Executive
Solutions
- Executive Solutions
  - Executive Search
    Executive recruitment services for your organization’s executive and senior management level talent.
  - Executive Coaching
    Coaching for your executive and senior management employees.
  - Governance
    Guidance and support for organizations looking to develop a governance framework for their business or non-profit.
People & Culture
Solutions
- People & Culture
  Solutions
  - Career Development
    Equipping leaders to support employee career development.
  - Compensation
    Compensation and total rewards solutions to enhance your organization’s value proposition.
  - Learning & Development
    Support your employees' career development with customizable learning and development programs.
  - Upcoming Workshops
    Upcoming workshops and training for your organization.
  - Workplace Investigations
    Workplace investigations, climate assessments and conflict mediation services.
HR Solutions
- HR Solutions
  - HR OnCall
    - HR OnCall Registration
    OnCall support and guidance for your HR questions. Subscribe today for unlimited phone and email support.
  - Career Transition / Outplacement
    One-to-one career transition services supporting your people through job loss with onsite services at the time of termination of employment.
  - Outsourced HR Support
    Get the human resources support your organization needs with a retained HR consultant.
  - Transition to Retirement
    Coaching for employees as they transition to retirement. Support with announcement planning to developing a post-retirement lifestyle plan.
Recruitment
Solutions
- Recruitment Solutions
  - Professional & Management Recruitment
    Candidate sourcing and selection for your organization’s professional and management roles.
  - Recruitment Strategies Training
    Purple Squirrel Talent Academy provides recruitment training so you can learn how to find the talent you need.
Insights & About
- Insights & About
- Service Areas

Executive
Solutions
- Executive Solutions
  - Executive Search
    Executive recruitment services for your organization’s executive and senior management level talent.
  - Executive Coaching
    Coaching for your executive and senior management employees.
  - Governance
    Guidance and support for organizations looking to develop a governance framework for their business or non-profit.
People & Culture
Solutions
- People & Culture
  Solutions
  - Career Development
    Equipping leaders to support employee career development.
  - Compensation
    Compensation and total rewards solutions to enhance your organization’s value proposition.
  - Learning & Development
    Support your employees' career development with customizable learning and development programs.
  - Upcoming Workshops
    Upcoming workshops and training for your organization.
  - Workplace Investigations
    Workplace investigations, climate assessments and conflict mediation services.
HR Solutions
- HR Solutions
  - HR OnCall
    - HR OnCall Registration
    OnCall support and guidance for your HR questions. Subscribe today for unlimited phone and email support.
  - Career Transition / Outplacement
    One-to-one career transition services supporting your people through job loss with onsite services at the time of termination of employment.
  - Outsourced HR Support
    Get the human resources support your organization needs with a retained HR consultant.
  - Transition to Retirement
    Coaching for employees as they transition to retirement. Support with announcement planning to developing a post-retirement lifestyle plan.
Recruitment
Solutions
- Recruitment Solutions
  - Professional & Management Recruitment
    Candidate sourcing and selection for your organization’s professional and management roles.
  - Recruitment Strategies Training
    Purple Squirrel Talent Academy provides recruitment training so you can learn how to find the talent you need.
Insights & About
- Insights & About
- Service Areas

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Purple Squirrel Talent Academy

Customized Training Schedules

We’ll work with you to develop a training schedule that suits your business. This could mean a series of half day sessions or a more intensive multi-day boot camps.

We Go Where You Are

We make it easy for you by delivering the training at your location. All we need is a room, projector, and laptops for each purple squirrel trainee.

What exactly IS a Purple Squirrel?

The term purple squirrel has been used for some time now in the recruiting industry and refers to a rare and elusive candidate who has the “perfect” skill set and qualifications required for a job opening – the ideal candidate. In today’s specialized world many employers are looking for purple squirrels. We here at People First believe that they aren’t as rare as one might think – they can sometimes just be harder to find. After all, purple squirrels do exist (just google Pennsylvania Purple Squirrel).

We teach our custom solutions in four key learning tracks:

Candidate Attraction

Promoting your brand and value proposition is critical to attracting talent.

Candidate Search & Identification

Talent's at your fingertips. We provide you with tools and teach techniques to find candidates with the skills and experience you’re looking for.

Candidate Engagement & Experience

Once you find the right talent, it’s essential to understand how to properly communicate with them so they move efficiently through your recruiting pipeline.

Talent Pipeline Management

We provide leadership training focused on keeping an active and steady pipeline.