Sometimes a position requires a certain expertise to fill. At Ellis Samuel Associates we have over 18 years of executive search and headhunting experience. Working closely with clients, we can offer a discrete service allowing you to source the best talent for your roles while maintaining confidentiality. Whatever your requirements, we offer a tailor-made service to find the best skillset and personality for your business.
With a 20-year history, Headhunting & Executive Search is the basis of our business. We have conducted assignments in over 45 countries focusing on an array of industry verticals. Innova are trusted advisors to small and large enterprises, identifying and appointing key hires by leveraging our strong industry expertise. We work in partnership with our clients, recruiting world-class leaders who will make a sustainable impact on their business.
Employment Types
Permanent
Office Locations
Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4BU
Chester, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, One The Square, Temple Quay, 4th Floor, Bristol, Avon, BS16DG
Executive Headhunters is an internationally recognised Search and Selection firm that can deliver top level candidates to partners across all sectors. Professional Services? Construction? Private Equity? Our extensive network can attract quality professionals of all skills and specialisms for lucrative vacancies worldwide. We perform a bespoke talent search for all enquiries and offer a confidential and transparent service that's relevant to you.
Employment Types
Permanent
Office Locations
Concorde House, Trinity Park, Solihull, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7UQ
22 Upper Ground, South Bank, London, Greater London, SE1 9PD
Stocks Court, 18/20 Old Market Place, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 4DF
Specialist sales, marketing and operations recruitment agency based in Reading, Berkshire. Covering London, the Thames Valley and the full UK market.
Employment Types
Permanent
Office Locations
12 Flagstaff House, High Street, Twyford, Berkshire, RG10 9AE
Geographical Coverage
Berkshire, Thames Valley, London & UK wide
Salaries Covered
Salaries from £25k - £100k+
Listed since: June 2026
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Executive Headhunting - Innova Search have a long track record in headhunting Executive level appointments across the Engineering and Manufacturing sectors. We work in partnership with our clients to unearth exceptional talent, building relationships for the future. We specialise in placing highly skilled sought after individuals across technical, operations, commercial and supply chain disciplines. Contact us today to discuss your needs.
Employment Types
Permanent
Office Locations
Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4BU
Chester, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, One The Square, Temple Quay, 4th Floor, Bristol, Avon, BS16DG
Electus delivers targeted headhunting services across our core markets of engineering, technology, digital, cyber and security. We identify, engage and attract hard-to-find talent for specialist and leadership roles, helping businesses solve complex resourcing challenges, strengthen capability and secure the people needed to drive performance, innovation and long-term growth.
Employment Types
Permanent, Contract
Office Locations
This Workspace, 18 Albert Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1BZ
ALF Recruit - specialists in Finance, Accountancy, HR, Business Support and Financial Services recruitment. From transactional roles to FD, CFO and Board-level Executive Search. We work with SMEs, PE-backed firms and FTSE-listed businesses across the North West and nationally. 20 years of sector experience. 100% placement success rate. Our "Search. Recruit. Retain." model helps clients find the right people - and keep them. Quality over quantity,
Employment Types
Permanent, Temporary, Contract
Office Locations
Fire Up, Old Fire Station, Maclure Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL11 1DN
Taylor Root's executive search practice is built on detailed market mapping, targeted outreach and specialist expertise. We identify and engage high-calibre legal professionals for key and hard-to-fill roles, supported by a structured, insight-led assessment process that ensures the right long-term fit.
Employment Types
Permanent, Temporary, Contract
Office Locations
The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AT
Office Suite No 3.02, 42 Westland Row, Dublin, County Dublin
Headhunting is a term seemingly liberally and too freely used by the general recruitment industry, which in reality is more poignant to executive searches. By contrast, our specific Headhunting service, whereby we look to recruit specific people, is built upon 30 years of networks, absolute discretion, trust and confidentiality. Central to this service is the network and contacts built over many years.
Employment Types
Permanent, Contract
Office Locations
Unit 2, 10 Beechen Grove, Watford, Herts, WD17 2AD
Sustainability specialist recruiter, covering ESG, decarbonisation and net zero recruitment. With a strength on mid management and senior appointments.
