Top Reasons to Retain an Executive Search Firm

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TOP REASONS TO RETAIN AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM Jason Hanold

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Many businesses, both big and small, do not always realize the full advantages of retaining the services of a reputable executive search firm. They often only consider the short-term expenses instead of the many bottom-line benefits that an effective and efficient outside HR professional can bring to an organization. For example, an executive search firm:

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TOP REASONS TO RETAIN AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMJason Hanold

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TOP REASONS TO RETAIN AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM

Many businesses, both big and small, do not always realize the full advantages of retaining the services of a reputable executive search firm. They often only consider the short-term expenses instead of the many bottom-line benefits that an effective and efficient outside HR professional can bring to an organization. For example, an executive search firm:

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TOP REASONS TO RETAIN AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM

1. Makes difficult work easier. Nowadays, companies require HR professionals with industry experience and highly specific talents for each job. Using already established networks and channels, a search firm brings significant precision to that search, often producing faster and more compatible results.

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TOP REASONS TO RETAIN AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM

2. Sources confidentially from competitors. Executive search firms not only help companies maintain their anonymity when dealing with highly sensitive replacement searches, but they also explore candidates industry-wide, including those from competing businesses.

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TOP REASONS TO RETAIN AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM

3. Conducts exhaustive due diligence. Executive search firms maintain access to all the best sourcing channels, and they use these resources to thoroughly check candidate references and backgrounds, including educational and criminal histories.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jason Hanold, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Hanold Associates, offers world-class executive search services to U.S. organizations. Establishing Hanold Associates in 2010, Hanold possesses nearly two decades of corporate recruiting and talent-management experience.