You’ve decided to put a key position or group of positions out for search. Perhaps you’ve advertised, posted, and networked the position on your own… with little success… and somewhat reluctantly face the task of choosing an executive search firm to work with. But who?
Your choice is simplified, of course, if you have an existing relationship with a firm that knows your company, its people, and its hiring practices, and has delivered in the past on positions comparable to the new position(s). If not, the next best step is to seek referrals from people you trust who have worked with a variety of recruitment firms on similar searches.
Whether you talk to one firm or several, these few basic considerations will guide you toward the right search partner:
- How urgent is your hiring need?
- How confidential is the search?
- How senior is the position within your organization?
- How broad geographically do you want the search to be?
- How do you want your company and the position to be represented to candidates?
- How involved in the hiring process do you expect your recruiter(s) to be?
- How much can you afford to pay and how and when do you want to pay for it?
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