ExecSearch International

ExecSearch International provides Executive Search and Headhunting across Australia, placing management to board-level talent with a one-year performance guarantee backed by psychometric assessment methodology that predicts candidate performance 4 times more accurately than interviews.

• Conducts active talent sourcing across Australia, New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom for companies seeking candidates not actively seeking employment, with over 25 years of experience in executive recruitment.
• Integrates psychometric assessments with executive search to predict a candidate’s performance in a specific role before hiring; research confirms psychometric assessment is 4 times more accurate than interviews in predicting job performance.
• Offers one-year placement warranty on all hires; assessment-based recruitment reduces hiring risk, with mis-hire costs averaging $80,000 per employee and $300,000 to $400,000 per senior executive.
• Principals are experienced senior executives; offices operated by named entrepreneurs whose reputation is directly at stake, combining personal attention of a smaller consultancy with resources of a global organisation.

Best for: employers seeking above-the-market management and board-level talent with reduced hiring risk and performance certainty.

ExecSearch International provides Board and Senior Leadership Development through on-the-job coaching and a 100-day onboarding program for new executives across Australia.

• Delivers Enhanced Performance programs to increase executive productivity on-the-job in real time, and the signature Succeed Before You Start 100-day action plan for new leaders to accelerate assimilation before their first day.
• Programs led by founder Duff Watkins and experienced senior executives, drawing on 25 years of development expertise across Australia, New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom.
• Complements executive search services with post-hire development to ensure successful leadership transitions and sustained performance improvements.

Best for: employers developing new or existing executives and board members to accelerate leadership performance and succession readiness.