Often, workbook materials are used to guide the process so that everyone is focusing on the same questions and issues. Similarly, with respect to the candidate profile, questions are raised regarding: what knowledge and experience/motivation/ intellect/personality are essential for success in the role. From the various interviews and workbook responses, P•A•R• Associates Inc. consultants collate the data and provide search guidelines. These include a Position Description, a Person Specification, and ancillary documents.

The time to complete the Organizational Needs Assessment is not greater than four weeks, depending upon:

1. The size of the client's interviewee list

2. The availability of those individuals for meetings

3. Collation and dissemination.

It is the strong preference of P•A•R• Associates Inc. to select a target date for search completion and work, backward, to intermediate dates of "deliverables."