Contingency recruitment is often useful for defined, active-market roles. Executive search is designed for critical appointments where the best person may not be applying and the cost of a wrong hire is high.
What to pay attention to
Search includes mandate calibration, market mapping, passive outreach, structured assessment and careful closing. It creates a fuller view of the market before the decision is made.
A practical way forward
Choose the model based on business risk and talent scarcity. The cheapest route is not always the lowest-cost route.
- Define the outcome before choosing the tool, title or process.
- Make ownership visible and measure what changes after the decision.
- Review the system regularly as the organisation, role or market changes.
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