For businesses
Executive search and professional recruiting.
Pro Search is the ETS Workforce Solutions division that recruits leaders and hard-to-find professionals nationwide: plant managers, controllers, engineers and supply chain leads. These are the roles where a bad hire costs a year.
Open a confidential search
Pro Search, part of ETS Workforce Solutions.
What you get
What you get with Pro Search.
Pro Search handles the roles that are hardest to fill. We reach people who are not looking for a job, manage the difficult conversations, and keep the search confidential when it needs to be.
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We approach people who are not looking
The best plant manager in your market already has a job and is not reading job boards. We find them, call them and start the conversation the right way.
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Confidential when it needs to be
Replacing someone who is still in the role takes discretion. We run confidential searches and keep your name out of them until you decide to share it.
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One recruiter, start to finish
The recruiter who scopes the role also runs the search and joins every debrief. You work with one experienced person from start to finish.
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Nationwide reach
Pro Search recruits across the United States. If the right person is in another state, we find them there.
How it works
How an executive search works.
A structured search process, led by one recruiter from start to finish.
Scope and market map
We agree on the role, the must-haves and the salary range, then map who in the market could do the job. Sometimes that conversation changes the role.
Approach and assess
We approach people directly, assess them carefully, and bring you only the ones who meet the standard.
Shortlist and interview
You meet a short list of serious candidates. We manage the scheduling and the feedback, and we keep candidates engaged at the points where searches often stall.
Offer, close and follow up
We help structure the offer, stay close through the notice period, and check in through the first 90 days.
What it costs
What a search costs.
Executive search uses the same two fee models as direct hire. Most executive searches are retained, because exclusivity is what makes a confidential search possible.
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Retained, from 18%
The retained fee starts at 18% of first-year salary. One third opens the search and the balance comes at agreed milestones. The search is exclusive to ETS.
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Contingent, from 25%
The contingent fee starts at 25% of first-year salary and is due on the hire date. The search is non-exclusive, and it suits professional roles better than executive ones.
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Ninety day replacement guarantee
If the person leaves or does not work out within 90 days, we run the search again at no additional fee. Both fee models include this guarantee.
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You see the research either way
You get the market map, the salary data and the reasons candidates said no, whether or not the search ends in a hire.
Questions
Search questions, answered.
The questions we hear most about executive and professional search. Call us at (518) 562-4673 for anything else.
What roles does Pro Search recruit for?
Pro Search recruits for leadership and hard-to-find professional roles, including plant and operations managers, controllers and finance leads, mechanical, electrical and process engineers, quality and supply chain leaders, and senior technical specialists.
How much does an executive search cost?
Retained searches start at 18% of the first-year salary, with one third up front and the balance at agreed milestones. Contingent searches start at 25%, due on the hire date. Both include a 90 day free replacement guarantee.
Can ETS run a confidential search?
Yes. We run searches without naming the client until the candidate is serious, which is what you need when you are replacing someone who is still in the role.
Does Pro Search recruit outside Vermont and New York?
Yes. Pro Search recruits nationwide. Our offices are in New York and Vermont, but the searches are not limited to those markets.
How long does an executive search take?
A search typically takes four to ten weeks to reach a hire, depending on how specialized the role is and how tight the market is. We give you a realistic timeline before you commit.
What if the hire is not a good fit?
If they leave or do not work out within 90 days of starting, we run the search again at no additional fee.
Have a role that has been hard to fill?
Tell us what you have tried so far. We will give you our read on the market and what needs to change before you commit to a search.