Executive search is a specialized recruitment service which organizations pay to seek out and recruit highly qualified candidates for senior-level and executive jobs across the public and private sectors, as well as non-profit organizations, to seek out and recruit other highly specialized and/or skilled positions in organizations for which there is strong competition in the job market for the top talent.
Executive search firms begin an assignment by understanding their client’s industry, business strategy, and unique needs. By working with an Executive search and leadership consulting firms, a client leverages a firm’s expertise as well as their access. Executive search and leadership consulting firms often access senior executives who may not be actively seeking a new position, and treat their potential interest with a high degree of confidentiality.
Executive search consulting is a specialized form of management consulting, which frequently provides significant benefits beyond search including assessing an organization and its culture, integrating a new leader for optimum success and advising executive leadership and boards. A contingent recruiter, on the other hand, is focused on identifying potential candidates and helping a client narrow the candidate pool.
