffing experience to provide the
http://www.execunet.com Great job board for $100K+ positions highest quality executive search
http://www.isixsigma.com Great job board for Lean and Six Sigma services.
http://www.leansigmaedge.com Great new job board for Lean and Six Sigma!
http://www.indeed.com Job postings aggregator Our firm provides functional expertise
and executive search focus in the areas
of Six Sigma, Lean, operational
Even more job boards: excellence, plant management,
http://www.visualcv.com Build a visual CV / Resume operations management, supply chain
http://www.feedmyapp.com/web_20_job_applications_sites management, and finance. As executive
recruiters our practice services a wide
2) Make your skills known via social networking sites spectrum of industries, spanning
http://www.zoominfo.com Great place to build a professional profile manufacturing, distribution and service-
based companies.
http://www.naymz.com Great place to build a professional profile
http://www.Jigsaw.com Great lead building and networking building tool Download our web brochure:
http://www.spoke.com Great lead building and networking building tool Executive Search PDF Brochure
And even more social networking sites: Visit our Lean & Six Sigma Jobs Blog:
http://www.konnects.com A site to build a professional profile LeanSixSigmaJobs.blogspot.com
http://www.biznik.com A site to build a professional profile
http://www.plaxo.com A site to build a professional profile Learn about our Search Process:
LeanSigmaSearch.com
http://www.ziggs.com A site to build a professional profile
http://www.feedmyapp.com/web_20_networking_applications_sites Lean Sigma Talent Demand Trends:
LeanSigmaTalent.com
3) Targeted use of executive recruiters Our Mission
The best resource for a complete listing of executive recruiters can be found The Avery Point Group's mission is to
in the following book: assist our clients in defining their
leadership needs, then find, and deliver
Directory of Executive and Professional Recruiters (2009-2010 Edition). those leaders essential to our clients’
success. Our priority is to provide
The publisher also provides this directory in an on line version that you can superior service that exceeds our
clients’ expectations and critical to
download for easy integration with MS Outlook or MS Word for your quality (CTQ) requirements.
communication campaign efforts.
We create executive search strategies
http://www.kennedyinfo.com/directory/executiverecruiters based on a client’s individual critical to
quality staffing needs. We leverage our
Another great resource for anyone in a career transition is the following Lean Sigma Search™ value stream
website: process, our broad industry knowledge
and our extensive database of contacts
http://www.rileyguide.com Great job hunting resource site 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.
The Avery Point Group, Inc.
Executive Search Services 4555 Mansell Road – Suite 300
We provide both a contingent and retained Alpharetta, Georgia
search focus with functional expertise in the 30022 USA
areas of Six Sigma, Lean, operational
 excellence, plant management, operations
P: +1 678-585-9804
2004 -2009 management, supply chain management,
distribution management and finance. Our F: +1 678-585-9832
The Avery Point Group