Interim Talent for Executive Candidates
Ashton Tweed offers executive candidates three distinct employment options: interim employment, permanent employment, and consulting assignments.
Interim executives are highly experienced managers and executives hired on a short-term fixed duration basis for immediate hands-on resolution of business problems. The typical duration for an interim assignment is 2 to 9 months. Interim executives are in demand when companies experience a significant change or have an urgent need for a specific skill set in their business.
Typical Interim Assignments
- Fill a gap in management (from turnover, disability, creation of a new position, shifts in leadership ranks)
- Manage a complex project (IT conversion, market launch, prepare for major audit)
- Aid a company transition (turnaround, IPO, business expansion, merger, execute a divestiture)
- Jump-start a fast-growing emerging company
- Secure financing
- Mentor younger executives or first-time CEOs (especially in a venture-backed start-up or a family corporation)
Benefits of Interim for Candidates
- Flexibility and Variety. Interim assignments offer the flexibility of varying work assignments and time commitments. The variety of challenges keeps skills sharp and business contacts fresh.
- Fresh challenges. Interim assignments often present diverse problems that challenge our executive candidates. For all Ashton Tweed candidates, there is an opportunity to apply their skills and make a significant contribution to an organization.
- Avoiding company politics. Interim employees can work above the fray of company politics. They can speak objectively and focus solely on the work.
- Excellent pay. For the short burst of the interim assignment, the daily pay is generally better than the scale for permanent workers.
Some interim employment assignments can lead to permanent positions with a company. If there is a high probability for this outcome, then Ashton Tweed qualifies and selects appropriate executives as interim-to-hire candidates. Interim-to-hire is a variation on pure interim. Both the company and the employee intend, if all goes well, that the interim assignment will evolve into a permanent position. Neither party is obligated.
Interim-to-hire is a no-risk method for companies to hire the proven fit for their needs and culture. Companies can select candidates who possess the critical skills needed for the immediate task and then make the decision on a permanent hire based on results.
To learn more about how interim executives work, please visit our FAQs. If you are a job candidate interested in learning more about interim employment or pursuing interim opportunities, please send your resume to info@ashtontweed.com.
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