The Best Small Agencies to Work For 2005
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The Holmes Report - "Our employees are more important than any single client," is the first of Capstrat's values, a wise philosophy in a market where good talent is a scarce commodity.
The firm has a proactive approach to identifying and capturing talent: "Our goal is to to always know the next three people we want to hire," says Dalena Bobmanuel, the firm's human resources manager. And itlooks for "individuals who are intensely engaged in the world around them: intellectually, civically and through a desire to do work that's important to our society. We look for over-achievers committed both to success and a strong ethical code. We want thinkers who read voraciously and debate vigorously."
The firm also invests in professional development and continuous growth, with a budget of $1,500 per employee each year and a formal mentoring and coaching system. Transparency is another key part of the process: the firm discusses its financial goals with every employee and practices open-book management.
The result is that "our agency is full of top notch over achievers," says one respondent. Employees praise the "good benefits, excellent management, fair pay, good work, nice people, and opportunities for advancement" while "newcomers seem to be struck with how nice employees are, especially for an agency that has the reputation of being so intense and competitive."
This article first appeared in Holmes Report website.
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