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Client: Publicly-Traded Professional Services Provider

Title of Search: Key Account Executives (4) for Regional Offices Across the U.S.


Assignment Profile:

The company is expanding and seeks four new Key Account Executives to grow sales and manage accounts in various regional offices across the country.

Search Strategy:

  • Develop a nation-wide target list of direct competitors as well as companies offering parallel services in-house through specialized departments
  • Identify Account Management, Sales, and Business Development professionals in the targeted companies and departments who have consistently exceeded $multi-million quotas
  • Select candidates who have been successful working independently and with limited resources
  • Network with possible sources of referrals, such as niche industry associations, to further penetrate the specialty field and build the candidate list
  • Determine which candidates will be “personality fits” for the organization and can be seen as promotable to a management role within the next 18-24 months
  • Distinguish candidates with demonstrated success in managing, retaining, and landing large enterprise accounts


Results:

  • Compiled a nation-wide list of potential candidates from identical and parallel fields
  • Screened candidates based on track record and tenure of experience in the company's specialty field
  • Quantitatively scored top candidates according to customized criteria
  • Ranked top 9 candidates and presented them in detail to our client
  • Four candidates were offered positions and all accepted

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