We start by defining what success looks like — cutting through the noise to clarify the mark before any outreach begins.
Built for high-skill, high-impact, or hard-to-fill roles where being precise isn’t enough — it takes focus, discipline, and intent.
Every search stays on target: guided by data, informed by market insight, and aligned with your long-term goals.
When On-Target Recruiting Delivers Results
✓
Engages proven professionals who aren’t actively looking — but perfectly align once identified.
Combines data, discernment, and dialogue to connect with leaders who elevate performance.
Transforms deliberate focus into lasting competitive advantage.
Reactive Recruiting — The Standard Route
Relies on job postings and inbound applicants — waiting to see who appears instead of defining what’s needed.
Best suited for recurring or lower-complexity roles where speed matters more than precision.
Common among internal recruiting teams or staffing firms focused on throughput, not alignment.
Reactive Recruiting Misses the Mark
Draws urgency-driven applicants motivated by availability, not fit.
Prioritizes convenience and speed over long-term impact.
Leads to misalignment, turnover, and repeated searches.
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Focus Creates Momentum
Reactive recruiting waits for what appears. Specialized Headhunting defines, targets, and delivers — faster and with greater accuracy.
Speed vs Precision
Precision
Speed
95%
50%
130
30
Staffing
Reactive sourcing. Quick to fill, low retention (≈60%).
Retained
Extensive process. High retention (~85%) but long cycle (≈120 days).
Specialized
Median 42 days to placement. ~90% 12-month retention — twice as fast as retained search, far higher fit than staffing.
Because we focus exclusively on Accounting and Finance within select markets, every search begins with relationships, not resumes. We already understand the terrain — compensation realities, leadership transitions, and the motivations that drive movement.
And while other firms rely on generic tools, we invest in proprietary technology that tracks and maps candidate trajectories over time. We know who's thriving, who's ready for change, and how to re-engage the right people when the right opportunity appears.
This blend of specialization, local expertise, and data intelligence turns precision into momentum — and momentum into results.
Speed vs Precision
Precision
Speed
95%
50%
130
30
Staffing
45 days, 60%
Reactive sourcing. Quick to fill, low retention (≈60%).
Retained
120 days, 85%
Extensive process. High retention (~85%) but long cycle (≈120 days).
Specialized
42 days, 90%+
Median 42 days to placement. ~90% 12-month retention — twice as fast as retained search, far higher fit than staffing.
Our model bridges the gap — combining the precision and retention of retained search with the agility of staffing.
Speed: Median time-to-fill in days (30-130 day range) Precision: 12-month retention rate and first-placement success (50%-95% range)
Data based on Pacific Executive Search internal results (2023–2025, 312 placements analyzed) and industry benchmarks.
Every search starts with clarity. We go beyond the job description to define the true bullseye — the impact, leadership style, and culture fit that will drive success.
Through deep consultation, we align on what ‘winning’ looks like so every next step targets the right outcomes from the start.