Employment Types
Permanent, Temporary, Contract
Office Locations
Church Farm Cottage, Little Wittengham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RD
We offer fresh approach to recruitment. We don’t just fill roles—we build long-term partnerships that power people and businesses to thrive. Nestled in the beautiful countryside of Gargrave, North Yorkshire, we are proud to offer a values-led, community-oriented approach to recruitment with an emphasis on authenticity, flexibility, and growth.
Employment Types
Permanent, Temporary, Contract
Office Locations
The Barn, Bark Hill, Flasby, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3QD
Reed is the world's largest family-run recruitment company, with more than 65 years of experience connecting employers with exceptional talent through our network of 98 offices across the UK. As your specialist recruitment partner, we combine the expertise of experienced recruiters with the latest technologies to deliver a smarter, more personalised hiring experience.
Employment Types
Permanent, Temporary, Contract
Office Locations
499 Union Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB11 6DB
Established in 2020, Faustina James provides executive search, and temporary & permanent staffing services across the UK. Some roles they fill include Conveyancing Legal Assistant, Principal Ecologist, Secretary, Remortgage Case Handler, Commercial Litigation PA, Conveyancing Paralegal, Principal Solicitor & Deputy Monitoring Officer, and many more. The company is based in London.
Office Locations
86-90 Paul Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4NE
SkillBrokers Consulting
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An established recruitment consultancy expert, SkillBrokers Consulting specialises in covering the following sectors across the UK: Finance, Strategy, Technology, and Transformation. For over 23 years, the company has been hiring candidates on a permanent, contract, and interim basis. They also provide services to various disciplines, including Business Design, Business Process Change, Data, Analytics, & AI, and Risk & Regulatory Change.
Revilo specialises in technology talent acquisition, with a focus on headhunting developers across global markets, including London, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Singapore.
Office Locations
1 Saint Katharine's Way, Stepney, London, E1W 1LP
Beyond Search
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Beyond Search is a London-based award-winning executive search firm. They specialise in locating executive, non-executive, and specialist talent for Aviation, Tech, Media & Advertising, and Banking companies around the world. The agency has experience working with startups and scaleups, as well as providing diverse and inclusive appointments. Some companies they've worked with include WWP, Causr, Oleeo, Piota, Voxbone, Gympass, and Axitech.
Office Locations
CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, City of London, London, EC2Y 9AQ
Redstone Search Group
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Redstone Search Group offers recruitment and executive search solutions to the Commodities, Wealth Management, Private Banking, Legal, Risk, and Compliance industries on a global level. They work with producers, utilities, merchants, trading houses, hedge funds, investment banks, and brokerages, assisting them in finding the right candidates for their teams. The company also covers the Energy, Metals, Soft Commodity and Agricultural sectors.
Office Locations
New Barnes Mill Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2HA
Renovata & Company
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Renovata & Company is an executive search & selection, and private equity advisory firm, that offers its services globally. They work with financial sponsors, portfolio firms, and public organisations. Some companies they've worked with are Accel, EGP, Norwest, Vector Capital, and JVP. The company has offices in London, Hamburg, New York, Boston, and San Francisco.
Office Locations
41-44 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London, WC2B 5AD
DragonPSR
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DragonPSR has been helping fulfil recruitment requirements across Professional Services verticals like Accounting & Finance, Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain, IT and General Management since 2013. Their head office is in Bristol and they have a global footprint that spans the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia. Catering to permanent, temporary and contract jobs, they cover the entire recruitment lifecycle from role briefing to post-placement service.
EMEA Resourcing sources talent for the Technology space, placing them into Banking, Finance, Commercial and Public Sector organisations in the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific with the help of their City of London team. Handling assignments in Trading Risk Systems, Quantitative Development & Testing and more, they complete permanent and contract requirements using a contingency model. Their client catalogue includes Accenture, Credit Suisse and ING.
