According to a 2019 survey, the most common reason that business leaders use executive search firms is their professionalism, with 64 percent of respondents selecting this option. Perhaps unsurprisingly the least common reason was cost, with only four percent of respondents.
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Original question: What is the primary reason for your use of the following services for executive searches? (executive search)
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SWR Group. (May 10, 2019). Primary reasons for using executive search firms worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097722/executive-search-firms-worldwide-primary-reasons-for-use/
SWR Group. "Primary reasons for using executive search firms worldwide in 2019." Chart. May 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097722/executive-search-firms-worldwide-primary-reasons-for-use/
SWR Group. (2019). Primary reasons for using executive search firms worldwide in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097722/executive-search-firms-worldwide-primary-reasons-for-use/
SWR Group. "Primary Reasons for Using Executive Search Firms Worldwide in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097722/executive-search-firms-worldwide-primary-reasons-for-use/
SWR Group, Primary reasons for using executive search firms worldwide in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097722/executive-search-firms-worldwide-primary-reasons-for-use/ (last visited July 08, 2024)
Primary reasons for using executive search firms worldwide in 2019 [Graph], SWR Group, May 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097722/executive-search-firms-worldwide-primary-reasons-for-use/
