Want to run a successful executive search? In today's market, it's no easy feat. Yet, you have to hire suitable candidates at the senior management or executive level. Your company needs them. So, you're looking for experienced executive headhunters who can take the executive search process off your hands. But where to find the executive search firm that fills your vacancy fast and efficiently?
We'll make an educated guess and say one of your first "stops" was Google. If that's the case, you probably entered terms such as "top executive search firms," "executive search services," "executive search consultants," and perhaps even "integrated leadership solutions." While you just wanted to explore the market, you were instantly flooded with results. Apparently, nearly every executive search firm can fill the most complex executive positions — or, so they say. Some even use advanced tools (such as leadership development management audits) or provide adjacent services (such as leadership consulting) to facilitate your quest for suitable candidates.
But what do you really need? In the end of the day, an executive search firm helps you fill a vacancy. So you'd probably benefit more from hiring executive headhunters who used to work as management professionals themselves. The question is, where to find senior headhunters (or, recruiters) who have the skills and network required to recruit the right candidate? Which firm has achieved tangible success when it comes to executive recruitment?
In today's world, chances are that a senior executive search involves a common yet complex issue: companies' need for a jack-of-all-trades. This much sought-after versatile talent is an experienced manager or executive who also knows a lot about a specific industry — for example, technology or IT. On top of that, a candidate should have certain personality traits. Whichever executive role you're recruiting for, your new hire should fit the company culture.
Talent like that is extremely scarce. A human resources department usually doesn't have time to find and bring in the candidates they're looking for. Do you want to spark the interest of 2 or 3 candidates who tick all the boxes on your list of requirements? A professional recruiter will likely work full-time on it for several weeks. Even if you can somehow carve out time to do the same, do you have the expertise and network required to get into contact with suitable candidates? And do you know how to recruit them?
If you're looking for a(n) (global) executive search firm, it's important to separate the wheat from the chaff. Anyone can claim they're an executive recruiter or headhunter who provides top-level recruitment services. The reality is that many executive search firms and recruitment agencies hire fresh graduates and throw them in at the deep end. Often, junior recruiters have to go look for well-versed executive talent. Of course, everyone needs to learn sometime. But you probably don't want your assignment to be an executive recruiter's first.
You likely prefer to work with executive headhunters who speak a senior-level candidate's language. If that's the case, work with SalesSupply's senior executive recruiters! Each of us has 20+ years of experience working in senior management positions. This has led us to build an extensive network. It's also taught us to communicate at the same level as an executive candidate, who takes us seriously as a result. We, in turn, thoroughly understand the candidate and ask questions junior recruiters will avoid (due to a lack of experience or courage, or both). Our experience, expertise, and people skills allow us to introduce a candidate to you who's truly a good fit.
You want to hire a heavyweight: a senior manager or executive who knows the "leadership ropes." It's crucial that you find the best candidates for your executive position: well-versed experts with thorough skills and a proven track record. How to bring them in? Well, you need to have sales skills. Chances are that your perfect match currently has a job they're pretty happy with. So, you should pitch your vacancy and company in a short, concise, and irresistible way. These days, headhunting and recruitment have little to do with HR. They require well-developed sales skills.
SalesSupply is an executive search firm with highly educated, experienced recruiters, each of whom has more than two decades of experience in the fields of sales and management. That's why we can pitch your vacancy effectively and act fast. We don't let the right candidates slip through our fingers!
We closely follow trends in the labor market. Truth be told, though, that's not enough for executive search firms. Executive headhunters should also talk to candidates and clients about things that aren't directly related to the vacancy, such as economics, politics, finance, and business. Only then, their headhunting efforts will be effective.
So, we don't just discuss our current vacancies every day. We also talk about global news items and trends we've observed. As a result, we constantly gain new knowledge and insights, which we often share during conversations with candidates and clients.
Perhaps you're under tremendous time pressure because you need a new manager or executive now. You might think you need a stopgap solution: an interim management agency that specializes in your industry. But interim management does not bring organizations stability. You'd rather work with an executive search firm that finds a suitable candidate who does want to commit to your organization in the long term. Right?
What if we told you SalesSupply can find a good fit for your vacancy and company within 3 weeks? That's a guarantee!
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