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Executive Recruitment Services in Chicago

Specialized Recruiting, Job Placement, and Staffing Solutions Across Various Industries

Chicago is a melting pot of culture, connectivity, ingenuity, and diversity. The business environment is centralized around a spirit of acceptance with strong values and affordable urban transport. The local talent pool is diverse, young, and highly skilled. This means that the local economy is adaptable to a changing world.

Technology, business, and engineering are the top industries in Chicago and attract a significant influx of new and established professional candidates. Furthermore, Chicago is centrally located in America, making it a major strategic hub for logistics and transportation.

Keller Executive Search is widely recognized as a leading premier executive search firm in Chicago. Our executive recruiters have unique insight into the Chicago business landscape as well as the distinctive talent requirements companies may have. Our recruiting process caters to unique search parameters as we understand that various factors can influence these staffing needs significantly. Keller provides bespoke search services so that the best candidates can be sourced for client companies.

While Keller’s primary goal is executive search, we also provide support services to ensure candidates fit into their new roles smoothly and integrate successfully. Some of our support services include consulting, leadership development, and talent coaching.

Keller’s tailored staffing solutions and wide range of services are, in part, what makes us stand out as a top recruiting agency in Chicago.

Our Process: Keller Headhunters in Chicago

Our Chicago recruiters specialize in sourcing executive talent through a personalized service. Our executive search process caters specifically to unique business needs. Factors like the size of the company, available resources, and industry-related differences may contribute to unique staffing requirements. Our first step is always detailed consultation with client companies to establish their individual needs for the leadership role they need filled. The next step is to start the recruitment process.

Our search process covers many factors, including a candidate’s skill set, qualifications, expertise, personality traits, and work ethic. It is important that we know potential candidates in the job market well enough to make informed decisions about the most qualified candidates for our clients. We achieve this through thorough screening and assessment throughout the hiring process. Evaluation results help our executive recruiters compile shortlists for hiring companies to consider as the final decisions remain with our clients.

Our Expertise: Connecting Talent Professionals for Success

Keller Executive Search firm assists with recruitment across several industries. While our main goal is executive recruitment, we can help with general recruiting at lower management levels, like associates and directors.

To achieve this, Keller’s team never stops learning. We stay updated on current events, the latest developments in recruitment, new findings in the field, as well as shifts in global and local market dynamics.

Industries We Serve

Our unique insight into the market allows us to provide comprehensive recruitment services for companies and organizations in a wide range of industries, including:

Staffing and Recruitment
Sales
Health and Wellness
Human Resources
Information Technology
Communication
Engineering
Marketing
Accounting
Retail
Manufacturing
Logistics
Finance

Roles We Fill

As mentioned, our executive recruiters tend to cover management levels between associates and executives. Some of the roles we often recruit for include:

Chief Finance Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Communications Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Administrative Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Business Associates
Executive Directors
General Manager
Sales Professionals and Executives
Human Resources Associates

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Why Choose Keller for Executive Search and Recruitment in Chicago?

As a recognized member of NPA Worldwide, Keller’s extensive global network allows us international reach in sourcing candidates for our clients. We help clients find the best talent for their businesses. We strive towards quick and efficient recruitment of executive talent through careful assessment, expert insight, and the bespoke services provided by our executive search team. We provide support regardless of the size of the organization and the nature of the industry.

Keller’s executive recruiters do not focus on demographics in our staffing searches. Sourcing top talent means that we consider the expertise, education, skills, work ethic, and personality traits of job seekers. Like many executive search firms, we are dedicated to providing diverse talent. We are geared towards inclusion in the jobs we fill for our client companies.

Firms in Chicago appreciate diversity in their ranks, and often expect executive search firms to disregard demographics during search processes. The Keller executive search firm is ideally motivated to ensure diversity for our client organizations. In so doing, we shape and influence the word of recruitment.

