Executive Search - FAQs
By automating sourcing, streamlining processes, and reducing overhead costs, we pass the savings directly to our clients while maintaining a high-quality service.
Exact Search offers a simple, transparent pricing model with a $20,000 flat retainer and a 17% total fee, eliminating hidden admin costs and inflated markups. This approach saves clients up to 50% compared to traditional firms, making us the most affordable retained executive search partners nationwide.
Yes. And the retainer is applied towards the final fee.
Traditional firms often charge 25–35% of total compensation plus admin fees. Exact Search offers a transparent, flat retainer plus a competitive total fee, reducing overall hiring costs by up to 50% without compromising quality.
We believe you should pay for results, not overhead. Our model is streamlined and efficient – no padded fees, just high-impact search work that delivers.
ExactSearch typically takes as little as 2 months without compromising quality.
Our experienced human recruiters validate and vet top candidates before presenting them. Additionally, our AI-powered platform continuously refines its candidate recommendations based on real-time data, ensuring a precise fit.
ExactSearch combines advanced AI-powered sourcing with partner-level human curation, enabling us to deliver highly qualified executive candidates within 2 weeks — significantly faster than the industry average.
By combining AI-driven sourcing technology with rigorous human vetting and partner-level review, we deliver well-matched, high-quality candidates rapidly, without sacrificing fit or service.
We endeavor to present final candidates within 30 days on every search.
Every search is led by one of our experienced principals – never junior staff. You get partner-level expertise from start to finish.
Yes. We provide packaged, cost-effective, and fast executive search solutions tailored to the needs of portfolio companies.
Absolutely not! Human expertise remains essential in assessing leadership capabilities, cultural fit, and soft skills. AI enhances and accelerates our process.
Yes! Using our Collaborate to Calibrate approach, we work with our clients to ensure the best fit.
Yes. We specialize in discreet searches, ensuring that your organization’s hiring plans remain confidential while we identify and engage top talent.
We specialize in executive and senior-level positions across various industries, including technology, finance, healthcare, and more.
We use our proprietary AI-LQ™ (AI Leadership Quotient) framework to assess candidates’ fluency with AI technologies, strategic adaptability, and digital leadership skills. This ensures clients hire executives who are ready to lead in today’s AI-driven business landscape.
No. AI-LQ™ applies across functions — from marketing to finance to operations — wherever AI impacts leadership.
Yes. While we have deep expertise in AI-forward leadership, we place executives across all industries, functions, and growth stages, tailoring every search to your unique needs.
We serve clients across all industries and growth stages, placing executives in roles including finance, technology, marketing, HR, operations, and more. From startups to established market leaders, we have proven expertise.
AI-LQ™ evaluates candidates on their AI tool fluency, ability to lead digital transformation, and strategic use of automation and data-driven decision-making to ensure strong future-ready leadership.
