Executive recruiting
Executive recruiting without the percentage
Next Chapter Talent recruits directors, vice presidents and C-suite leaders. We map the leaders who fit your role, approach them confidentially, answer every reply and send the interested ones to your calendar, for a flat monthly subscription per open role, from $1,000 a role, with no placement fee. The interviews, references and the decision stay with you.
Executive roles we recruit
C-suite
- Chief executive and chief operating officers
- Chief financial officers
- Chief revenue and sales officers
- Chief technology and information officers
Vice presidents
- VPs of sales and business development
- VPs of operations
- VPs of finance
- VPs of engineering and product
Directors and general managers
- General managers and division leaders
- Directors of operations
- Regional and multi-site directors
- Directors of human resources
This is a per-role subscription, not a retained search. You get the market mapped and the leaders approached; your team runs the interviews, references and offer.
What makes executive hiring hard
Executives are not looking
Most leaders you would want are employed, performing well and not reading job boards. The search has to go to them, with a specific and credible reason to talk.
Confidentiality
Executive searches are often sensitive, for the company and for the candidates. Outreach is written so a leader can explore the role quietly, and nothing about your search is shared beyond the people we approach.
Fit beyond the résumé
Scope, stage and leadership style decide whether an executive succeeds. We rank candidates on the size and kind of organization they have actually led, not just their title.
How we find executive candidates
Senior leaders are visible on LinkedIn, in company leadership pages and in industry press. We map the leaders who match your scope, industry and location, then approach them directly by email and LinkedIn with a message written for the role.
Pricing
Per open role, per month. No placement fee, however many people you hire.
From
$1,000/role/mo
Every engagement starts with 3 role slots ($3,000/mo). When a role fills, its slot moves to your next opening.
$1,000 setup, once. A 60-day minimum, then month to month.
The rate falls as you run more roles at once
| Roles 1-3 | $1,000/role/mo |
| Roles 4-7 | $950/role/mo |
| Roles 8-11 | $900/role/mo |
| Roles 12+ | $850/role/mo |
Each band prices only the roles inside it. Prepay 3 months for 5% off, 6 months for 7% off, 12 months for 10% off. Price your roles
Executive recruiting questions
- How much does an executive recruiter cost?
- Retained executive search typically costs 25 to 35% of first-year compensation, paid in stages whether or not the search closes. We charge a flat monthly fee per open role instead: $1,000 a role per month at list rate, lower from the fourth role, plus a $1,000 one-time setup, with no placement fee. Every engagement starts with three role slots.
- Is this executive search or executive recruiting?
- It is executive recruiting on a subscription: we map the market, approach leaders confidentially, answer every reply and send interested candidates to your calendar. Your team runs the interviews, references and offer. It is not a retained search where the firm manages every stage on your behalf.
- Can you keep the search confidential?
- Yes. Outreach can describe the role without naming your company until a candidate is interested, and only the leaders we approach hear about it.
- What level of roles do you recruit?
- Directors, vice presidents and C-suite roles, plus general managers and other senior leaders. The more senior the role, the more the strongest candidates have to be approached rather than waited for.
Tell us the executive role. We'll show you the market.
Send us the roles you have open. We'll come back within one business day with how many people fit and how we would reach them.
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