Executive Recruiters Network to Reach Candidates with International Experience

Featured Article by ExecuNet senior contributing editor Joe McCool's analysis of search firm activities revealed that recruiters are connecting with globally experienced leaders through networking.

To meet the business challenges posed by globalization, foreign competition and international security issues, organizations are reaching out to leaders who have navigated the sometimes-complex social and cultural challenges of a foreign assignment, especially as more Western companies take their goods and services to new markets in the Far East.

"Savvy recruiters are leveraging professional networks and the referrals they generate to uncover talented executives whose international experience is especially coveted in today's market for executive talent," says McCool. Finding experienced candidates through online research closely follows networking.

How Executive Recruiters Find Candidates With International Experience

* Networking (including personal referrals) 29.28%
* Online Research 27.63%
* Association / membership resources 17.76%
* Foreign partnerships / affiliations 12.50%
* Other 3.62%
* Chamber of Commerce resources 1.97%
* Not applicable 7.94%

Resource: ExecuNet