Unless you figure out your exact needs and job criteria at the outset, you will spend a lot of energy meeting with candidates who ultimately, for one reason or another, aren't right for the job.
You need to start thinking like this from the outset.
"You need to realise from the outset that this is someone's life history," she says.
"You need to affirm straight up at the outset that you're attesting to the accuracy of the documents," said Sarah Ludwig, a director of the New Economy Project, a community advocacy group.
"I think you need to be very clear from the outset," says Shona McCarthy of the Culture Company.
Both experts say the best route to securing the right therapist from the outset is to interview several of them, be straightforward about why you need counseling and ask about specific treatment methods he or she uses.
Even though you've set up ground rules at the outset and developed a respectful classroom environment, once a hot topic emerges you need to continue to watch for classroom tone.
He'll offer a wrap account that gives you active portfolio management and all the trades you need for a flat fee of something like 2% a year, or $6,000 at the outset.
You need to get buy-in from your stakeholders, and seeking assistance / involvement from them from the outset is the best way to do this.
You need to know a future that you can intervene in and change.