Office Locations
32 Threadneedle Street, City of London, London, EC2R 8AY
Farquharson Grant
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Farquharson Grant, founded in 2008, is a global executive search and selection agency that assists firms in transforming their leadership teams from the board down. The firm works with a diverse range of businesses, from small start-ups to major foundations and multinational organisations. The firm has more than a decade of expertise recruiting for the Healthcare, Technology, and Consulting industries. The agency is based in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
Office Locations
Boston House, Downsview Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9FF
FullBrook Consulting
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Founded in 2002, FullBrook Consulting is a provider of recruitment solutions, as well as contractor resourcing, interim management, and business improvement services, to the IT, Telecoms, and Service industries in the UK. Their previous clients include Unify, Riverbed, Verint, Nikon, Capita, Barclays, Boots, and Microsoft. They fill in roles like Account Executive, Frontend Developer, IT Support Engineer, Business Analyst, etc.
Spencer Stuart covers a wide range of functional roles, such as CEO, Financial Officer, Marketing, Sales & Communications Officer, in multiple industries including Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Financial Services, Education, Healthcare, Government, and Private Equity. They are equipped with consultants with extensive backgrounds and experience in search and leadership consulting.
Office Locations
80 Strand, Paddington, London, WC2R 0DT
PeopleSolved
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PeopleSolved connects job seekers and employers in the Engineering and IT sectors across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the UK, and the USA. Since its foundation in 2011, they have been aiding employers in filling a wide variety of contract and permanent roles. These include Demand Planners, Enterprise Account Executives, Instrumentation Technicians, and Solutions Architects. The firm has teams based in Dallas, Durban, and London.
Office Locations
14 Grays Inn Road, Bloomsbury, London, WC1X 8HN
Pitch Hill Partners
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Pitch Hill Partners has been assigning Finance professionals to various permanent and interim placements for over two years. The company leverages its 20 years of combined experience dealing with a diverse client group nationwide and globally. Pitch Hill Partners offers solutions to the Corporate Finance, Leadership, and Transformation & Change fields. They often hire Heads of Finance, Chief Financial Officers, and Group/Finance Directors.
Office Locations
1 Park Road, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 4AS
Anders Leo Executive Search
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Anders Leo Executive Search fulfils an array of appointments in the Retail/Logistics Operations and Transformation & Supply Chain verticals. With nationwide and global coverage, their expertise has been extended to an extensive client portfolio, such as start-ups and blue-chip international companies. They leverage 15 years of combined experience.
Office Locations
The Copper Room Deva City Office Park, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 7BG
Summit Search & Selection
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Summit Search & Selection has provided Real Estate executive search services since 2000 throughout the UK and Europe. They specialise within the Commercial, Alternative, and Living sectors, working with employers such as Invesco, J.P. Morgan Asset Investment, Mapeley, M&G Real Estate, Aberdeen Standard Investments, and more. Appointments they make are monitored on a 3-month, 6-month, and yearly basis.
Office Locations
29, Farm Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 5RL
Next Move Recruitment Ltd
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Next Move Recruitment is a search consultancy that has been providing recruitment solutions for over 20 years in the IT or Cyber Security markets. The agency is a member of TEAM and works in alliance with over 500 nationwide agencies. They cover the UK and overseas, and they typically recruit for and place Penetration Testers, Security Analysts, Chief Technology Officers, Risk Management Professionals, and Cyber Security Consultants.
Office Locations
Suite A3, Radclyffe House, 66-68 Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 8PF
Stone Executive Search & Selection
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Stone Executive Search & Selection consists of a team of headhunters that services a broad spectrum of clients including not-for-profit organisations, global corporations, as well as SMEs and family-owned businesses in the UK and internationally. They work in the Professional Services, Consumer Goods & Services, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Public Sector & Not-for-Profit, Tech industries, and more.
Office Locations
Quayside Tower, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2HF
1 - 2 Johns Court, Crabtree Hall Business Centre, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 9NY, 151 West George Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G2 2JJ, 2nd Floor, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London, Greater London, W1J 6BD, Friary, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6EA, Peter House, Oxfrod Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M1 5AN
Synergy Selection
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Synergy Selection offers their expertise in hiring professionals for a wide variety of appointments in the Financial Technology industry. With a team based in London, they cater to clients across the UK, USA, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Since its establishment in 2002, they have been supplying personnel for various roles at all levels, including Developers, Programme Directors & Managers, and Technology Architects.
