2024 Guide to America's Top 250 Executive Search Firms
Recently, we received a place among Hunt Scanlon's 2024 Select Guide to America's Top 250 Executive Search Firms. We appreciate that this annual publication offers readers expertise from recruiting industry thought leaders. The better that clients and candidates can navigate today’s complex hiring terrain, the better the outcome.
The better that clients and candidates can navigate today’s complex hiring terrain, the better the outcome. In-depth knowledge of a particular sector allows a recruiter to guide both parties through the search process efficiently and effectively.
"Industry-specific knowledge is an asset to any search, particularly when it comes to mission-driven organizations,” said Tracy McMillan, CEO & managing partner and Christie Angel, managing partner at Broadview Talent. “The unique nuances of nonprofit work require specialized understanding to help organizations navigate recruiting individuals who will operate within a broader social mission while serving diverse communities with unique needs. In turn, these organizations must understand the rigor, time, effort and partnership required to make the search a success."
"For instance, effective board governance plays a key role. Boards of directors at mission-aligned organizations must take a good, hard look at the needs of their organization today and into the future. This means identifying what the new member of the executive team must tackle to move the needle. It entails being objective, fair and open minded about the challenges their organization faces. In particular, assessing the organization’s weaknesses, opportunities and threats (WOT) can provide guidance on the must-have competencies, characteristics, skills and attributes sought.”
While conducting the search, it’s also important for nonprofits to identify a diverse pool of qualified candidates who reflect the organization’s mission, vision and communities served, according to Ms. McMillan and Ms. Angel continued, “The most dynamic and responsive nonprofit organizations have come to realize that building and maintaining trust with the communities they serve starts by recruiting executive leadership that mirrors their demographics,” they said. “This approach is rooted in understanding that leaders who reflect the community’s diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences tend to foster deeper connections and understanding. Partnering with a firm that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion can be a powerful catalyst for uplifting these mission-driven organizations.”