When the role matters, the decision matters
A retained search approach designed for organizations that need to get leadership hires right the first time
Before You Move Forward
Most hiring challenges at this level are not about finding candidates— they’re about defining the role correctly and making the right decision.
This is not a traditional contingency recruiting model. We build a targeted search strategy around your specific hiring need, and your role is the sole focus of the engagement. The objective is not activity—it’s a successful hire.
Before moving forward, it’s important to understand whether this approach aligns with what you’re trying to accomplish.
If this reflects how you’re thinking about this hire, continue below.
Where This Approach Fits
- Roles where performance directly impacts operations and team stability
- Situations where the cost of a mis-hire is significant
- Organizations that have tried traditional methods without success
- Hiring decisions that require clarity, not volume
Why Retained Search Drives Better Outcomes
Most hiring processes rely on volume—posting roles and reacting to applicants.
Retained search is different.
We focus on identifying qualified professionals already working in the market, engaging them directly, and evaluating alignment beyond the resume. This approach brings structure, discipline, and clarity to the hiring process—from initial outreach through final decision.
Each search is led with direct executive involvement, ensuring alignment, discretion, and informed decision-making at every stage.
The outcome is not a stack of resumes.
The outcome is a hire.
What the engagement is designed to deliver.
How the Engagement Works
Retained search is a professional engagement.
We are engaged to deliver a successful hire.
Engagement Structure
- Fully executed search agreement to initiate the search
- Qualified candidate slate aligning with your hiring request
- Completion of recruiting agreement upon hire
Process
We manage the search from market outreach through final hiring decision.
The engagement is focused on filling the current role for the agreed professional fee.
Guarantee
If a placed candidate does not remain, we will conduct a replacement search in accordance with our policy.