Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market Size By Application (Industrial, Healthcare, IT, FMCG, Retail), By Product (Retainer Firms, Contingency Firms), And By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Executive Search (Headhunting) Market Size And Forecast

Executive Search (Headhunting) Market size was valued at USD 1.24 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 2.03 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6.28% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

Increasing demand for efficient recruitment with shorter timelines from the end-use industry is a major factor likely to drive the growth of the market over the forecast period. The Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market Definition

Executive search (headhunting) refers to the specialized type of recruitment involving attracting highly skilled senior management talent to an organisation. It majorly including recruiting for positions such as CEO, CFO, HRD, CIO, and COO. Executive search or also known as recruiting recruiters may operate in a specific sector and have expertise in finding market-leading or hard-to-fill talents of specific requirements. It is also known as the proactive approach. It does not rely on the traditional methods of sourcing candidates, especially junior candidates. The employers approach the firm with requirements for senior or highly-skilled talent, providing the professional to exclusively on the placement. The recruiter looks for potential candidates on basis of skill and character, as iterated by the client.

Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market Overview

The Executive Search (Headhunting) industry has a progressive historical track record, with continued growth as more sectors evolved and organized. In terms of geography, the headhunting industry has also expanded as the companies grew their footprint from not just the developed economies of the North America and Europe to the growing economies of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin America. Increasing demand for efficient recruitment with shorter timelines from the end-use industry is a major factor likely to drive the growth of the market over the forecast period. However, the lack of appropriate skills and the shortages of skills among the targeted profiles is one of the major factors restraining the growth of the executive search market.

Global Executive Search (Headhunting) MarketSegmentation Analysis

The Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market is segmented on the basis of Application, Product, and Geography.

Executive Search (Headhunting) Market, By Application

• Industrial
• Healthcare
• IT
• FMCG
• Retail
• Automotive
• Others

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Based on Application, the market is bifurcated into Industrial, Healthcare, IT, FMCG, Retail, Automotive, and Others. Industrial accounted for the largest market share in 2020. With transformation happening across various industries, demand for leadership role hiring will increase creating need for Executive Search (Headhunting) software within the industrial sector.

Executive Search (Headhunting) Market, By Product

• Retainer Firms
• Contingency Firms
• Other Firms

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On the basis of Product, the Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market has been segmented into Retainer Firms, Contingency Firms, and Other Firms. Retainer firms accounted for the largest market share in 2020.

Executive Search (Headhunting) Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the World

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On the basis of regional analysis, the Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. North America is expected to hold the largest market share of the Executive Search (Headhunting) over the forecast period followed by Europe. In addition, the industrial sector is undergoing rapid transformation in these regions, further creating demand for experienced senior-level employees.

Key Players

The “Global Executive Search (Headhunting) Market” study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market including some of the major players such as Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., Egon Zehnder, Spencer Stuart, Hays, Russell Reynolds, Randstad, Man Power, Boyden, and Others.

 Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. announced it has closed the acquisition of Business Talent Group (BTG), a leading marketplace for high-end independent talent on demand.
• Spencer Stuart announced the acquisition of Cambria Consulting based in Boston, MA.
• Amrop announced its partnership with JM Search, a key player operating in the executive search and leadership advisory sector.

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• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the market based on segmentation involving both economic as well as non-economic factors.• Provision of market value (USD Billion) data for each segment and sub-segment.• Indicates the region and segment that is expected to witness the fastest growth as well as to dominate the market.• Analysis by geography highlighting the consumption of the product/service in the region as well as indicating the factors that are affecting the market within each region.• Competitive landscape which incorporates the market ranking of the major players, along with new service/product launches, partnerships, business expansions and acquisitions in the past five years of companies profiled.• Extensive company profiles comprising of company overview, company insights, product benchmarking and SWOT analysis for the major market players• The current as well as the future market outlook of the industry with respect to recent developments (which involve growth opportunities and drivers as well as challenges and restraints of both emerging as well as developed regions.• Includes in-depth analysis of the market of various perspectives through Porter’s five forces analysis.• Provides insight into the market through Value Chain.• Market dynamics scenario, along with growth opportunities of the market in the years to come.• 6-month post-sales analyst support.

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