In 2005, Dennis Dunlavey founded Westport Intl. As a result of his success and client demand, he opened
PinPoint Solutions in 2007 to focus on mid-level professional and management contingency recruiting. After
years of growth and success, another chapter is being written in Westport Intl and PinPoint Solutions
prosperous stories. Westport Intl and PinPoint Solutions are now evolving their services to improve customer
experience and to continue to deliver client-driven solutions.

We are excited to report that both companies are now a part of HKA Enterprises, a global workforce solutions
company with 40 years of experience of providing premier workforce solutions to blue-chip industry leaders.
With the partnership of HKA, Westport Intl can now further enhance and diversify our custom search
approach for our clients, working in concert with their unique corporate culture and values as well as within
the context of their complex global hiring needs. Westport Intl is continuing its legacy of proven results with
new services such as, funded pay-roll, managed services, contract temp solutions and enhanced RPO vendor
management.

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Westport Intl and HKA Enterprises

Many companies sponsor Employee Engagement surveys with the hope of learning what is on employees’ minds. The surveys are well planned, executed, and the results are analyzed by the hired
consulting firm. But then – something goes awry. The results are not shared with employees, or the results are shared and that’s as far as the company takes the project. But this is where the actual fun begins! I know, it’s a lot of work to put together Action Planning teams and the teams will need to use work time to make progress. Also, some of the results may show that you need to consider
changes on topics that you might not be able to control. Remember, if you don’t communicate the results and if you don’t make some changes, then you lose trust from the employees. You have wasted the cost and time spent holding the survey.

Let’s take an example. Suppose you scored low on all questions related to benefit costs. In reality, you can’t significantly change the rates. But what can you do? Here are some ideas I have helped companies implement:

• Start a year-long, subtle media campaign about the rising costs of benefits in your area, your state, and even the U.S. Subtly teaching and preparing your employees for an entire year before open enrollment will help smooth the expectations. The messaging can be intentionally and carefully woven into other communications and messages from your leadership team.
• Create an awareness of how employees’ health choices are impacting costs. In your newsletters, use facts and data. For example, show that each time someone uses an out of network dentist it costs that employee XXX dollars and the company XXX dollars, versus using an in-network dentist which would have cost XXX.
• Get a team of employees together and let them coordinate a health fair. Most benefit providers will sponsor an on-site health fair with free screenings for blood pressure, BMI, and so forth. Bring vendors on site to meet with employees. Teach employees that by staying healthy they are directly impacting their benefit costs. Why not invite their family members to the fair?

Employee surveys are an important component to your Human Resources toolkit. Don’t let the communication of results and the Action Planning be derailed. Your employees want to know the results and they want to see their feedback making a difference.

Our Scarlett Survey division can lead your survey efforts, and my team can project manage all of the follow-through work needed so you and your company can spend time on other HR priorities.

According to Vocabulary.com, urgent is defined as something that requires immediate attention or
action. If you break your leg, you’ll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors
will tend to you without delay.

Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem, meaning “to press hard, urge.” You can see
that urgent contains the word urge, meaning “to demand or insist.” When you get an urgent message,
you need to drop what you’re doing to deal with it. An urgent need, like hunger, is a pressing one. If
you’re a music fan, you might know the song “Urgent” by the band Foreigner. The song’s lyrics “make
it fast, make it urgent” and its frenetic style help define the word.

In the world of talent, a sense of urgency is paramount to the successful placement of the best
candidate. It requires a sense of urgency on all fronts including the search professional, the
client company and the hiring team. Due to our Westport Intl team’s process and never-ending
sense of urgency for our clients, 90% of all placed candidates have been identified by our team
within the first 30 days of the search.

Clients believe in our work due in part to that sense of urgency which has resulted in 80% of our key
clients being reoccurring clients. If you have an urgent talent need within your business, please do
not hesitate to reach out.