How To Know That You Are Ready To Contact An Executive Search Firm?
It may look surprising, but as one of the top executive search firms in China, we do sometimes turn prospective clients away. The reason? They are yet not ready for our services and we do not believe in misleading anybody as our clients are the soul of our company. For an executive search to be effective, the executive job seekers must be very clear about their aim. They should be clear on certain things such as what would be next function or industry or challenge they are hoping to take on. Going to an executive search firm with an unclear objective is like sharpening arrows without having to practice to hit the right target. People do come to executive search firms in China, just to make sure they are all over the place and not missing out on any opportunity at all. With a single arrow, one wants to hit a dozen of targets and not only this, one wants to hit the bull’s eye every time. Whenever we come across such clients who are not very sure of their strengths and where they could
leverage them the most, we ask them to do little soul searching first. Ask yourself, if the role you are applying for is going to make you happy. You can also take advice from a career coach and find the answers to the most important questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
What is it you really want? What are your values and priorities and what all opportunities would fit in those frame? What are the business pain points you will be able to handle in the best way? What type of industries and organisations would be a best match for me? What will make me most happy?
Finding answers to these questions are the most important before you make up your mind to visit an executive search firm. It would take a lot of time and effort to narrow down your focus and rule out opportunities as every opportunity would look lucrative from far no matter what but at the end, you do not want to be unhappy in what you are doing. Many of these ruled out opportunities would leave you wanting for more anyways so why not do some little brainstorming beforehand. But remember the only hurdle in your way to success is ignorance. “Not knowing what you want� would not only waste your time but also your precious money. If you are sure, you need to go for an executive search firm now, ask yourself, do you have everything in place to do so. For an instance, you would be needing an updated resume aligned with the new role or career path you are seeking for. Next question would be, do you have all the ingredients in place to start searching for an opportunity. Once you have everything in place, start looking for streamlined opportunities and bam! You are good to go to a firm for help.