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Our Standards
AESC sets the bar for ethical standards and professional conduct in the executive search and leadership consulting profession. AESC Members are committed to the highest professional practices, acting in the best interests of their clients, candidates, the community-at-large, and our profession.
Code of Professional Practice
Our Code of Professional Practice applies equally to executive search and leadership consulting. These standards govern all consulting work conducted by AESC Members as they strive, every day, to be trusted advisors for their clients.
Download our Code of Professional Practice.
Our Promise to Clients
Choosing the right executive search and leadership consulting firm is a critical business decision with long-term impact. What should you expect when working with an AESC Member?
View Client Bill of Rights
Our Promise to Candidates
It’s critical that an executive search firm respects a candidate’s confidentiality. How can a candidate tell if the search firm that approaches them is ethical? Find out what to expect from an AESC Member.
View Candidate Bill of Rights
Work with an AESC Member
AESC Members are recognized leaders in global executive search and leadership advisory, delivering a full suite of talent and organizational solutions for top performing organizations.
Clients must be diligent in choosing a consultant. AESC Members choose to exceed both industry norms and client expectations, because the imprimatur of AESC demands that members are the most ethical, rigorous, and transparent firms in the profession.