Public Affairs Executive Search

Our Approach to Public Affairs Executive Search

At Keller, we operate under the motto: Your success is our success. This means that we do not consider our services a success unless they help the companies we serve reach their goals. For this reason, we offer search solutions tailored to the unique requirements of every business we serve.

To develop our unique strategy, we first gain in-depth knowledge of our client’s organization, skill gaps that need filling, and which improvements need to be made. Once we have these insights, our experienced group of experts use various channels (including a global database) to find professionals who will meet these needs.

Part of our mission at Keller is to never stop learning. In order to continuously gain more knowledge of the public affairs job market, we stay abreast of the latest developments, market shifts or changes, and findings in the field. We also stay current on the newest technological advancements in the industry, especially those we can utilize at Keller to improve our offerings and results. By doing this, we are ideally placed to find candidates who not only meet, or even exceed, expectations but are also able to navigate and overcome any challenges they may face in the public affairs sector.

Additionally, we dedicate ourselves to fostering a more diverse and inclusive public affairs workforce. We do so by recommending professionals solely due to their suitability for a role and employer. We do not hold any biases against the race, gender, age, religious beliefs, or personal preferences of any candidate.

Behind Our Public Affairs Recruitment Process

Keller’s expert executive recruiters are known, among other qualities, for their vast first-hand experience in public affairs recruitment. Our team has learned many valuable lessons from these experiences. Over the years, they have also helped change and shape our recruitment method to become the tailored approach we use today. One experience had a particularly catalytic impact on our approach, and our team members still remember it vividly.

When we first began offering our executive search services, we used a standardized approach. It yielded moderately successful results for the limited client base we served at that time, as they were companies of a similar size and with similar staffing needs. As a result, it never occurred to us to change it until we began serving larger and more varied companies. We were soon approached by a big, influential client in need of new public affairs talent, and we eagerly accepted the responsibility of finding it for them.

As we had become used to employing our generic approach, we used it for this project as well. Unfortunately, and to our surprise, it did not yield the successful results we had become accustomed to, however. The candidates we recommended were not up to our client’s standards and did not meet their needs in terms of leadership style and skill set, even though they had the right qualifications and experience on paper.

The placement failed as a result.

This challenging experience helped us realize the many limitations of using a generic recruitment method, and it taught us the value of instead tailoring our solutions to the unique needs of every client we serve.

We have made many successful placements in the industry since adapting and perfecting our customized approach. We’ve made a significant impact on the executive recruitment sector as a result, and our name has become synonymous with premier, high-quality executive search services. We have also contributed to a better global understanding of executive recruitment by inspiring other agencies to make use of similarly tailored methods.

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Areas We Specialize In

Keller is a leading executive search agency capable of finding exceptional public affairs talent for a wide range of fields in this sector. Some of the fields we recruit for include:

• Advocacy
• Corporate Affairs
• Corporate Communications
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Government Affairs/ Government Relations
• Investor Relations
• Legislative Affairs
• Lobbying
• Public Policy

However, as Keller is not limited to the areas listed above, feel free to contact our team and inquire about your public affairs staffing needs.

Positions We Fill In The Public Affairs Industry

Keller’s dedicated team commits itself to finding exceptional workers with the experience and skills needed to help their organizations reach new heights. We utilize our extensive market knowledge, expertise, and search experience to find great prospective new hires for a range of different roles. These include, but are not limited to, senior-level talent such as public affairs heads, chief communications officers, and the head of external affairs. While we specialize in executive search, our team is also capable of filling mid- and entry-level positions if needed.

Why Choose Keller As Your Go-To Public Affairs Headhunting Partner?

Keller is known for our ability to match the right talent with the right company, business, or organization. Over our many years of operating in the field, we have built lasting positive relationships with our clientele as a result of our excellent team, superior results, and wealth of services.

We offer a wide range of solutions even after the conclusion of the recruitment process, such as continued support in hiring, onboarding, and retaining employees.

Our Promise – The Right Hire

Keller and its team have only the greatest respect for client privacy. For this reason, we adhere strictly to a high standard of data protection and ethical conduct. We make use of responsible practices when handling confidential or sensitive client and candidate data in order to safeguard our clients’ security.

We go to great lengths to supply the organizations we serve with the perfect fit for their needs. However, Keller acknowledges that even our tailored approach may not be infallible. For this reason, Keller offers a 90-day guarantee as an added assurance to our clientele.

Under this guarantee, Keller will replace any unsuitable candidates, professionals who are unable to perform job responsibilities, or workers who leave the organization prematurely with a more suitable professional, at no extra cost to our clients. However, keep in mind that this guarantee is only valid within the first 90 days of their employment.

At Keller, our consultants are trained to respond to questions, criticism, and other comments from our prospective and current clients respectfully and constructively. We greatly value feedback from our clientele, as we use it to continually improve our services.

Contact Keller today to experience our unmatched quality of service and wide variety of search solutions first-hand.