2017Trends in Talent Acquisition Report

(Survey Period for Year-Ending 2016)

Hunt Scanlon Media is conducting its year-end survey of leading talent acquisition and leadership solutions firms. Results will be published in our daily newswire reports, in our annual

Trends in Talent Acquisition Report and in the ranking’s issue of our newsletter Executive Search Review.

We are interested in obtaining the following information from your firm. We are attempting to gain an understanding of demand for human capital services in the U.S. and in key overseas markets. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in completing this questionnaire as thoroughly as possible and emailing it to .

Please complete and email back by March31.

Thank you for your assistance!

Name of Firm:

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Chief Executive/Managing Director:

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Name of Individual Completing Questionnaire:

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Your Email Address and Contact Phone Number:

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Survey Questions

1. Revenue through Dec 31, 2016 (if firm is not on calendar year, please specify):

U.S./Americas: ______Total (worldwide): ______

2. Number of consultants (end of 2016 or end of fiscal year):

U.S./Americas: _____ Total (worldwide): ______

3. Number of offices (end of 2016 or end of fiscal year):

U.S./Americas.: ______Total (worldwide): ______

4. Revenue increase/decrease at end of 2016:

U.S./Americas.: ______Total (worldwide): ______

5. What is the average compensation range for assignments completed by your firm?

$300,000 and above: $1750,000 to $250,000: $75,000 to $125,000:

$250,000 to $300,000: $125,000 to $175,000:

6. Did your firm meet or exceed its revenue goals for 2016?

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7. With 2017 underway, do you remain bullish for the remainder of the year?

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8. Do you expect your firm to be more profitable in 2017 than last year? Will your recruiting professionals be more productive?

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9. What is your firm’s expected revenue growth for 2017?

0-9%10-19%20-29%30% or more

10. Where do you anticipate revenue growth coming from in 2017?

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11. What percentage of your firm’s revenue comes from current client accounts?

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12. Are you adding / planning to add to your professional consultant ranks in 2017?:

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13. If you are U.S.-based which issues are you most concerned about? Domestic or global?

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14. Is the economic climate improving in the U.S. and how is this impacting your business?:

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15. If you are U.K.-based please describe your thoughts regarding Brexit:

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16. For the remainder of 2017 do you believe overall demand for talent acquisition and leadership solutions services will increase, decrease, or remain flat – and what are the key drivers contributing to this trend?:

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17. In which industries and functions is your firm experiencing the MOST growth in (please give 3 industries and 3 functions)?:

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18. In which industries and functions is your firm experiencing the LEAST growth in (please give 3 industries and 3 functions)?:

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19. What new initiatives do you see in 2017 that might realign your business, or the search industry in general?

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20. Do you see an increase or decrease in client requests for additional services from your firm? If you see an increase, please list those services below:

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21. Did your search firm expand into accessory services in 2016? If so, which ones? Does your firm plan to further expand in 2017? And if so, which ones?

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22. What are your biggest challenges at the present time? For example: shortage of qualified talent, etc. Please describe:

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23. How would you describe the service you provide to clients?

ExcellentVery GoodGoodAverage

24. What are your best sources for identifying quality candidates?

Internal DatabasesLinkedInReferralsOther (please specify):

25. Does your firm measure client satisfaction and/or candidate satisfaction?

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Please provide any additional comments about your firm’s performance or the general state of the industry that you deem important as this year-end survey attempts to capture. If your comments are useful for an upcoming article on the industry you will be contacted by follow-up email for further comment:

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Please email completed surveys to