{"id":824,"date":"2026-07-29T15:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubhouses.buildprosites.com\/thistledown-consulting\/approach\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:48:16","slug":"approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clubhouses.buildprosites.com\/thistledown-consulting\/approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"824\" class=\"elementor elementor-824\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"intro-01\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e095d5c section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e095d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee158c3 e-con-full moa-width-regular e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ee158c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d72bc0 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49d72bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Thistledown<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21370534 hero-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21370534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built for businesses making their first real <span class=\"bps-text-accent\">hires.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9325c5 hero-subtitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f9325c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thistledown Consulting was founded to close the gap most small businesses fall into &mdash; big enough to need real hiring discipline, too small to have an HR department. We work with owners who are hiring on instinct because nobody ever showed them another way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826abf0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"826abf0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every engagement starts by looking at your last few hires, good and bad, before we change anything. Process fixes that ignore what went wrong last time aren&rsquo;t fixes &mdash; they&rsquo;re guesses in a nicer folder.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"features-06\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9da271 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a9da271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6d52d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c6d52d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea35ca2 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea35ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it works<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349eef55 section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"349eef55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four steps to a hiring process you can trust.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcfdf05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edcfdf05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cf5ae0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6cf5ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c0dabe e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7c0dabe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-30\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c1bcc3 bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3c1bcc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-3\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99749434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99749434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hiring audit<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91d3f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91d3f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A review of your last several hires and your current process, to find exactly where candidates are getting misjudged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed081a4 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ed081a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-40\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9518e5 bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a9518e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-4\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc21adad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc21adad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Process build<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a635f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a635f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Job scoping, interview scripts, scorecards, and reference-check steps built around the role you&rsquo;re actually filling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a222891e e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a222891e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-50\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b3e54c bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22b3e54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-5\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b3bcff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9b3bcff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager training<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-3\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbe46b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bbe46b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We train whoever&rsquo;s doing the interviewing, so the process holds up when we&rsquo;re not in the room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4625902 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4625902\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-60\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02eaed04 bps-text-accent stat-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02eaed04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-6\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9d71aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a9d71aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">90-day follow-up<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-4\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e7ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654e7ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We stay available for the first few hires under the new process, then check it is actually catching the right candidates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"cta-04\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7df7b8 section dark moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d7df7b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dc635d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2dc635d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235c570c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"235c570c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-headline-0\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e48b803 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e48b803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we don&rsquo;t do<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56decd1 section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d56decd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We don&rsquo;t run payroll, and we don&rsquo;t recruit for you.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae583c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae583c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Payroll and benefits administration are outside our scope. And a recruiter finds you candidates; we build the process that decides which ones are actually right, so you stop relying on any one recruiter&rsquo;s judgment call.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"cta-04-2\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85fcd14 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e85fcd14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7844de7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7844de7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f71413 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27f71413\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-headline-0\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df6ee67 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4df6ee67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to stop guessing<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cdae22 section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0cdae22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let&rsquo;s fix the process before your next hire.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb20c6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb20c6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A short audit tells you exactly where your current hiring process is leaking good candidates or letting the wrong ones through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92b2910 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f92b2910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdf8459 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bdf8459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5c9346 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df5c9346\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-cta-text-2\" data-bps-type=\"cta_button\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8167bf elementor-align-justify bps-bg-accent-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dd8167bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/clubhouses.buildprosites.com\/thistledown-consulting\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a hiring audit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-2-headline-9\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df737dd stat-label elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8df737dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A diagnostic &middot; 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