{"id":650,"date":"2016-02-02T15:49:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theofficialboard.com\/blog\/?p=650"},"modified":"2016-02-02T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:03:11","slug":"executive-search-firms-vs-inside-recruiters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theofficialboard.com\/blog\/recruiting\/executive-search-firms-vs-inside-recruiters\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Search Firms vs. Inside Recruiters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theofficialboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Survey-Executive-Search-Firms-Internal-Executive-Recruiters-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theofficialboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Survey-Executive-Search-Firms-Internal-Executive-Recruiters--e1454353094765.jpg\" alt=\"Survey - Executive Search Firms - Internal Executive Recruiters -\" width=\"250\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a>One of the hottest ongoing debates in the field of executive recruiting is whether recruiting efforts are better handled by inside recruiters or whether it\u2019s preferable to outsource the function to executive search firms, which maintain singular focus and expertise on the recruiting function.<\/p>\n<p>The survey concludes that executive search firms are favored by the large companies.<\/p>\n<p>Among the survey&#8217;s other major findings:<\/p>\n<p>#1 Executive search firms\u00a0are sourcing a solid majority (59 percent) of the executives joining the large companies.<\/p>\n<p>#2\u00a0A majority of the large companies (53 percent) maintain internal executive recruiters, and the primary\u00a0reason companies to do so is a perception that inside recruiters will ensure a higher quality hire.<\/p>\n<p>#3\u00a0Among the companies without an internal executive recruiting function (47 percent), a lion\u2019s share (89 percent) reported that\u00a0insufficient internal resources were the primary reason for utilizing executive recruitment firms.<\/p>\n<p>The full survey is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theofficialboard.com\/files\/executive search firms - internal executive recruiters \u2013 february 2016.pdf\">available here<\/a>. 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