Every company measures hiring success differently. Some focus on time-to-fill. Others track cost-per-hire or the number of candidates interviewed.

While those metrics have value, we believe there’s one that matters more:

Are the people you hire still making a positive impact a year later?

At Harris Allied, we’re proud that 100% of the professionals we placed over the past year are still employed with our clients. We also successfully completed 82% of the full-time searches entrusted to us during that same period.

Those numbers don’t happen by chance. They reflect a disciplined recruiting process built around one objective: helping our clients build highly performing, engaged teams that outperform their competitors.

Looking Beyond the Résumé

Technical skills and experience are essential, but they’re only part of what determines whether a new hire will succeed.

The best long-term hires share characteristics that are harder to measure on paper:

• Alignment with a company’s mission and values
• Curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning
• The ability to adapt as businesses grow and evolve
• Resilience and a demonstrated track record of making long term contributions
• Strong team collaboration and communication skills

These qualities often determine whether someone simply accepts an offer—or becomes a trusted contributor who helps move the business forward.

A Different Approach to Recruiting

Every recruiting firm has access to LinkedIn, job boards, and AI-powered sourcing tools. Those technologies have become table stakes.

What differentiates a successful search is the ability to understand a client’s business, evaluate long-term fit, and build trusted relationships with exceptional professionals over time.

Before beginning every search, we take the time to understand not only the technical requirements of the role, but also the organization’s culture, leadership style, business objectives, and future direction. That context enables us to position the company and opportunity to top talent and identify candidates who best fit both the technical requirements and business goals.