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4C HR Consulting×The 4C System

Welcome to yourfully-crewed era.

The 4C System is the end-to-end recruitment method behind every search we run. It pairs a hands-on industry network with a disciplined process to handle the sourcing, screening and coordination that pulls your team away from the work.

What it is

Built in the field.Backed by a system.

Electrical infrastructure and data center construction site

Utility and construction hiring rarely fails on the job description. It fails in the gaps — the unreturned call, the interview that slipped a week, the offer that sat too long while a lineman took another one.

The 4C System closes those gaps. Sarah Taylor runs every stage personally, so a relationship-driven search never turns into an inbox of forwarded resumes.

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How it works

You send the role.It gets filled.

Every 4C search moves through the same flow.

01

Send the role

A call, an email or a text. Tell us the position, the crew it joins and when you need boots on the ground.

02

Handled behind the scenes

Sourcing, screening, background checks and interview coordination run in the background while your team keeps working.

03

Ready to meet

You get a short list of verified finalists — not a stack of resumes — with everything you need to make an offer.

Inside the system

The work behind
every hire, handled.

Five things you never have to manage once a role is with us.

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  • No new process to learn

    Nothing to log into, no portal to manage. You send the requirement the way you already communicate and the search starts.

  • One recruiter, start to finish

    Sarah Taylor runs every search personally. The person you brief is the person sourcing, screening and calling you with updates.

  • Field-level screening

    Experience, certifications, capability and fit are evaluated before anyone reaches your desk. Background checks and screenings are completed up front.

  • Momentum protection

    Interviews are scheduled, feedback is collected after every stage and both sides stay informed, so strong candidates never go cold waiting on a calendar.

  • Scales with the workload

    One hard-to-fill lineman seat or a full crew build across multiple projects — the same method runs either way.

Fewer resumes. More qualified starts.

Screening happens before you ever open a file. What lands with you is a short list of people who can do the work, want the work and are cleared to begin.

Built for how crews actually hire.

Shutdown windows, storm work, project ramp-ups and long apprenticeship pipelines. The process is shaped around the realities of utility and construction schedules.

The run of play

Eight stages, every search.

  1. 01

    Understand

    We start by understanding your organization, the role, the team it sits in and what success actually looks like in the field.

  2. 02

    Source

    A focused search across our industry network and talent database to identify professionals who genuinely fit the requirement.

  3. 03

    Screen

    Candidates are evaluated on experience, capability and fit before they are ever presented to you.

  4. 04

    Verify

    Verification and screenings are completed so you can move forward with confidence.

  5. 05

    Connect

    We coordinate interviews and support both sides through the conversation, keeping the process moving.

  6. 06

    Refine

    Feedback is gathered after every stage and used to sharpen the search until the match is right.

  7. 07

    Place

    We help manage the offer and support onboarding so the placement starts on solid ground.

  8. 08

    Follow Up

    The relationship continues after the start date. We stay connected with both the employer and the professional.

Real roles

The kind of seats
the system fills.

  1. Utility

    Transmission Lineman

    Transmission line construction and maintenance professionals.

  2. Utility

    Distribution Lineman

    Distribution system construction, maintenance and restoration.

  3. Utility

    Transmission Training Specialist

    Training and development for transmission line crews.

  4. Engineering

    Project Engineer: Substation

    Substation project engineering and delivery.

  5. Construction

    Horizontal Directional Drill Operator

    Underground utility installation and directional drilling.

  6. Skilled Trades

    Field Services Technician

    Field service, testing and maintenance work.

Hire faster.
Build stronger.
Keep crews running.

Tell Sarah Taylor the role, the crew and the timeline. She'll put the system on it.