All Search Firms Are Not Created Equal
When you boil everything down, there are a number of executive search firms all claiming to do the same thing.
So why should you partner with cStone & Associates?
When you boil everything down there are a number of executive search firms all claiming to do the same. So why should you partner with cStone & Associates?
When you boil everything down there are a number of
executive search firms all claiming to do the same.
So why should you partner with cStone & Associates?
When you boil everything down there are a number of executive search firms all claiming to do the same. So why should you partner with cStone & Associates?
We Outperform Our Competition
In The Metrics That Matter
We Outperform Our Competition In The Metrics That Matter
Our placements stick
92%
92%
Candidate retention rate
We finish what we start
99%
99%
Completion rate
The best talent in half the time
72days
72days
Average performance timeline
Unprecedented
shareholder approval
98.5%+
98.5%+
Independent corporate director shareholder approval
Carrie’s personable, systematic, transparent approach is amazingly compelling and effective. I hardly ever respond to recruiters, but something about her compelled me to. It’s unusual for a recruiter to become a friend, colleague, and mentor, but that is exactly what Carrie has become, and I am thankful!
Desney Tan
Vice President and Managing Director,
Microsoft Life Science and Health Futures
01
An Advisor and Invested Partner
We make it our business to understand your business. We focus on the overall strategic development of our client company, not just on an individual placement. We deliver a consulting approach providing the highest level of personal service in the human capital industry.
02
A Respected Peer to Candidates
The most in demand executives respond only to an approach from those whom they perceive to be a peer—one who truly understand their accomplishments and career objectives. Our senior leadership team members have all held executive leadership roles. Partners in other large firms often manage more than 20 engagements at once, delegating the critical first candidate call to a junior associate. There is nothing more frustrating for a potential candidate to be vetted by a junior associate with no executive or industry experience.
03
Extensive Talent Pool
We have a broad talent pool that is not limited by no-touch and hands off policies inherent in larger firms. Unlike some firms who seek candidates from their databases, we conduct an active search for every project, investing in new research in addition to leveraging our extensive network to present the "best and brightest" candidates to our clients.
I had a less than favorable opinion of executive recruiters until I met Carrie. cStone & Associates is highly effectively at competency based interviewing and presented candidate qualifications with honesty and integrity. I was impressed by the thoroughness and sense of urgency in conducting the search.
Ernest Rady
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
American Assets Trust
04
Quality Over Quantity
We limit the amount of concurrent searches we conduct in order to complete our clients' searches in a timely manner and deliver only highly qualified candidates. Unlike search firms where search consultants are measured and driven by the sheer dollars they generate, our success is based on recurring engagements and customer satisfaction.
05
Care for Candidate Experience
We care greatly about the candidate experience. As ambassadors for the companies we serve, we take great care to create a positive and engaging candidate experience. We establish expectations, provide timely and transparent communications, assist candidates with interview preparations and bring searches to closure with the utmost respect.
06
Passion and Purpose
Simply stated, we love what we do and it shows. We experience genuine excitement in “making the match,” and in delighting candidates and clients. Our placements are often transformational for the candidate and client companies.
I believe that Carrie’s expertise and relevant knowledge from her experiences as a prior senior executive with a Fortune 100, a venture capitalist and board member provide unique perspectives and networks that you'll be hard pressed to find in any other recruiters.
Rick Valencia
Nominating & Governance Chair,
Tandem Diabetes
