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2. Understanding and approach City of Hugo, Minnesota Page | 4 Recruitment approach Task I. Recruitment brochure development and advertising The development of a comprehensive recruitment brochure that includes a profile of the ideal candidate is an important first step in your recruitment process. This profile includes the required academic training, professional experience, leadership, management and personal characteristics related to the success of the candidate in the position of Finance Director. The recruitment brochure will also include a profile that captures the essence of Hugo as a highly attractive venue for the successful candidate to live and work. To prepare the recruitment brochure, the project team co-leaders will come on site to meet with the City Administrator, City staff and other designated stakeholders to discuss the required background, professional experience, and management and leadership characteristics for your Finance Director. We meet with the City Administrator and designated staff to broaden our understanding of the position’s leadership and management requirements, current issues, your strategic priorities and your expectations for the position. Information obtained from these meetings, coupled with our review of the job description and other City documents, is used to prepare a position and candidate profile. The completed profile will be approved by the City before recruitment begins. The position and candidate profile will be central to our recruitment strategy and outreach to potential candidates. [See example of a recruitment brochure in Appendix I.] The project team will also work with the City to develop an advertising and marketing strategy to notify potential candidates about the vacancy and conduct an open recruitment that encourages applications from a talented and diverse pool of candidates. Our team will place ads in appropriate professional publications, websites, and local print media, if required, and coordinate with City staff to include information about the search on the City’s social media platforms. Additionally, Baker Tilly has a high-traffic website which includes an exclusive location dedicated to encouraging potential candidates to upload their resumes. The aggressive advertising and marketing campaign for top talent will include national, state, regional and local elements as determined during our initial meetings with Hugo’s representatives. Our customized mailing list, selected from our extensive database and contacts collected at appropriate public-sector conferences, will be utilized to further promote the Finance Director position. Advertisements for the Finance Director position could be placed with: GFOA - Government Finance Officers Association Minnesota GFOA Minnesota Clerks and Finance Officers Association MN Society of CPAs League of Minnesota Cities Iowa league of Cities League of Wisconsin Municipalities Minnesota Association of Counties Careersingovernment.com