When engaging in an executive search to bring new talent to the leadership of your company, it's crucial not to fall into some of the most common mistakes made by well-meaning employees involved in the search process. These mistakes can either turn off potential candidates or end up turning away great prospects in favor of mediocre ones.
One of the most common mistakes companies make in the recruiting process is failing to come up with a clear, defined analysis of what the company requires from its new executive. Before you even start deciding whether to engage an executive recruiting firm, you should have a detailed job description in hand that's been created through extensive discussion with the company's other executives and strategists. An executive recruiter can find candidates who are perfectly suited to a particular job description, but can't come up with that description on their own without inside knowledge of what your company requires.
Another common mistake is not designating a single hiring manager who will be the point of contact for the recruiting firm throughout the process. Someone needs to have the final say on decisions made by the recruiter, since it's not practical to gather the opinions of a whole group of people before going ahead with these decisions.
Finally, many hiring managers tend to have biases against executives from certain competing companies. It's important to remember that even if a particular company has a poor reputation in the industry, that doesn't mean that all the executives from that company are unable to perform up to par.
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