Take Advantage Of An Executive Search Firm - 6 Success Tips

As an executive search firm, it’s no secret that we see a number of businesses hiring executive and professional talent again, and why not, the economy has improved.  The latest report from The Conference Board indicates that the labor force is barely growing at all with the June 2015 US unemployment rate now at 5.3%.  

What’s not well known, however, that a number of businesses are finding it challenging to hire the right talent for the future needs of their company.  These businesses have the right intentions yet find it difficult to effectively manage their recruitment process.  I continually receive calls asking me about the "labor shortage."  My answer - it depends.

Our executive search firm specializes in recruiting A-level talent for those hard to find professional and executive positions so I thought it might help to list several tips if you are recruiting for executive and professional talent and are focused on hiring that talent in the months ahead – and want to consider the merits of using an executive search firm.  

We may not be the largest or most well known executive search firm - but we know how to help our clients be more successful by following our proprietary search process that matches superior candidates to companies and their cultures where they can best contribute to long term growth and success.

As you review our 6 tips below, ask yourself: can you afford a mis-hire? 

Our Inventory Is People

That’s right. While your company’s inventory may be chocolates, lumber, clothing, software, intellectual property, nano biotechnology patents, or other products or services; our inventory are highly qualified, A-level executives and professionals who are interested in finding the right company.  These executives and professionals come to us based on our reputation in placing professionals in a variety of occupations with successful, profitable, and growth-focused businesses. 

We Assess Your Needs

Why start a search process without understanding how the functions you need performed will benefit the profitability of your business? Before we agree to work with a company we want to understand how the position will contribute to a company’s future growth and profitability. We want to understand why your company is unique by understanding its mission, vision, values, purpose, culture, and target market; and we want to understand what kind of executive or professional will fit best into the position you need filled.

We Qualify Our People

Talent assessment, to be effective, needs a systematic approach.  We know from experience that our clients have expertise in a number of industries other than executive talent assessment.  As executive search experts we are very effective in our approach.  We screen, interview, check references, and perform background checks on applicants before a client customer hires our job applicants through the Topgrading? system and program.  Finally, we profile each position we are retained for, and develop position-specific advanced psychometric assessments to provide us executive level insights about those highly qualified applicants.

Our Business Is People

Call us an executive search firm, an executive recruiter, or a professional recruiter.  They are all accurate.  Executive search firms specialize in successfully helping match business needs for specific talent with A-level players who have the expertise, focus, and commitment to help those businesses become more successful.  We’ve been called headhunters and matchmakers as well.  The important thing to remember is that we understand your need for a perfect match – you have little room for error and need the hire to be correct the first time. 

Would You Hire An Electrician To Sell Clothing?

I don’t expect so.  As an executive search firm we would not want to install an HVAC system, design a building, prepare tax reports, or build a house.  Matter of fact, you will not see us auditing financial statements or orchestrate a complex merger and acquisition either. (Although we know some highly qualified CFO's who can).  

We know how to identify, recruit, assess, interview, and help you select those executives and professionals – but you won’t see us trying to do your work where you are the expert.  

Simply put – we know what we’re great at – and we stick to it!

Like You, We Guarantee Our Work

When you hire an executive search firm like The Executive Suite you hire our work ethic, our passion for professionalism, and our assurance that the person you hire will stay with you to help you increase your profits - and we provide a guarantee to back up our recommendations.   

We understand your need to focus all your efforts on growing your business, after all, that’s your area of expertise.  As your executive search professionals we hope that you can benefit from utilizing our  services, allowing us to use our expertise to help grow your business.