Sometimes a Retained Search Is the Best Option

THE GIBSON GROUP is a specialized, highly focused recruiting firm, with the professional resources to conduct retained searches in addition to the more typical contingency searches.

The difference?   Contingency searches motivate recruiters through "pay for placement" and yield a large list of potential candidates.   A retained-search agreement forms an exclusive bond between an employer and a recruiting firm.   The employer receives services beyond those for contingency searches, and the recruiter agrees to fill a position for a given fee regardless of difficulty.

When a Retained Search?

A retained search is most advantageous when high-level executives are required.   The pool of available candidates will be smaller and more select, and the search must include an assessment of each candidate´s ability to promote corporate objectives.

Often, an existing employee holds the position to be filled, so search sensitivity is required.   In such a circumstance, the "broadcast" method used by many contingency recruiters is not appropriate.

As a THE GIBSON GROUP client, you will deal with a single contact – an industry expert with decades of executive level experience working directly for your competitors or for companies that serve your customers.   That recruiter will draw on discreet executive relationships, cultivated through years of hard-won mutual trust.   You will review only candidates with demonstrated performance metrics and backgrounds that pass our rigorous scrutiny.

For optimized attention to your executive staffing needs, consider a retained search commitment from THE GIBSON GROUP.