retained executive search Q & A

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Partnering with an executive search firm like Kinetic Search Solutions offers numerous benefits for your organisation, ensuring strategic and effective leadership recruitment.

Mapping the Market:

- Access a top-tier network of industry-leading candidates.

- Benefit from market mapping and benchmarking for skills, roles, and salaries.

- Explore new geographies and inform strategic decisions on location and operations.

Delivering Solutions, Not Just CVs:

- Match talent to your organisation’s unique needs.

- Focus on business goals, seeking candidates with the right mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Offering an Objective Approach:

- Avoid recruiting the same profiles as predecessors.

- Encourage innovative thinking to find candidates who drive growth and evolution.

Approaching Suitable Candidates on Your Behalf:

- Act as an extension of your organisation during the search.

- Make professional, qualified approaches to potential candidates.

By partnering with an executive search firm like Kinetic Search Solutions, you ensure that your leadership recruitment is strategic, targeted, and aligned with your long-term success.

In the dynamic worlds of media, sports, gaming, and technology, securing the right management and leadership talent is crucial. Executive search is your solution for key senior roles like CEO, CRO, CFO, COO, CSO and CPO, as well as other crucial management and leadership hires at the Head of, VP and middle-management levels. Unlike contingency recruitment, which is paid only upon successful placement, executive search delves deeper through extensive research and mapping, and promises better results.

Top candidates often aren't actively job hunting; they're excelling in their current roles but open to the right opportunity. This is where executive search excels, finding the perfect fit for your company whether candidates are actively looking or not.

By partnering with an executive search firm like Kinetic Search Solutions, you gain a dedicated extension of your business focused on identifying and engaging top-tier talent. In industries where innovation and leadership are key, executive search ensures you have the leaders needed to drive success. Let us help you find the game-changers to elevate your organisation.

In retained search, we work exclusively on your behalf with an upfront or scheduled fee, reflecting our mutual commitment to finding the perfect fit for your leadership roles. This fee offers commitment to a partnership, pays for our exclusive time, and supports our intensive research and mapping process to identify the ideal candidate for your business. Additionally, aside from the hours of research, we invest in advertising your vacancies on various digital platforms. While the overall cost is comparable to non-retained services, you benefit from our dedicated partnership, time, and commitment.

Here’s how it works: 

1. "Initial Fee": You pay about a third upfront to start the research and market mapping.

2. "Shortlist Fee": Another third is due upon delivery of a shortlist of top candidates.

3. "Final Fee": The remaining fee is paid once we successfully place the right candidate. 

This fee, typically a percentage of the candidate’s first-year compensation and benefits, it can sometimes be slightly higher than contingency agency fees but offers unparalleled value through deep collaboration. We act as true ambassadors of your brand, understanding your culture, values, and needs. This close relationship is crucial for finding high-profile, culturally fitting talent. Choosing retained search means investing in a dedicated, bespoke recruitment process that ensures long-term success by securing the management and leadership talent your organisation needs to thrive.