Post and hope
A job board waits for people who are already looking. Korn Ferry puts it plainly: busy executives are not scouring job boards for their next role. Advertised recruiting is a scattershot approach.
Stop posting and hoping. We headhunt the people who aren't applying.
Job boards wait for applicants. We call the people who are already working and bring you a shortlist.
Recruiting since 2009.
Engaged Search
We map the people who can do the job and call them. You get a shortlist of people who were not applying, plus weekly updates until someone starts.
How it works
Three steps. Then a shortlist.
Step 1
Scoping call
We talk through the role, the pay, and the timeline. You get an honest read either way.
Step 2
We headhunt
Outreach starts within 2 hours of a signed agreement and a paid invoice. We call people who are not applying.
Step 3
You meet a shortlist
A calibrated shortlist arrives inside 21 days. Every person has been screened and is interested.
Specialties
Healthcare leadership
Hospital, senior living, and home health leaders.
See this practicePerfusion, CRNA and dosimetry
Scarce clinical specialists with their own desk.
See this practiceExecutive search
CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and board-level roles.
See this practiceTechnology
CTOs, engineering VPs, and product leaders.
See this practiceFinance
CFOs and controllers, searched in confidence.
See this practiceManufacturing
Plant, operations, and supply-chain leaders.
See this practiceInterim staffing
Interim leaders when a seat cannot stay empty.
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Work we can point to
Recruiting since 2009. These are published searches, not invented ratings.
Director of Nursing, New York
A skilled nursing facility had carried the role for nearly 90 days. The seat was filled in 45 days after a search of people who were not applying.
Read the case studyChief Nursing Officer, Mid-Atlantic
A post-acute network had waited four months on a retained search. A shortlist of three was presented within 14 days, and the CNO was seated in 38 days.
Read the case studyQuestions
How does Engaged Search work?
We scope the role with you, then call people who are not applying. You see a calibrated shortlist inside 21 days. The standard replacement guarantee is 60 days, if the invoice is settled within 14 days.
What does a search cost?
Fees are 15–30% of first-year salary, with engagement fees starting at $3,500. Candidates are not charged.
Which roles do you fill?
Healthcare leadership and specialized clinical roles come first: administrators, directors of nursing, perfusionists, CRNAs, and therapists. We also search for technology, finance, and manufacturing leaders.
Recruiting since 2009.
Stop posting. Start a search.
Tell us the role. We will tell you if we can fill it, and what it takes.
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