Consulting with Clarity

How many times have you heard a person say "I'm a consultant" or heard a business describe themselves as a "consulting company" and secretly in the back of your mind you've thought... "Okay, but what does that mean?"

At Ardent Services we are here to dispel those myths and get past the nagging questions about what it is that we do and do NOT do. Since we know we only have about 5 seconds of your attention to explain this we want to be upfront on a few things relating to the WHAT, WHO, WHY, HOW and (often most importantly) HOW MUCH?

The WHAT of what we do is often the most ambiguous part about consulting in general, but it is because of the flexibility and diversity of our network of partners and the catered services we offer. To help with the CLARITY of our consulting mission, we can confidently say we focus on TALENT specifically. We have best in class services to support your company's needs in sourcing, screening, and selecting the best talent for your roles. If you'll give us a chance, we'll even stick around to show you how to RETAIN and DEVELOP that Talent, but we want to meet you where you're at and add value where it's needed most.

Does any of this sound interesting?

• Full Service Provider Recruiting for managing EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE PROCESS so you don't have to stress the small stuff.
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing for creating structure that you can build off of.
• Niche Recruiting for hard to crack markets/ industries for when you want more eyes/ ears on the diverse talent pools you never even thought of
• Executive Head Hunting for finding your next MVP, fearless leader, trailblazer, or... you get the point.
• High Volume or Specialized Sourcing for when your team just needs more support to get the job done and you cannot possibly ask your team to work longer hours to get the job done quicker.

Before we confuse you with any additional detail on the WHAT, just schedule an initial consultation to discuss your needs so we can get more specific. Let's get to the WHO...

The WHO pertains to the companies that we would be best suited to work with. Although our partners and team members have worked with some of the largest and most successful companies in many industries, we have also learned the most and found the greatest impact in working with companies at specific growth stages.

If you identify as one of the following, we may be the best consulting partner you'll ever find:

• New Beginnings: You don't have a dedicated SME in talent, or any sort of recruiting, and you need an understanding guide through those crucial first few steps.
• If it ain't BROKE don't fix it: You think paying more for the best tools or re-opening the same old postings on the same job boards is going to cut it in today's innovative, AI-powered job market. We don't want to burst your bubble but we have so many other tools to help you with and we promise we won't overwhelm you.
• Too Many Irons in the Fire: You are trying to refine and scale your practices around HR and you've now got things like comp & benefits and compliance and reporting and oh goodness there's also payroll and your talent strategy has taken a back seat.
• Collaboration Beats Competition: You are forward thinking, innovative and are endlessly excited about trying new things and you want an entire network of the best talent partners working with you to enhance your talent strategy at every level.

If you are a small team and need some extra support building and scaling the areas that you know are/ will be important, we've got you. If you are a well-established team that wants to diversify your scope of talent services, we've got you. If you just need some ad hoc project work done to free up some of the existing talent on your team, we've got you too!

The WHY is our favorite part of the entire "consulting with clarity" concept. Quite frankly, our team has worked with some very challenging companies and teams that were struggling to figure out the next steps and getting redirected at every stage. We also saw how the "build the plane as we fly it concept" led to more stress and confusion than was necessary to get to where we were "flying" to. We have clearly seen some of the pitfalls of organizations at all levels of growth and success. Although it pains us to see the failures, we have reveled in the lessons learned and are ready to share best practices. We want to add immediate value by bringing the blueprints for all the planes we've built in the past. We want to save you the hassle of having to RE-build the plane as you fly it and watch your team soar to new heights.

The HOW is even simpler as all you have to do is book an initial consultation with our team and we will get a clear, concise plan in under 60 minutes.

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Before your call we will provide a quick survey to address all areas of Talent Health and prepare for what services we will cover and what partners we will be able to offer to execute.

Not that this is always the sticking point, but the HOW MUCH does matter. We have an hourly rate designed to cover any length of assignment, but our clear project timelines will denote the need for regular check-ins and time/ cost checks on the work and the value added to your organization.

On your very first call with us we review the different tiers of service denoting different prices per hour and per week. The higher the tier the higher the value but we also offer ad hoc projects at a one-time cost. We offer a done-for-you services, but we also offer discounts for "done-with-you" projects where we show your team how to make these projects their own.

If you have any questions you can email us at [email protected]

We enjoy getting to know you before asking you to trust us so feel free to also follow us on LinkedIn and join us for our upcoming virtual and in-person events to hear more about what we offer for companies that are winning in the Talent game.