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Public Sector Recruitment
Empowering Public Sector Organizations by Providing The Most Qualified Candidates
Leading Public Sector Recruitment and Executive Search Services
Keller is widely recognized as a leader in the field of public sector recruitment. We specialize in finding and attracting highly qualified candidates in the public sector. We recommend experienced professionals with unparalleled expertise and the skills needed to boost our clients’ success.
In this new age of public administration, selecting qualified candidates to spearhead community projects and take the helm in governmental agencies and public sector organizations is a necessary ingredient for productive institutions. Strong leadership in the public sector can encourage and empower governments to address community challenges in new ways.
With a strong focus on public service and benefiting communities, the public sector includes essential fields such as healthcare, education, and government. It’s an attractive industry for job seekers due to its comprehensive benefits, great job security, and work satisfaction. Some of the benefits of working in this sector include health insurance and excellent pension packages. The public sector is also known for providing predictable schedules and a better work-life balance.
However, compared to the private sector, job seekers may also find the public sector less dynamic, with less chance of rapidly advancing their careers.
The public sector is also considered quite competitive, especially for positions with good benefits and high prestige in attractive locations. As organizations may experience limited resources and budget constraints, opportunities can be limited as well, leading to many candidates vying for the same role. The demand for public sector workers has increased in recent years, however, and is expected to continue to rise as populations and societies grow and evolve.
The success of organizations, whether in the public or private sector, largely depends on the vision of their leadership. However, ensuring that top candidates with the appropriate skills and experience occupy these roles has become increasingly challenging due to the saturated and competitive job market in this sector.
As part of our mission for excellence, Keller aims to bridge that gap by assisting organizations in the public sector in finding the right talent to fill their mid-level and executive positions. Our executive recruiters access an extensive database of potential candidates and align their skills with the organization’s culture and goals.
Keller is known for the expertise, extensive knowledge, specialized skills, and hands-on recruitment experience of our team members. We utilize these qualities, among others, to provide our clients with the top talent in the industry.
What We Do
At Keller, it is our mission to propel organizations to new heights through premier public-sector recruitment solutions. Our passionate team of experienced headhunters accomplishes this through a personal approach that includes three steps, namely:
Assessment
Our search process kicks off with a thorough assessment of our client’s executive search and recruitment needs. This takes place during a meeting between the client, their hiring managers, and our team of experts. During this meeting, we aim to gain a better understanding of our client’s organization, its team, and the unique challenges it faces.
We also establish their needs in terms of the qualifications, experience level, work ethic, personality traits, and leadership style of prospective candidates.
With this information, our team creates search parameters to guide us while searching for qualified talent. This ensures that our focus remains on finding candidates who meet the requirements of our clientele.
Talent Acquisition
The next step in our process is to secure the perfect talent for our clientele. Through our recognized partnership with NPAworldwide, Keller boasts access to an international database of diverse candidates from which we can select the cream of the crop. We make use of this network, along with conventional and unconventional channels, to find the very best public sector talent available.
The initial group of talent we select then undergoes a rigorous screening and vetting process. This process allows our team to run professional and personal background checks to ensure the validity of resumes and check for criminal records. We use advanced psychometric testing and technology to determine more intricate factors such as motivational drivers, work ethic, and leadership qualities.
Upon the conclusion of our screening process, the most suitable applicants are put on a shortlist and presented to our client for interviewing and the final selection.
Organization Transformation
Keller’s headhunters are dedicated to providing high-value services to help our clients maintain their competitive advantage and unlock their company’s full potential in a rapidly changing labor market. We aid our clientele in their recruitment efforts by performing the time-consuming search process so that they may focus on more strategic endeavors in their organization.
At Keller, we understand the important role the right candidates play in the success of any company. For this reason, we provide support long after the recruitment process is finished, such as during onboarding and hiring. Besides offering assistance with our clients’ recruitment strategies, we also offer additional services such as leadership development and succession planning.
Our Approach to Public Sector Recruiting
At Keller, we invest time and resources to understand the requirements of the organizations we serve in the public sector, as well as the challenges they face in the industry. This process allows us to help our clients find the perfect fit for their needs.
In addition, Keller is committed to diversity and inclusion during the executive search process. Our team believes firmly in equal opportunity and treating each professional fairly. For this reason, we select talent based on their skills, experience, and suitability for a role, with no bias against the age, gender, race, religion, or personal expression of any candidate.
Our team is dedicated to continuous learning, and consistently stays updated on the latest findings, developments, and technological advancements in the public sector. This ensures that we are able to supply our clientele with professionals who are capable of navigating and overcoming challenges in the industry.
Behind Our Public Sector Recruitment Approach
At Keller, we are known for the vast academic and professional qualifications and the extensive first-hand experience of our recruitment team. These experiences have taught us many valuable lessons and have played an instrumental role in developing the tailored strategy we make use of today. One experience was particularly transformative and is still remembered by our team as a result.
When Keller first began serving clients in the public sector, we operated using a generic recruitment method. This method worked sufficiently for our client base at the time, because we served a limited number of smaller companies with similar needs. It didn’t occur to us to change our methodology until we were hired by a much larger and more influential client. Used to our previous success, we employed our cookie-cutter approach again and expected the outcome to be the same.
