Executive Recruiters United States

Keller's Executive Recruitment Process

Our Services

We have the experts and resources to help you find the perfect fit for your executive search needs. Our skilled consultants are knowledgeable and experienced in the executive search process and take pride in going the extra mile to identify the best talent with the right skills, perspectives, and experiences for each client’s unique hiring requirements.

Keller provides personalized consultations to clients in the USA as part of our firm’s commitment to providing the best service in all executive search processes. Our personalized service also gives us the opportunity to get to know your hiring needs on a deeper level. We believe that the success of your business starts with the perfect hire, and we are here to help you make that happen.

Our Executive Search Process

The first part of our talent acquisition strategy involves scheduling meetings with the client to establish exactly what they require and expect in terms of the vacancy, job description and scope, professional characteristics, expertise, and company culture. Once we have established all of these important search parameters, we can begin the initial phase of the search.

The initial phase requires a great deal of research and might involve more than our local recruiting team, including our connections at NPAworldwide. Recruiting occurs as widely as possible so that we can thoroughly survey available talent before establishing an initial candidate pool.

In other words, the first candidate pool is usually large and broad. We initiate contact with these professionals to establish their interest in the position and whether they might meet the requirements set out by our client. Candidates who seem like they would be a good match after the initial contact phase are chosen to move on to the evaluation phase.

During the evaluation stage, our team performs a comprehensive assessment of each candidate to determine their compatibility with the client’s organization. Everything from background and credit checks to personality and leadership style assessments are included. Depending on our client’s individual requirements, we can also assess candidates’ stances on key issues in the workplace, including diversity, equity, and inclusion. The screening process eliminates further job applicants from the talent pool, leaving only the top candidates for our client to consider.

The final hiring decision lies with the client. If they are not satisfied with our pool of candidates following their interviews, then the process is repeated within the same parameters, free of charge. Any parameters of a search are customizable to suit the client but are agreed upon in advance to avoid any delays.

Why Does Keller Use a Tailored Executive Search Approach?

All of Keller’s consultants are fully qualified to identify top talent for our clients’ leadership teams, having acquired first-hand experience sourcing professionals over the course of their careers. This has not only equipped our recruiters with essential skills, but has also helped inform our executive search approach.

In other words, Keller’s recruitment process has evolved since our company’s inception. Many of our team members may recall that we once used a generic cut-and-dry method for all our placements. However, we quickly learned that this approach was not suited for finding leadership talent during an early engagement with a prominent client.

The client in question hired us to conduct an executive-level search on their behalf, and we were confident that our current recruitment approach would work as it had done in the past. We were soon proven wrong when it became clear that the candidate we had suggested was a poor fit for the client’s requirements.

Although the placement was ultimately unsuccessful, it convinced us of the value of a customer-oriented executive search strategy. Following this realization, we amended our approach and spent the subsequent years refining it with the help of our talented recruiters.

This amendment has enabled Keller to assist companies with their human resources needs at every operational level. In the process, the Keller brand has gained a long-standing reputation for quality and reliability.

Keller's Expertise

As mentioned, every executive recruiter on Keller’s team has extensive qualifications and experience in the field, giving them a profound understanding of labor market trends. Their wealth of knowledge has allowed them to assist organizations in securing the right leaders for diverse roles and industries.

Consequently, you can trust Keller to identify the top candidates for your business, regardless of the position or sector that needs to be filled.

Industries We Serve

While Keller is equipped to cover a range of industries, we tend to focus our efforts on practice areas that are in high demand in a specific location. Therefore, the industries we cover include, but are not limited to:

• Automobile and Aviation
• Defense
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Engineering
• Financial Services
• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Higher Education
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Logistics
• Professional Services
• Retail
• Technology and Telecommunications

Roles We Fill

As a leading executive search firm in the USA, Keller’s recruiters are capable of filling a variety of roles, from the C-suite and senior-level management right down to associate level. For example:

• Accountant
• Business Development Manager
• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
• Chief Operating Officer (COO)
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Data Analyst
• Human Resources Manager
• Product Manager
• Senior Account Manager
• Software Engineer

Consult Keller’s exclusive Insights below for career advice, up-to-date information on developments in local and global labor markets, strategies for building a strong leadership team, and more.

Why Choose Keller as Your Go-To Executive Search Firm in the United States?

We know what it takes to fill a top-level position, so we take the utmost care to ensure that our research is thorough, our processes efficient, and our placements come with quality service guarantees to protect our clients’ interests.

We also make a point of evaluating candidates based on more than their professional and academic accomplishments. This is to ensure every candidate’s cultural alignment and smooth integration into an existing team while simultaneously promoting diversity and inclusion. This approach gives organizations access to a wide range of perspectives, fostering innovation and driving business success.

These merits have earned Keller a long-term reputation for integrity, reliability, and excellence, as well as global renown in the executive search industry. To ensure we maintain our standing among the best agencies in the world, we have embraced continuous learning, monitoring and refining our approach to ensure it stays relevant and up to date.

Keller’s Guarantee

Our service guarantee encompasses a number of essential factors over the first 90 days of a candidate’s employment with a client. If a client is initially satisfied with our selection and chooses to appoint executive talent from our pool of candidates, but the professional then fails to perform or integrate into the company, the search can be repeated at no extra cost, or development services can be engaged.

Any repetition of a search is dependent on the initial search and recruiting parameters, and development services are reliant on the specific difficulty that a candidate is facing. For example, cultural integration difficulties, work ethic differences, or performance issues can be addressed through development should the client not want to repeat the search.

Our service guarantee also safeguards against poaching employees from our client companies for other clients. Furthermore, we strive to protect the private information of our clients and the professionals that we consult with in relation to country-specific data protection requirements.

When you partner with Keller, you are guaranteed high-quality candidates and excellent service. Connect with us today, and allow us to assist you in securing the right leaders for your firm.