By Kathryn Ullrich on
11/12/2004 3:15 PM
At the executive level, the average time to perform a search from retaining a recruiter to hiring a candidate takes a little over three months. Most companies want to hire someone yesterday, to fill a critical need in the organization. And averages don’t tell you much about your particular situation. The average temperature on earth of 64 degrees may be accurate on a moderate fall day in the Bay Area but does not tell you what to pack for a business trip to the East coast or vacation in Hawaii. The search question becomes, how long will my search take? Or assuming you need to hire immediately, how do I reduce search time?
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