Office Locations
Aston Sinfield, 1 Cornhill, City of London, London, EC3V 3ND
Lusona Consultancy
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Lusona Consultancy operates across multiple professional sectors such as Accountancy & Finance, HR, Legal, Office Support, Risk, Tax, Technology & Data, Engineering and Procurement & Supply Chain. Aside from filling permanent, temporary and fixed-term vacancies, they have also perform executive searches. They were established in 2011 and have a client portfolio that includes CPM Wolverine Proctor Ltd, Hugh Stirling and George Leslie Ltd.
Oaklands Global Recruitment Group recruits professionals for the Aerospace, Aviation, and Financial Services opportunities across the UK, USA, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. They are an accredited member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and has been hiring on a permanent and contract basis since 2011. The firm also provides executive search services and places staff in board-level roles.
Office Locations
20 Eversley Road, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, TN40 1HE
7 Vale Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1DJ
Copeland Select Ltd
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Copeland Automotive is a niche Automotive recruitment agency hiring for mid-to-senior level appointments in Sales, Marketing and Operations. Core industries they have been supporting since 2009 are Vehicle Manufacturing, Finance & Leasing, Supply, Marketing and Dealing. They have a UK-wide reach, taking pride in having over 15,000 applicant contacts, with consultants in Didcot. Their client portfolio includes Toyota GB and Winchester Motor Group.
Office Locations
29 Main Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 9LR
Mining International
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Mining International offers specialised recruitment solutions for the Mining industry nationwide and abroad. For over 12 years, they have been hiring candidates on a contract and permanent basis. They work with various clients, including private equity funds and family offices. Mining International also offers executive search services for management or senior level roles in the Technical and Operational sectors.
Richard James Recruitment Specialists has been exclusively working across Energy and Commodities since 2016, performing executive search and global recruitment. Based in Islington, they cover functions that include Office, Shipping & Logistics and Finance & Accounting. They also recruit graduates and entry-level talent.
Office Locations
8th Floor, The Gridiron, One Pancras Square, Kings Cross, Islington, London, N1C 4AG
HC Group
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HC Group is a talent acquisition agency that offers solutions to Energy and Commodities markets internationally, including in Europe, North & South America, the Middle East and Asia. The agency provides retained search solutions and advisory services such as competitive analysis, behavioural assessment, and talent pipelining & succession planning. They are in partnership with Neo, Energex Partners, Profinda, and Reuters Events.
Founded in 2017, MadlinHannah Consulting is a headhunting company focused on Corporate Affairs, covering Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, and Financial PR. They match firms with senior executives. Some roles they fill include Public Affairs Associate Director, Content Strategist, Account Director, and Financial PR Associate Director.
Office Locations
Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, City of London, London, EC4Y 0HP
Melium Consulting
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Created in 2016, Melium Consulting is a retained executive search business that specialises in delivering skilled and experienced candidates to companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. They recruit for a variety of roles on an interim, contract, and permanent basis. The agency is based in London.
MPowering People Ltd, founded in 2019, aids in filling permanent c-suite, executive level, senior management and presidential assignments. Serving employers across the UK and abroad, they cater to a plethora of fields in the Automotive and Semiconductor industries. These include Customer Sales, Engineering, Finance, HR, Operations, Project Management, and Quality Control.
Office Locations
Stanley Harrison House, The Chocolate Works, Bishopthorpe Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO23 1DE
PIR International
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PIR International puts forward employment opportunities in Life Science, not only in the UK but overseas as well. With over 100 years of collective experience within their team, their specialisations are in executive search, board and non-executive appointments and interim search, forging partnerships with institutions like Bone Therapeutics, Closed Loop Medicine and LifeArc Ventures. They are situated in London and were founded in 2005.
Office Locations
30 Stamford Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 9LQ
Rice Search Partners Ltd
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Rice Search Partners Ltd is a talent and recruitment consultancy firm that deals exclusively with employers across the UK and overseas. With 25 years of combined experience, their expertise lies in Market Research in a diverse range of fields. These include Digital, Data & Analytics, Origination & Distribution, Risk & Infrastructure, and Trading & Execution. From its London and New York branches, they complete assignments at all levels.
