According to a 2019 survey of business leaders worldwide, the most important factor when selecting an executive search firm is the industry and/or functional knowledge of the individual consultant, with 53 percent of respondents selecting this option. This response was notably more popular than the 31 percent of respondents who selected the industry and/or functional knowledge of the firm overall.
What are the most important factors to you when selecting an executive search firm?
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Statistics on Executive search worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Market size of the HR services industry worldwide by service line 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Market share of the HR services industry worldwide by service line 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Staffing and recruiting industry market size in the U.S. by category 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Market size of the executive search industry worldwide 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Executive search industry: global revenue 2000-2018
- Premium Statistic Top global executive search firms by revenue 2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the leading executive firms in the U.S. 2021
Leading companies
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Clients
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- Premium Statistic Main reasons for using executive search firms worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Most in demand services in the executive search industry worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Leading ways executive search firms can better serve their clients worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Executive search firms: likelihood of use by role worldwide 2019
Outlook
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- Premium Statistic Executive search firms' view regarding change in the skills shortage 2021
- Premium Statistic Expected change in demand for services in executive search worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Executive search firms' expected revenue growth 2022
- Premium Statistic Executive search firms' leading challenges 2022
- Premium Statistic Executive search firms' leading priorities 2022
- Premium Statistic Executive search firms' strategies for digital transformation 2021
Further related statistics
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- Roles predicted to be in demand in executive search worldwide 2018
- Number of consultants at the leading global executive search firms 2020-2021
- Predicted market growth in the executive search industry by country or region 2018
- Total revenue of Korn Ferry 2015-2022
- Industry specialization of executive search firms worldwide 2018
- Executive search firms worldwide by type 2018
- Executive search firms worldwide by geographical distribution 2018
- Predicted sector growth in the executive search industry worldwide 2018
- Success metrics used in executive search worldwide 2019
- Korn Ferry's fee revenue by segment 2022
- Korn Ferry's offices by region 2019
- Demand for diversity in the executive search industry 2021
- CEOs and CFOs in the U.S. - average age at hire 2005-2018
- CEOs and CFOs in the U.S. - share of females 2004-2018
- Share of Canadian staffing managers by marketing tools they found effective 2015
- Canadian staffing firms passive candidate recruitment 2015
- Executive search market size in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Types of company who will invest in AI recruiting tools worldwide 2018
- Types of competition for recruitment firms worldwide 2015
- Most effective candidate outreach channels worldwide 2017
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Statistics
- Roles predicted to be in demand in executive search worldwide 2018
- Number of consultants at the leading global executive search firms 2020-2021
- Predicted market growth in the executive search industry by country or region 2018
- Total revenue of Korn Ferry 2015-2022
- Industry specialization of executive search firms worldwide 2018
- Executive search firms worldwide by type 2018
- Executive search firms worldwide by geographical distribution 2018
- Predicted sector growth in the executive search industry worldwide 2018
- Success metrics used in executive search worldwide 2019
- Korn Ferry's fee revenue by segment 2022
- Korn Ferry's offices by region 2019
- Demand for diversity in the executive search industry 2021
- CEOs and CFOs in the U.S. - average age at hire 2005-2018
- CEOs and CFOs in the U.S. - share of females 2004-2018
- Share of Canadian staffing managers by marketing tools they found effective 2015
- Canadian staffing firms passive candidate recruitment 2015
- Executive search market size in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Types of company who will invest in AI recruiting tools worldwide 2018
- Types of competition for recruitment firms worldwide 2015
- Most effective candidate outreach channels worldwide 2017
SWR Group. (May 10, 2019). What are the most important factors to you when selecting an executive search firm? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095923/leading-factors-selecting-executive-search-firm-worldwide/
SWR Group. "What are the most important factors to you when selecting an executive search firm? ." Chart. May 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095923/leading-factors-selecting-executive-search-firm-worldwide/
SWR Group. (2019). What are the most important factors to you when selecting an executive search firm? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095923/leading-factors-selecting-executive-search-firm-worldwide/
SWR Group. "What Are The Most Important Factors to You When Selecting An Executive Search Firm? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095923/leading-factors-selecting-executive-search-firm-worldwide/
SWR Group, What are the most important factors to you when selecting an executive search firm? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095923/leading-factors-selecting-executive-search-firm-worldwide/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
What are the most important factors to you when selecting an executive search firm? [Graph], SWR Group, May 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095923/leading-factors-selecting-executive-search-firm-worldwide/