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Stick to Your Knitting - October 22, 2007
The best leaders know their own weaknesses. They surround themselves with experts who can provide wise counsel, and then make their own decisions based on sound advice.
Great leaders are not necessarily great recruiters or interviewers – that’s not what they're hired to do. In fact, that’s precisely why they hire an executive search firm. Our job is to understand what your organization’s specific hiring needs are, and to identify top quality candidates who can fulfill your objectives successfully. You then choose the candidate you feel you can work best with, and together, we sell the opportunity.
Most organizations just don’t have the time or resources to map out a comprehensive talent pool, and contact the candidates, sources and referrals necessary to unearth the best candidates. As a third party, your search firm may also be able to obtain feedback regarding your organization’s reputation, potential candidate concerns and other useful insights that might not be shared with you.
More importantly, your search firm can provide objective information on current market realities, so you know how your organization stacks up against the competition, and how best to compete for the limited talent available.
Your job is to provide leadership and drive the organization’s success, and ours is to provide the talent who will achieve it.

Graham Carver, President
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