What Makes Executive Search Firms Stand Out, And How - WalkWater Talent Advisors

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What Makes Executive Search Firms Stand Out, And
How? - WalkWater Talent Advisors
Executive search is a specialized recruitment
service that organizations pay to seek out and
recruit highly-qualified candidates for
senior-level and executive jobs like President,
Vice- president, and CEO. Finding such top
talent can be challenging, which is why
companies hire specialized executive search firms
to help them recruit. This could also be because
the company may not have the internal resources,
network, or evaluative skills to recruit on
their own. Then, hiring such executive search
firms can also help recruit indirectly from
competitors, allowing to find candidates that
might not be able to be found otherwise.

• What makes executive search firms stand out?
• Executive search firms focus on filling
  senior-level, executive, and high-level
  management positions within a company.
• Executive search firms are high on communication
  skills, which is most important to attract top
  talent.

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• Executive search firms have high volumes of roles
  and candidates on their database, which is
  reliable to find relevant
• candidates for any job.
• Executive search firms are capable of finding
  candidates that are not immediately identifiable
  in the market, by utilizing a
• range of personal contacts in the industry and
  in-depth knowledge of the trade.
• Executive search firms combine deep industry and
  functional
• knowledge with a proven executive search and
  assessment process to find candidates who can
  best fit an organizations unique needs.
• All in all, identifying and attracting
  high-performing talent requires a rigorous
  approach to assessing executives ability to be
  successful in the required roles and situations,
  which is just what executive search firms can do
  through their thorough understanding of
  different industries and functional roles, and an
  impeccable judgment.
• Procedure of recruitment adopted by executive
  search firms
• Executive search firms use the recruiting
  industrys best practices in order to get the
  best candidates for executive positions. Heres
  a detailed list of the procedures that they
  follow.
• Strategy and Research It all begins with a
  strategy, which considers the level and scope of
  comparable roles and other data points like
  office location, company culture, company
  ranking, etc. They then target companies within
  specific industries and within specific
  geographic locations to have a list of potential
  leaders to go after. But, theyll approach a
  candidate only if a contact in their network can
  verify that the candidate is solid. They also do
  a lot of research with a

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• variety of tools, previously conducted market
  analyses, and alternative internet sources like
  social networks.
• Technology Only the best updated technologies
  are used to source and screen candidates, such
  as customer relationship management software,
  recruitment software, etc. After all, executive
  search firms need to stay on top of the latest
  technology trends to get things done effectively.
• Networking Executive search firms always take
  advantage of the wide network that they have with
  prospects, candidates, and hires. They tend to
  this network to strengthen existing
  relationships with regular communication, and
  also constantly stay on the lookout for new
  relationships.
• Client and Market Analysis Next comes thorough
  analysis of the hiring company, so as to identify
  key opportunities for the new executive, and
  define a candidate profile that fits into the
  corporate culture and organizational structure.
  In addition, a deep analysis of the market is
  done too to create a compelling job profile, as
  market analysis can help outline the competitive
  environment and influence the type of executive
  the search firm will look for.

5) Research and Reference Checks Next, a
research is done to identify and profile idea
candidates, mapping the reporting relationships
and building out charts of target teams. The
executive search firm will also query its own
candidate database, proprietary information
services, and
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• social networks to yield prospective candidates.
  Then, these candidates are checked for
  references, making every effort
• to ensure discretion and confidentiality.
• Interviewing The executive search firm will get
  in touch with the hiring company to outline
  search requirements, the organizational
  strategy, the companys mission, and timelines
  to get an idea of the corporate culture. The
  requirements of the role are further discussed
  with key board members, members of the senior
  executive team, peers, and subordinates. Top
  prospective candidates are then interviewed and
  evaluated in a deep-dive interviews, to be able
  to compare the candidate against the candidate
  specification. After such multiple interviews,
  the candidates will be shortlisted to somewhere
  around 10, based on their background, interests,
  and competencies. Finally, the list is refined
  to a slate of 3-5 strong contenders.
• Closing the Candidate The 3-5 strong contenders
  are then brought in to be interviewed by the
  client company, so that the most apt candidate
  is selected. Once the final candidate is
  selected, the executive search firm will
  negotiate a package that is agreeable to both the
  client company and the candidate. When the offer
  is accepted, it is considered a closed deal.
• With such a systematic process in place, an
  executive search firm can help arrange for both
  the client company and candidate their own needs
  to be effectively met. If you are interested in
  working with such an expert recruiter, WalkWater
  Talent Advisors is one of the top retained
  executive search firms in India you can rely
  upon, for hiring the best candidates for your
  firm.

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