WSA is committed to providing a high-quality and ethical search, employment and post hire services to the clients and candidates we represent.

CLIENT Relationships

• Candidate employment records, qualifications and salary requirements shall be made available to the client as accurately and fully as possibly.
  
  
• Candidates shall be referred to clients for interviews only with prior authorization from the client.
  
  
• Confidential information relating to the client's business, which is imparted as an aid to the effective handling of job requirements, shall be treated accordingly.
  
  
• Candidates placed by a member firm shall not be solicited for any other positions while still in the employ of clients with whom they have been placed.
  
  
• WSA shall not knowingly solicit as candidates any employees of the member's client firms.
  
  

CANDIDATE Relationships

• Candidates shall be referred to clients for interviews only on job openings for which at least verbal authority has been given by the client.
  
  
• Representations made to candidates about the duties, probable length of employment, hours, and salary of perspective positions shall be in conformance with the best knowledge of the consultant.
  
  
• Precautions shall be taken against referring any candidate to employers who are known to engage in illegal, immoral or any questionable business practices.
  
  
• Information about a candidate will be used only for the purpose of securing employment for that candidate and/or screening for client's positions. Confidential information shall be treated accordingly.
  
  
• No candidate shall be referred to any employer where a strike or lockout exists or is impending (according to the best knowledge of the consultant) without the candidate being notified of such condition.
  
  
• No candidate shall be referred to potential employers without that candidate's prior knowledge and approval.
  
  

PRACTICES

• WSA shall not participate in ruse calls, whether to an employer or another recruitment firm.
  
  
• WSA shall not misrepresent their client relationships to candidates (i.e., claim exclusive or retained agreements where none exists, etc.)
  
  

ADVERTISING

• Positions listed in newspapers or other media shall be factual and refer to actual openings available at the time that copy is given to these publications.
  
  

SERVICE CHARGES

• No client/candidate shall be obligated for a contingency service charge until an official written agreement has been reached between the client and the candidate.
  
  
• In the instance of company-paid fees, no candidate shall be obligated for contingency charges.
  
  
• Retained search agreements will be given to clients prior to the initiation of the search.
  
  
• Adjustments and refunds of service charges that are mutually agreed upon shall be made within standard industry time frames.