Office Locations
33 Kingsway, Holborn, London, WC2B 6UF
Nevard Roland Executive Search
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Nevard Roland Executive Search is a staffing and recruiting agency in Clevedon, North Somerset, that provides executive search services. The company was founded in 1996 and recruits for several business functions namely General Management, Sales & Marketing, Finance, IT, Human Resources, and Manufacturing and Operations.
Office Locations
14 Bellevue Mansions, Clevedon, Avon, BS21 7NU
TechWaves Recruitment
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TechWaves Recruitment offers permanent and contract hiring solutions on an exclusive basis. They deliver a six-stage process to fill positions in Engineering, IT and Finance. Techwaves Recruitment has been operating for more than a decade.
Office Locations
Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2NT
Vision Executives
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Based in Dewsbury, Vision Executives specialises in worldwide recruitment for the Eye Care and Ophthalmology industries. They have a network of over 4000 applicants, from Salespeople to C-level executives, spread over 30 countries. They focus on sourcing professionals for the following areas: Eye Wear, Optical Lenses, Surgical Medical Devices, Diagnostic Equipment, Biotechnology, Laser Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and more.
Office Locations
HUB26 Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 4LN
Walbrook Search
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Walbrook Search is an executive search agency for the Financial Services sector. They specialise in areas including Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Wealth Management. Walbrook Search operates globally from its London office.
Office Locations
11-12 Token House Yard, City of London, London, EC2R 7AS
Jonothan Bosworth Recruitment
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Jonathan Bosworth provides executive search services as well as permanent, contract, and ad-hoc recruitment solutions to a wide range of businesses across the UK. They cover the Infrastructure, Networks, Development, Security, and Construction industries, with their excess of 20 years of experience in recruitment, business development, and direct sales. Jonothan Bosworth is located in Codsall.
Office Locations
Staffordshire Business Hub, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1PX
Livingston James
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Livingston James does Executive Search recruitment for private enterprises and non-profit organisations in Scotland and the UK. Catering to all disciplines, they recruit for permanent assignments and interim appointments. Established in 2010, they have worked with a number of firms including Ernst & Young, and Skills Development Scotland. They have offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Office Locations
1st Floor, 69a George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH2 2JG
The Talent Business
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The Talent Business is a recruitment business that offers executive search specialising in transformative leadership & senior talent for businesses in the Marketing, Advertising, and Communications sectors. The company has eight offices worldwide and has transacted with the US, UK, Germany, France, Brazil, China, India and the Nordics.
Kim Johnston Executive Search is a specialist recruitment agency with a focus on providing candidates to fill executive vacancies. Based in Belfast, they have over 10 years of recruitment experience.
Office Locations
The Ormeau Baths, 18 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, County Antrim, BT2 8HS
Macaulay Search
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Macaulay Search offers specialist staffing services to all types of social, ethical, or charitable organisations and campaigns in the UK and abroad. Specifically, they help clients from Enviro/Animal and International Non-governmental Organisations (INGOs) search for qualified professionals to fill executive roles.
Office Locations
South Park Studios, 88 Peterborough Road, Fulham, London, SW6 3HH
Headhunting is also sometimes referred to as 'Search' or 'Executive Search'. If you have a senior or potentially sensitive vacancy, or it's likely that your ideal candidate is currently employed and may not actively be looking for change, then this is probably the route for you.
In Headhunting, specific industry knowledge of a client's target market is far more important than in traditional recruitment and as such, Search Consultants are much more likely to specialise in one industry sector or sub-sector.
What makes Headhunting different?
Generally representing a form of retained recruitment, Headhunting requires a far greater investment in time and resources than conventional recruitment does. It typically starts with the Consultant spending time understanding your requirements in detail, including your company culture, likely candidate attributes and experience, specific information about the role and your potential competitors.
Search consultants will use several proactive methods to find the most suitable candidates and may well have access to people whose careers they have 'tracked', giving them very detailed knowledge of a candidate's specific skills and career aspirations.
Search consultancies usually require a percentage of the fee to be paid up front, a second payment at shortlist stage and the final payment on successful placement.