Executive On-Boarding

Some 15 years ago, a study by the Center for Creative Leadership found that 40 percent of external hires failed in their new positions within 18 months. Today, data suggests that this number may be as high as a whopping 60 to 80 percent within 24 months.

Joe Kornik | July 09, 2014

Protecting Your Company's Investment

Jim O'Malley

Simply put, a headhunter is a hired gun whose job it is to find talented executives for firms outside of their organization. Companies pay well for these services (typically a third of the newly hired executive's first year total cash compensation) and it therefore stands to reason that they want to protect their investment. That's why we executive search professionals are often asked to guarantee our services for a year. However, the newly hired executive seldom leaves within the first 12 months. More leave their new employers in the first 18-24 months – and at quite the alarming rate!

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