Executive Research

Everyone has bias. And as executive search professionals, uncovering the inner biases is key to finding the best candidate and thus, best serving your firm's clients.

AESC relaunches the new Certificate in Executive Research (CER) program. Explore what is new, and excel your career today.

On June 19, 2018, we hosted the AESC Executive Research Forum in New York. The event included a series of dynamic content with topics touching upon the performance of the executive search profession and assessment of the role of the researcher, innovative ways to approach communication skills through improv, applicable measures in identifying and securing the best candidate, pertinent guidance on what you need to be aware of with new privacy regulations in place, next practices for sourcing and recruiting outside of the professional networking sites researchers have become so dependent on, and more.

On March 22,2018, we hosted the AESC Executive Research Forum in London. The event covered what's now, new, and next in executive research with a range of engaging topics that included the GDPR's impact on executive researchers' daily work, concrete methods to maximize every moment of the candidate conversation, alternatives to professional networking sites, awareness of one's own unconscious bias, and more.

On March 9th, we hosted the AESC Researchers & Associates Forums in London. The event had sessions covering the core skills from telephone sourcing, techniques and methods for effective research, to how to incorporate the principals of improvisation into your outreach with candidates.

Today’s AESC member executive search researchers and associates are vital in the search process. They actively participate in designing search and business development strategy, from the pitch through to candidate development. In addition, researchers and associates are tasked with networking and building strong relationships with senior executives (as potential candidates or clients) and assessing executives against the client’s requirements.