The wide range of experience and expertise of an executive search firm can help a company with problem identification and definition, as well as with the development and/or refinement of job/position descriptions. A search firm has access to extensive amounts of relevant research material regarding industries, companies, and individuals of potential interest to you.  A search firm can assure confidentiality.

A good search consultant is an expert at both finding the right individual for your situation, and in generating a genuine interest on the part of the candidate.  Your consultant will also have extensive experience in interviewing, debriefing both the company and the candidate after an interview to ascertain a degree of mutual interest, participating in the negotiation of an offer, and assisting the candidate in successfully resigning his/her position.

Obviously a good executive search firm must make a significant commitment to you and your organization.  Together, you and your search consultant will create an environment where knowledge, comfort, and mutual trust result in a close and successful working relationship.  A partnership is formed, and it is imperative that both you and your consultant make a significant investment in both time and resources to produce the desired results.

If  you have serious needs, and you are interested in having a search consultant who specializes in this type of situation help you solve your problem - then you should retain Holland & Associates, Inc.  You will then have the benefit of a seasoned professional, with a great deal of specific experience that is relevant to your situation, has joined your team with the expressed purpose of developing the best solution to your staffing problem(s).