professional search
Elevating Careers and Helping Others
Your Strategic Advantage: Talent Acquisition That Fuels Growth
Echo understands the pressure organizations face to secure top talent in a competitive market. As your strategic talent partner, we do more than fill open positions; we build teams that drive business forward. We believe that people power companies, and we’re committed to finding the right individuals who will not only excel in their roles, but also contribute to a company’s long-term success.
Our professional search services are designed with the specific needs of your business in mind. We understand the talent market and challenges; from the strain put on the human resources team, to the pressure in competing with larger companies for top talent.
Echo’s robust candidate network, authenticity, and time tested flexible search models set us apart as a leader within the professional search community. But, it is the innovative commitment to go beyond placement for our clients which we are most proud. Offering certified business coaches alongside each of our engaged leadership placements is one example and innovative differentiator our clients experience.
Our Process
Personal and Targeted Approach
Deep Dive into Your Business
We don’t just skim the surface. We take the time to understand your company’s values, goals, and challenges. This allows us to tailor our search to find candidates who are not just a skill match, but a cultural fit.
Professional Search Methodology
We prioritize long-term partnership and understands the unique story of each client. We offer flexible search models, with a core belief that search believing exclusivity leads to better results. Our honest counsel ensures the best approach for your specific needs, whether engaged, retained, or contingent.
Data-Driven Decision Making
We believe in the power of data. We use a variety of tools and assessments to evaluate candidates and ensure they have the skills, experience, and potential to make a significant impact on your organization.
The echo engaged difference
The echo “engaged” model is a solution combining retained level partnership and commitment, with the payment flexibility attractive in contingent models. The best of both worlds.
Own Your Message
Control your company’s narrative and attract top talent with engaged search, ensuring a unified message that strengthens your brand and eliminates negative perceptions.
Aligned Goals
Our exclusive engaged model aligns our goals with yours, focusing on finding the right long-term fit, not just filling a seat. Experience true partnership, not sales pressure, as we work side-by-side to find the talent your team deserves.
Create Transparency
Experience transparent communication ensuring clarity for all. Our commitment extends beyond placement, with a dedicated integration coach to accelerate new hire success..
Dedicated Search Team
Our engaged model guarantees dedicated internal resources with over 100+ years of combined recruiting expertise, ensuring the right team is working on your search.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does echo provide an integration specialist coach with engaged placements?
Echo believes in impacting the career journey of the candidates we represent to assist our clients in successful onboarding, alignment, and increased productivity and retention for the people they hire. Having a certified business coach work with the hiring manager and candidate as a third party has proven greater engagement, relationship development, communication, and success in achieving productivity metrics. Echo is proud to be the only firm offering this commitment with placements.
Will echo do contingent searches?
Echo values honest communication and expectation setting on the front end of every search. Our core belief is that exclusivity for search is in the best interest for our client partners and allows Echo to effectively project manage internal resources to drive results. For searches where the skillset for the desired candidate is highly sought after and speed is of the utmost importance (usually highly repeatable skillsets) contingent process is the best solution and Echo will perform in this capacity for certain situations.
What is the difference between engaged and retained?
Both engaged and retained searches are exclusive partnerships with a search firm, outsourcing talent acquisition. Retained searches involve a guaranteed fee paid in increments, covering the entire process and all candidate sourcing. Engaged searches prioritize successful placement, with a smaller upfront fee and the remainder paid upon hire. This hybrid model offers payment flexibility and is ideal when internal talent acquisition works alongside the search firm.
Does hiring multiple search firms give me more candidates?
In most cases, no. It does provide access to the candidate pool a bit quicker, but not greater access. Counter-intuitively, the more firms working your search means fewer candidates overall and fewer who will actually accept your job. Candidates steer away from roles where multiple firms contact them about the same opportunity (usually with different messaging!), and the position receives less commitment from firms who prioritize clients who value partnership over transaction. For impactful and leadership hires, selecting an exclusive search partner is the best answer.
What should I know about selecting a search partner?
Choosing the right search firm hinges on understanding their values, reputation, and experience. Assess their team’s tenure and search process, clarify expectations on timing, and, for specialized roles, seek industry-specific expertise. Ethical practices matter: ensure the firm won’t poach from existing clients. Finally, prioritize a partner committed to post-placement support and your long-term success.
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