At Keller, it is part of our mission to protect user data. Each of our searches is conducted ethically, responsibly, and confidentially, with respect for the safety and privacy of our clientele.

The name Keller has, over the years, become synonymous with boutique executive recruitment. We aim to maintain this reputation, in part, by providing clients with respectful and constructive communication when it comes to inquiries, criticisms, and comments.

Contact Keller, today, to schedule your appointment with one of our experts.

Client Testimonials

“We were very impressed with Keller’s comprehensive approach. This is our second time working with Keller and they truly have a talent for finding the very best candidates.”

- Mike J., Head of Recruitment

“We appreciate Keller’s dedication to understanding our needs and the working environment in our company. They’ve provided us with excellent candidates time and time again.”

- David T., HR Director

“Keller’s results speak for themselves. They are one of our most trusted partners and we return to them time and again for their strategic approach to recruitment. Much of our success is owed to Keller’s team!”

- Anita H., Senior HR Manager

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Executive Search and Recruitment?

What Locations Does Keller Recruit For?

What Roles Does Keller Fill?

Why Do We Use a Customized Recruitment Method?

At Keller, our team consists of a group of dedicated, passionate professionals with nearly two decades of accumulative hands-on experience in the field of recruitment. Our passionate team has vast expertise, both in their respective fields and the staffing arena, gained from their extensive academic and professional qualifications. These first-hand experiences, along with their technical knowledge and skills, are what guides us in our approach to recruiting.

One such experience, which led to a defining moment in Keller’s history, occurred during our company’s formative years.

Initially, our team made use of a universal strategy – a generic approach to recruitment which we applied to all projects, regardless of client. While we had a very modest client base, this approach had brought us moderate success, which prompted us to continue without altering our technique.

The turning point for our team came when Keller secured a contract with a much larger client than we had previously handled, and we were responsible for sourcing a senior executive for their business. Confident in our past achievements, we applied the same standardized approach, thinking it would yield the same results it had before.

Regrettably, our placement was a flop. The candidate we had provided failed to meet the expectations and requirements of our client and the available position. The members of our team still vividly recall this setback, as it provided us with the crucial insights we needed to finally refine our strategy.

This experience highlighted for us the deficiencies of our one-fits-all method and was essential in teaching us the value of implemented a customized approach instead. From that moment, we made it our mission to provide bespoke solutions in order to help our clients achieve sustainable success.

As a result, Keller has been able to successfully support countless companies in Chicago and around the globe – granting us a reputation for premier quality, reliable recruitment solutions.

What Happens if Keller Cannot Fill the Role?

What Makes us Different

Tailored Service Excellence

Our dedicated senior consultants provide attention to detail at every stage of the search process, ensuring tailored results that exceed expectations.

Nationwide / Global Talent Acquisition

Leveraging our extensive network, we identify and attract world-class leadership candidates from diverse backgrounds and locations.

HR Advisory Services

We offer expert guidance to optimize your HR processes, enhancing efficiency, reducing workloads, and boosting employee retention and engagement.

Fast Turnaround time

Our consultants work to expedite search executions. Minimizing time-to-hire while seeking the best talent in the market.

Comprehensive Solutions

Beyond recruitment, we provide value-added services from organizational health to leadership development programs.

Our Standard Search Practices

Keller follows the highest industry standards when searching for leaders for its clients.

Replacement Guarantee

We contractually commit to replacing any hire that doesn't meet expectations.

Industry-Leading Assessments

We provide comprehensive evaluations, including personality insights, for all shortlisted candidates.

Off-Limits Agreement

We protect our clients' interests by making their leadership teams off-limits for candidate sourcing. As trusted consultants, we prioritize our clients' organizational success.

Dedicated Team

A senior consultant and their team serve as your primary point of contact throughout the search process and maintain communication with you and the new hire.

Thorough Reference Checks

We perform extensive background checks including credit, education, criminal, and employment history verification. We also process security checks where necessary.