Executive Search For Professional Service Firms
"Carl comes from a consulting background, and this past experience provides him with unique insights as to candidates who will be successful in this environment."
Serving as an advisor to organizations, addressing and solving technical or complex issues, bringing measureable value to clients, and reaping the appreciation of people, companies, and governments are among the many rewards of working in a professional services firm. Management consulting, engineering, accounting, and other professional firms are the experts in the industry or functional areas they serve. To be successful, your firm must hire, develop, and retain the highest quality people you can find.
The demands of this chosen career path are intense - lifestyle issues, travel, client requirements, competition with other very capable firms, deadlines, marketing, and selling services. Many talented individuals who enter the profession choose not to stay for the long term. However, for those people who are committed to the professional services firm environment, the rewards are outstanding.
Voids and/or Inefficiencies Must Be Addressed
Professional services firms may see their business ebb and flow with the economy and/or other market factors. Nevertheless, even during difficult and uncertain economic times, most firms must address voids and/or inefficiencies in their project and management teams. The need for new leaders and key professionals can be brought on by a wide range of events, including:Retirements
Resignations
Health issues
Growth
Mergers and acquisitions
Changes in strategy
Marketplace issues
New products or new services
New markets
Regulatory changes
Whatever the reason for the need, your firm can face a huge challenge in identifying and attracting the right person to address that need. All of your people are important, but the addition of an experienced professional and/or a key management level person is especially critical to the success of your business.
In many cases, there are very few places to search for this professional, and there may be a limited number of viable candidates. The more senior level professionals must have the technical knowledge, the people skills to work with clients and staff, and the demonstrated ability to consistently market and sell the firm's services.
Personal Experience
"Carl understands the requirements of the profession from his own personal career experience, and this knowledge sets him apart from the vast majority of executive search consultants and recruiters serving professional services firms."
Carl Taylor has over ten years experience working for management consulting and public accounting firms, and he has over fifteen years experience successfully identifying and attracting top candidates for large and small professional services firms.
In addition, this personal experience increases his credibility with potential candidates because they quickly determine that he is different from other recruiters and that he really understands their environment.
- If you are seeking an experienced consultant, partner, principal, director, or manager...
- If you have used executive search, external recruiters, headhunters, or talent acquisition specialists in the past and this experience has been less than positive...
- If you have limited or no internal recruiting resources...
- If your recruiting efforts have proven to be inconsistent in the past...
- If you do not understand how executive search can bring value to your firm...
Carl J. Taylor & Co. is the resource to help you identify and attract your next senior level or one-of-a-kind position.
For a free consultation regarding your company’s current or anticipated hiring needs, please call (972) 490-7697
or email ctaylor@carltaylorco.com