Unfortunately, and much to the surprise of our team, we were unable to make a successful placement. While the candidates we recommended had the correct qualifications, their work ethic and leadership styles did not align well with the client’s organizational culture.
This challenging experience taught us the value of providing clients with tailored solutions based on their unique needs, and how limiting a one-fits-all recruitment approach can be.
Since then, our team has taken great strides in improving and perfecting our approach so that we may tailor it to the individual needs of every client we serve. This has resulted in more success than we could have hoped for, and our success caused a ripple effect that had a significant impact on the recruitment industry. More and more search firms have adopted similarly customized methodologies. In this way, Keller helped to shape a better understanding of the executive search and recruitment process.
Over the years, our agency has gained an enduring reputation for providing high-quality, reliable recruitment services, and our name has become synonymous with premium public sector executive search.
We have also built and maintained long-term relationships with our clientele.
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Areas We Specialize In
Our executive search and recruitment professionals specialize in helping clients find the ideal candidates for roles in a broad range of fields in the public sector. These include:
- Academia and Higher Education
- Arts and Culture
- Defense and Intel
- Emergency Response
- Environment and Conservation
- Federal Civilian, Homeland, and Justice
- Federal Government
- Federal Health
- Healthcare
- Human Resources
- Law Enforcement and Military
- NGOs
- Local Governments
- Parks and Recreation
- Postal Services
- Public Safety
- Research and Development
- School Districts
- Social Services
- Special Districts
- State Government
- Transportation
- Utilities
Positions We Fill in the Public Sector Industry
As a leading executive search firm in the public sector, Keller partners with government agencies, public agencies, and non-profits to identify candidates who meet their unique leadership and management needs.
Keller’s team of seasoned recruiters has first-hand experience working in and placing talent in the public sector, which has provided us with the insights and understanding needed to navigate challenges and nuances in the industry. Our recruitment process is designed to be comprehensive and tailored. We work closely with our clients to fully understand their specific requirements, short-term goals, and long-term objectives. What sets our recruitment agency apart is our commitment to only place candidates who are ideally suited to the position.
Our firm boasts a long track record of success as a result of this commitment. Additionally, our capabilities are not limited to predetermined job titles. We attract diverse talent for a wide range of key roles, including chief financial officers, emergency management leaders, executive directors, and other positions critical to organizational performance.
Why Choose Keller As Your Go-To Public Sector Recruiters?
At Keller, it is part of our mission for excellence to provide a seamless, stress-free recruiting experience to our clientele in the public sector. By allowing us to handle the search process, clients allow us to work as an extension of their organization, offer flexible solutions, and provide the excellent outcomes we have become known for.
Our headhunters use a collaborative approach to ensure success. We also strive to cultivate and maintain lasting relationships with our clientele by offering ongoing support and consulting services.
Our Promise – The Right Hire
When organizations partner with Keller, we guarantee confidentiality and professionalism throughout the search process. Our team respects the privacy of clients and is dedicated to helping them find the right talent for their business needs without compromising quality or safety. For this reason, we employ ethical and responsible practices in every search and adhere strictly to industry standards for data protection, especially when working with sensitive information.
Our extensive industry knowledge and commitment to quality ensure we find the right talent to meet your business needs. If the candidate does not meet client expectations and fails to fulfill the duties of their new role during the first 210 days, we offer to replace the talent at no extra cost to our client.
Keller is committed to delivering exceptional executive recruitment services to clients in the public sector industry. As part of this mission, we value and utilize client feedback to improve our services. Our recruiters are dedicated to responding to all client questions, comments, and critiques with the utmost respect. They are also committed to keeping contact with clients as constructive as possible.
Contact Keller today to schedule a meeting with one of our professional consultants to learn how we can contribute to your success.
Client Testimonials
“We needed to fill a few important positions in our department, and Keller’s service was great. They are exactly what we were looking for. They put in a lot of effort to understand our business, and working with them has saved us a lot of time. We're already seeing a difference since hiring some of the candidates their search gave us. Fantastic experience."
- Nathan R., Deputy Chief HR Officer
“This was our first time working with Keller, but we were not disappointed. The team introduced us to professionals who are qualified, and we are sure that we’ll find the right person among them. Thanks, Keller!”
- Emily S., Senior Director of Public Engagement
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Tailored Excellence
Our dedicated senior consultants provide attention to detail at every stage of the search process, ensuring tailored results that exceed expectations
Nationwide / Global Talent Acquisition
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We offer expert advice to optimize HR processes, boost efficiency, reduce workload, and increase employee retention and engagement.
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Our consultants expedite searches, cutting time-to-hire while securing the best talent available.
Comprehensive Solutions
Beyond recruitment, we provide value-added services from organizational health to leadership development programs
Our Search Practices
Keller follows the highest industry standards when searching for talent for its clients.
Replacement Program
We contractually commit to replacing any hire that doesn't meet expectations.
Industry-Leading Assessments
We provide thorough evaluations, including personality insights, for shortlisted candidates.
Off-Limits Protection
We protect our clients' interests by marking their entire company workforce off-limits for our candidate sourcing. We prioritize your business excellence.
Dedicated Points of Contact
Every client has two points of contact with Keller. An account manager and a senior consultant This ensures fast & continued response
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We conduct extensive background checks, covering credit, education, criminal, and employment history. We also perform security checks when needed.
