The Capital Resource Network (CRN) supports newly recruited employees and their families by easing transition stress, fostering meaningful personal connections and providing access to helpful resources. By offering exceptional diversity and inclusion benefits, CRN helps attract and retain the best and brightest from around the world.
Recruitment Services
- Provides an orientation to CRN services for shortlisted candidates or the main candidate in anticipation of a Continuing Referral after the acceptance of an offer.
- Recruitment services are especially helpful when recruitment is wavering, in order to tip the balance in favor of UC Davis, especially in competitive interview situations when a candidate might be entertaining multiple offers.
Pre-hire Consult Tier 1 – Initial Client Consultation $230
- Provides a standard introduction to the Capital Region and orientation to the CRN services.
- Held with the CRN Director via Teams, Zoom or by conference call. In person consultations are available on an exception bases.
- Generally a 30 minute to 1 hour time commitment.
Pre-hire Consult Tier 2 – In-Depth Client Consultation $460
- A non-standard option providing a more personalized introduction about the Capital Region and the CRN.
- This service works very well in situations where the main hire is engaged in a full-day interview process and the spouse/partner receives the Pre-hire Consult Tier 2.
- Provides that extra touch to the standard service and recognizes that the spouse/partner is also an important part of the recruitment process.
- Generally a two-hour conversation over breakfast (lunch by exception) with the CRN Director at a local restaurant or if preferred a recruitment basket left in hotel room on arrival filled with gourmet nuts, dried fruit, biscuits and bottled water, in place of meal at a local restaurant.
Getting Started Package -Tier 3– Full Tour and Initial Resources $4,850
A non-standard option providing the candidate with an in-depth, personalized introduction to the Capital Region.
- Generally a conversation over a breakfast (lunch by exception) with the CRN Director to answer critical questions based on the client's needs and interests or if preferred a 1 hour Zoom, Teams or phone consult and complementary recruitment basket left in hotel room on arrival filled with gourmet nuts, dried fruit, biscuits and bottled water, in place of meal at a local restaurant.
- Follow-up research and information if specific resources are required.
- Tour neighborhoods of interest with a vetted real estate agent.
- Generally a half-day commitment.
- Urgent ¹, after-hours ² or weekend ³ requests will incur an additional 30% surcharge for each. For admin holiday's, admin holiday weekends or soft closure requests an additional 35% surcharge will be applied. In case interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the appropriate box or boxes.
Recruitment VIP $7,797
- Customized service time in the form of a neighborhood tour including researching specific questions and needs, tours of possible rental apartments or properties based on priorities, elementary school tours, professional introductions, etc.
- Generally includes a breakfast with the CRN Director (lunch by exception) at a local restaurant or if preferred a recruitment basket left in hotel room on arrival filled with gourmet nuts, dried fruit, biscuits and bottled water.
- 20 hours of service of support during the recruitment phase. Separate from the Full Referral, this is best used to assist the top candidate(s) and family during their campus/area visit prior to accepting an offer.
- Urgent ¹, after-hours ² or weekend ³ requests will incur an additional 30% surcharge for each. For admin holiday's, admin holiday weekends or soft closure requests an additional 35% surcharge will be applied. In case interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the appropriate box or boxes.
Recruitment Products
Recruitment Bag $325
- Locally sourced food products to be enjoyed during the candidate's campus visit including bottled water, local nuts, dried fruit, veggie chips, gourmet chocolates, mints and other goodies.
- Bags are left in the candidate's hotel room upon arrival.
- 20 mile max from UC Davis Campus. If outside of this bandwidth a $85 delivery surcharge may be applied.
- This item is an add on service and can only be selected in accompaniment with either pre-hire, full referral, continuing referral or recruit VIP support from the CRN.
Executive Recruitment Bag $435
- Locally sourced food products to be enjoyed during the candidate's campus visit including bottled water, local nuts, dried fruit, veggie chips, gourmet chocolates, mints and other goodies.
- Includes UC Davis gold embossed folder filled with candidate's itinerary, attendee list and campus as well as City of Davis brochures.
- Handwritten note of welcome from the hiring manager on UC Davis gold embossed stationary.
- UC Davis themed balloons.
- Bags are left in the candidate's hotel room upon arrival.
- 20 mile max from UC Davis Campus. If outside of this bandwidth a $85 delivery surcharge may be applied.
- This item is an add on service and can only be selected in accompaniment with either pre-hire, full referral, continuing referral or recruit VIP support from the CRN.
Aggie Swag Bag for Kids $215
- Playful Aggie gear ideal for children ten and under including a t-shirt, toy animals, pom-poms, drink tumbler, pens, bracelets, stickers, and more.
- 20 mile max from UC Davis Campus. If outside of this bandwidth a $85 delivery surcharge may be applied.
- This item is an add on service and can only be selected in accompaniment with either pre-hire, full referral, continuing referral or recruit VIP support from the CRN.
New Employee Services
Full Referral $7,590
20 hours of service over the course of 6 months. Services are more in-depth and highly customized to identify and address all possible relocation matters including more personal issues such as family concerns.
Services include:
- Initial Consult: a detailed conversation with the CRN Director to identify transition concerns, priorities and interests in advance of the new hire’s move.
- New Arrival Integration: a customized portfolio of services including:
- Personalized research and information to assist decision-making regarding the benefits of living in various cities and communities, housing (relators, apartment/home rentals, furnished temporary accommodation, extended stay), utilities, mortgage lenders, vehicle registration, California driver’s license, REAL ID, schooling options and registration, daycare, children’s activities, adult language learner courses and tutors, day trips, volunteering, community service organizations and international affinity groups.
- Ongoing transition support for up to six months
- Personal strategic introductions to resources the new hire and their family might need to assist with every aspect of their move
- Urgent ¹, after-hours ² or weekend ³ requests will incur an additional 30% surcharge for each. For admin holiday's, admin holiday weekends or soft closure requests an additional 35% surcharge will be applied. In case interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the appropriate box or boxes.
Full Referral Premium $8,135
- In addition to the Full Referral, it includes a welcome basket delivered to work or home address after they arrive (20 mile max from UC Davis Campus. If outside of this bandwidth a $75 delivery surcharge may be applied).
- Urgent ¹, after-hours ² or weekend ³ requests will incur an additional 30% surcharge for each. For admin holiday's, admin holiday weekends or soft closure requests an additional 35% surcharge will be applied. In case interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the appropriate box or boxes.
Add-on hours $3,795
- 10 hours of service towards additional integration support for 3 months.
New Employee Welcome Products
Welcome Basket $545
- Farmer’s Market Fair Trade CRN assembled basket filled to the brim with local, high-end, full-size specialty products such as coffee, tea, wine, and more. Baskets are delivered directly to the home or work location of the new employee (20 mile max from UC Davis Campus. If outside of this bandwidth a $85 delivery surcharge may be applied.). The CRN received an exception to the gift policy in order to offer an employee welcome gift of this kind and is valued under the $75 employee gift limit.
- Gift certificates tailored to the client's community and lifestyle.
- This item is an add on service and can only be selected in accompaniment with either full referral, continuing referral or recruit VIP support from the CRN.
Notes:
¹ Urgent requests requiring a less than 48-hour processing/meeting time will incur an additional 30% fee surcharge. If interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the box labeled urgent.
² Weekend or after-hours meeting requests outside of the normal business hours of Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM will incur a 30% fee surcharge. If interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the box labeled weekend or after-hours.
³ Administrative holiday, admin holiday weekends and soft closure work requests will incur a 35% fee surcharge. If interested, please visit the Academic Affairs electronic forms submission tool to make a CRN request and check the box labeled administrative holiday request.
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