Retained Search – What Candidates Need to Know

When the world’s top companies need to find key members of their executive teams, they frequently invest considerable resources to hire a retained executive search firm. As part of the client company’s complex succession strategy, the search firm mounts a many-month, needle-in-a-haystack search to find the ideal candidate. Global and boutique executive search firms follow sophisticated search processes. Unfortunately, most job seekers will never see inside the executive search process. For instance, did you know that a formal search often won’t include the expectation of an uninvited inbound resume? In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff will interview executive resume writer and former executive search consultant Jared Redick. Together, they will help you navigate this process by understanding the constructs, motivations, and limitations of retained executive search.