Leading Executive Search Firm in Asia

Since its inception in 1989, Cornerstone has been recognized as one of the pioneer full service talent management company with a global reach of over 44 countries. It has been providing unparalleled executive search tailored to the specifications and needs of the clientele. Their unrelenting commitment to prioritizing clients’ interests put together with international standards has made them a global member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC).

Cornerstone’s unwavering commitment by providing professional and personalised results through its recruitment process by actively seeking out suitable candidates makes it one of the top executive search firms in Asia. The core values of Cornerstone is reflected through its highest quality of service through which organisations and businesses reaches its optimum level of growth. The company uses a structure of speciality groups which is based upon in-depth knowledge of each business sector. Such a structure provides:

· Clients with the direct access to the best service provider in each business category, regardless of geography

· Better results for clients due to industry-specific knowledge sharing among the qualified professionals.

As one of the top executive search firms in Hong Kong, Cornerstone has a distinguished specialization in retained executive search as opposed to contingency executive search. Moreover, its team of qualified professionals accredited under the International Coach Federation aids in unlocking the full-potential by providing consistent, supervised support for the clients. They follow a five-step program called five-star executive search. The program aims to minimize risk, time and cost and at the same time ensures optimum benefit for individual client. It is as follows:

· Definition

· Research

· Recruiting

· Selection

· Hire

Firstly, the client is provided with a detailed diagnosis, plan and specifications as per course of work. Thereafter, the team which is headed by an experienced Cornerstone consultant will develop a thorough understanding of this framework as per the needs of the client.

Secondly, an in-depth research is undertaken for sourcing the talent. The offices maintain pre-researched candidates database along with details of prospective candidates. The team at Cornerstone evaluates these candidates potential which is a perfect fit for the organizational culture keeping in mind the requirements of the client.

Thereafter, qualified candidates have to get through an interview and pre-screening prior to the client interview. The next prominent step is short-listing the candidates fit for the agreed definition as per step one for the client interview. The final stage is inclusive of drafting of offer letter along with negotiations representing the client, and post-hire follow-up.

It can be summed up that, Cornerstone stands out as the top executive search firms in Shanghai from other companies due to its:

· Industry Specific Recruiting

· Non-traditional Recruiting Method

· Proprietary Applicant Tracking System

· Customized Recruiting Solutions

· Structure & Approach

In addition to these, complementary services include executive coaching and onboarding to facilitate the businesses to build an effective executive team around the world and subsequently helps in building professional networks.