Frequently Asked Questions

Recruiting, Retaining, and Transforming Talent for Exponential Business Growth

What do you look for in executive search candidates?

In executive search candidates, companies should look for a combination of leadership capability, functional expertise, cultural alignment, strategic thinking, operational discipline, communication style, values fit, and readiness for the company’s next stage of growth. A strong executive candidate should not only be qualified for the role today but also capable of helping shape what comes next.

Strategic Talent Partners evaluates candidates across four critical dimensions: cultural alignment and leadership style, strategic and operational capability, fit with the company’s future-state organization design, and long-term potential and succession strength. This helps clients hire leaders who fit the business today and help build the business for tomorrow.

Keystone Executive Search and CorTalent To Strategic Talent Partners
Keystone Executive Search and CorTalent To Strategic Talent Partners
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Announcement

In April 2024, CorTalent and KeyStone Executive Search joined forces to become Strategic Talent Partners, ushering in the future of Executive Search and Leadership Solutions. We were thrilled to announce this merger, which unites more than 250 years of collective experience in delivering positive client outcomes, fostering collaborative partnerships, and living our shared belief that your success comes from hiring and retaining the right leadership talent.

What does this mean for you? You’re still working with the same team you’ve trusted for years—now with even deeper expertise in:

  • Executive Retained Search: CEO transition and board searches, C-suite searches, and functional leadership searches

  • Leadership Solutions: talent strategies and succession planning, leadership assessments; leadership workshops and programs