Vance & Kross
Assessed
Growth potential
Can they get better, fast, without hand-holding?
The Vetting Process
One Bar. No Exceptions.
Our hiring bar does not move for a deadline. Every person on the bench has already passed it.
The idea
Speed alone is a trap.
Hire fast and skip the bar, and you pay for it in weeks of cleanup. A complex project cannot absorb a bad hire.
What a Bar Raiser is
A senior interviewer who holds the line.
We pick them. They protect the hiring standard even when a client needs someone tomorrow.
The five gates
Every placement goes through all five before they join the bench.
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01
Application review
We read the work, not just the resume.
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02
Skills assessment
They show the craft, not a claim about it.
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03
Bar Raiser interview
Growth potential, practical problem-solving, and collaboration.
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04
Reference check
People who worked with them, not people they picked to impress us.
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05
Paid trial project
Real work, paid, before they join the bench.
What we are actually measuring
Three things a resume cannot show.
Assessed
Practical problem-solving
Do they ship a working answer, or a slide about one?
Assessed
Collaboration and long-term impact
Will the team be stronger six months after they join?
From applicant to bench
Most people do not make it. That is the point.
Applicants
100%Pass skills
40%Pass Bar Raiser
15%Join the bench
<5%Questions clients ask
How long does a placement take?
Most placements take about two weeks from the first call. The people are already on the bench. You are choosing, not waiting on a search.
What if it does not work out?
You decide after you meet them. If the fit is wrong once they start, we replace them from the same bench.
Are Bar Raisers full-time?
No. They are senior people we select to run interviews. Their job is the standard, not a quota.
Can I meet a Bar Raiser?
Yes. Ask when we talk. You can hear how they run an interview.
Want the same bar on your next hire?
Tell us the gap. We match from people who already passed it.