One can conceptually sort the talent pool of senior executives along two primary axes. The vertical axis is defined as industry classifications, distinguishing Client industries by their primary markets, such as consumer, healthcare, technology, financial services and industrial, among others. The horizontal axis encompasses the primary business functions, including general management, finance, marketing, sales, manufacturing, and human resources.

With our current structure, we arrive at an optimum balance between collective knowledge, veteran experience and almost no off-limit restrictions. Our overall size and central location encourages cross-industry collaboration and cross-fertilization in all of our engagements.

We also take the time and make the investment to identify, get to know and stay in touch with the top ten or so executives in every major company, public or private, in the United States. We stay in frequent contact through our client engagements as well as our quarterly newsletter on executive leadership, Jefferson Partners: Leadership Insights. The internet is a critical tool to our work, but we treasure and invest in the value of one-on-one personal relationships and frequent communications with the top talent in the country.

Our business values and approach include:

• Deep industry expertise and specialization
• Relationships based on serving as senior business and personal advisors
• Limited restrictions to talent
• Driven by total client satisfaction
• No internal "reservation" conflicts with candidates
• Confidentiality, discretion and respect
• State-of-the-art knowledge and research
• Exceptional professionals
• Collegial, stimulating work environment
• Organizational and cultural orientation to close collaboration

So at Jefferson Partners, instead of the standard "large firm" consulting model, you get:

Placements that matter. We don’t settle for final placements that result in small impact. We only accept assignments where the talent doesn’t just make changes, they make a real difference. So you can see the greatest impact resulting from each engagement.

Recruiting strategies and search processes that work. We carefully review each client situation, and dig deep into the marketplace to properly define and find the most relevant talent that addresses the client need. We blend deep insight and experience, our senior set of relationships, and deep market knowledge of each industry, so we see beyond the limits of any single industry’s or sector’s talent pool. Then we map out a practical search strategy and course of action, and execute – rapidly. So you get better results, faster.

Placements that last. We keep working right alongside you to ensure proper on-boarding of the finalist. We want you to win as much as you do. We follow through to help create lasting impact from our work, including executive post-placement coaching, if required. So momentum keeps building.

Primary recruitment counselors you can work with over the long run. We care that our clients succeed. So we build honest, informal and productive relationships at every level of the organization. So the right things get done – and get done right.

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