Retained executive search, when leadership matters.
A senior appointment rarely allows a second attempt, and resumes alone will not tell you whom to trust. We place the leaders an organization is built around: board members, CEOs, the C-suite and the senior executives who support them.
Most searches close in 10 to 13 weeks.
You meet a shortlist of four to six candidates, and every placement carries a replacement guarantee.
How a Horton search works.
Five stages, from calibration to close.
- 01
Calibrate the role
We begin with the hiring team to define the role, the profile and what success looks like in the first year. Your role profile becomes the standard the search measures against.
- 02
Map and approach the market
We build a new target list for every search, drawn from the organizations where the right leaders work, then approach them directly and confidentially.
- 03
Assess with Aperture 360
Every serious candidate goes through Aperture 360: a structured interview, a behavioral assessment, role-specific competency questions, and a job-fit benchmark against your role profile. You review the results before the first interview.
- 04
Present a vetted shortlist
You meet candidates who have already been screened and scored, so the first interview is a substantive conversation.
- 05
Offer, close, and follow through
We support the offer and the close, and we stay in contact after the start date. 96% of our placements are still in role a year later, and every placement carries a replacement guarantee.
Assessment is where most searches succeed or fail. Aperture 360 scores behavior and job fit on the same scale for every candidate, so the decision rests on evidence rather than one strong interview.
Seven sectors where we know the candidate market.
Planning a leadership search?
You'll get our read on the candidate market for your role, a realistic timeline and how we would approach the search. The conversation is confidential.
Prefer to talk now? Call +1 860-521-0101.
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