Our team interviews hundreds of candidates for executive searches each year in which we seek to minimize the burden associated with participating in an application and interview process. In our latest piece, we delve into how to make a strong impression and put your best foot forward in an executive search.

When a nonprofit hires an independent party to assist with the search and selection of its next leader, it can pursue various options: large, globally branded retained search firms; boutique firms; contingent search firms; individual search professionals — or variations of them.

Leadership transitions are difficult. If your nonprofit is understaffed or otherwise under-resourced, you may be tempted to respond to transitions by hiring a new executive as quickly as possible. However, skipping or truncating the search process rarely produces an ideal result.