UNITING WITH CLIENTS IN WINNING THE “WAR FOR TALENT” BY HIRING RIGHT AND KEEPING THE BEST

War For Talent Rebuilding A Recruiting Strategy… …one of the top three imperatives to win the war for talent * * Source – The War For Talent published by Harvard Business School Press reflecting a survey of 13,000 managers and McKinsey’s experience with 100 companies

Why Should You Be Concerned? Talent:  Pool is shrinking  Is getting more difficult to attract  Will be “calling the shots” in the future Talent management is the new wave… we want our clients to catch it

Is Your Company Ready? You may need to enhance your current recruiting strategy or develop a recruiting function to help you grow. Jim Collins, author of the best selling business book, Good to Great, states “the old adage... ‘people are your most important asset’ turns out to be wrong; people are not your most important asset, the right people are.”

Our Goal Assist our clients in establishing a comprehensive recruiting strategy that will help:  Win the war for talent in your marketplace  “Hire smart” while reducing costs  Retain top talent  Get a jump on competitors and become an “employer of choice”

We Can Help We enhance your recruiting strategy by:  Identifying and targeting top talent in your industry  Tracking top talent by developing a simple but effective tracking system  Attracting the talent you need by using a proven recruiting methodology  Acquiring the talent you seek professionally  Retaining your top talent by implementing programs that foster excitement, motivation, and growth

Our Approach Our services are flexible and can include:  Recruitment audit  Written recruitment plan including best practice recruiting methods  Plan implementation  Hiring and/or training a recruitment professional  Assistance with selection, screening, and monitoring of competent agencies and/or retainer-based firms  Identifying “hot buttons” that will help you retain your top performers and reduce turnover rates

Benefits Among the benefits we provide…  Increasing productivity by hiring the right talent  Lowering costs by: Reducing cost per hire Increasing quality of candidates Improving retention rate  Increasing marketplace visibility by attracting the right talent  Discovering the elements of employee satisfaction that are key to retaining talent

Why Ambassador? Because we …  Have been solving recruiting issues for over 14 years  Are on the cutting edge of recruiting and have a reputation for attracting top talent from top firms  Have experience in working with Fortune 500 as well as growing and emerging companies  Are known for our customer service and integrity  Have the ability, reputation, and know-how to make you the employer of choice in your industry

Our Experience Our clients include consulting, accounting, and law firms; insurance companies; not-for-profit; and the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. We have experience working with a variety of positions at the middle to senior level in marketing and sales; benefits and compensation; human resources; finance; customer service and general management.

We’ve Done It Before Ambassador has …  Designed and implemented an entire recruiting department for a large region of an international consulting firm  Successfully assisted a large pharmaceutical company to upgrade and increase their staff in order for them to sell the company  Assisted a major consulting firm, during a period of growth, to successfully develop both new and existing departments  Participated in establishing a retainer based executive search function for a financial service firm

We Are Flexible Ambassador will …  Adapt our spectrum of services to fit your needs and budget  Customize any plan to benefit your organization and help you win the “War for Talent”  Work on or off-site; work with or without a recruiting professional

Other Value Added Services Ambassador also offers...  Coaching Management and Executive Coaching Coaching for Performance  Lunch and Learn Workshops Goal Setting Interview Techniques for Hiring Managers Time Management Managing Work, Life, and Elder Care

Biography Rosemarie M. Rowley established the consulting firm of Ambassador, Inc. in 1992, and draws on more than twenty five years of human resource consulting experience. Prior to establishing Ambassador, Inc., Ms. Rowley was an officer at Mercer Human Resource Consulting and spent over nine years with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young as a Senior Manager in their Management Consulting Group. Ms. Rowley's Talent Management Consulting Services assist clients in enhancing or establishing talent acquisition and retention programs. Ambassador's major clients have included companies in financial services, consulting, manufacturing, government, and not-for-profit. Ms. Rowley has published articles in the Wall Street Journal’s National Business Weekly and has been quoted in the Chicago Tribune and Heart and Soul Magazine. She has been a guest speaker at various organizations including NYU’s Stern School of Business, the National Convention of Broadcast Financial Executives, American Association of University Women, Long Island Women's Agenda, and Women Economic Developers of Long Island. She is a past member of the Project Committee of Where are the Women, promoting women on corporate boards. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Stein Center in New York City for seven years. Ms. Rowley is a licensed Facilitator for The Path, Creating a Mission Statement for Work and Life.

Commitment Statement “At Ambassador, Inc. we understand the importance of a consultant’s integrity and hard work. Having both corporate and consulting experience, our founder, Rosemarie M. Rowley, is committed to providing clients with the same dedication that she required from her consultants while a corporate officer. As a consultant, Ms. Rowley brings a creative approach to the talent management business. No client is too big or too small. We will tailor our services to our clients’ needs and budget, and offer an amiable and optimistic approach to our assignments. At Ambassador, we believe in treating others as we want to be treated.”

Ambassador, Inc. Contact us at …   Telephone: (516)  Fax: (516)  265 Sunrise Hwy, Suite Rockville Centre, New York 11570