In western Canada it has been 11 months in the making, in the east it has been HOT for a few weeks ... wherever you live I am sure you will agree that summer is here! So please enjoy it while it lasts!

Municipalities, much like farmers, eagerly hope for the all the right things to happen in order to reap the benefits of a successful recruitment (as with the harvest). Such occurrences need to be savoured because they don't happen as frequently as we'd like! Further yet ... many municipalities, like farmers once again, often believe that their neighbours have a better staff/crop than they do!

One key characteristic that is consistent between municipalities and farmers is that they both have to be eternally optimistic in order to keep planning for the future; otherwise failure is a certainty. 

A second key characteristic that is shared is the recognition that it is necessary to, from time to time, ask for assistance from specialists so that the limited resources they have available can be utilized in a way that will maximize results.

The third and most important characteristic common to each party is the ever increasing difficulty to identify, secure and retain individuals who are well experienced, highly skilled, have great attitudes and most importantly... have the willingness to stay in the same location long enough to produce measureable results! 

We at the Ravenhill Group may not be able to guarantee that those individuals we recruit will stay with your municipality for their lifetime ... we can guarantee you that we will utilize our far-reaching network of over 3600 municipal contacts with more than 500 of them at the Senior Management and CAO levels. We also offer extensive assessment skills and abilities and wide-ranging knowledge of the municipal field so that we can recruit the "right" person(s) for your organization and to provide you with a 365 Day Quality Guarantee. 

Over the last number of months,  Ravenhill Group has been working with municipalities across Canada to identify and secure Chief Administrative Officers, Directors of Finance, Superintendents of Public Works, and a number of other senior management positions. In doing so, we have been in contact with a great many individuals who are prepared to relocate if the "right" opportunity to make a difference becomes available in a new community.  It is important to note that a great number of these individuals are currently employed and not actively seeking change; however they have agreed to allow us at the Ravenhill Group to contact them should an opportunity to work in a progressive minded community arise.

If you are a progressive municipality in need of highly talented professionals to lead your organization into the future... contact Bruce or Jeannette at Ravenhill Group because we know the people who will make a positive difference in your community.