Search Options

Executive Search Options

Retained Search is a service option that offers a dedicated project team assigned to your search until completion. Retained Search is utilized at all levels when the need is critical. Our replacement guarantee is 90 days. All recruited candidates are exclusively for the client for 90 days. General Terms and Conditions of retained search are:

   • 1/3 due upon signing contract
   • 1/3 due upon presentation of short list of candidates
   • 1/3 due upon candidate acceptance
   • Service charge is 30% of the estimated first year's compensation
   • Base salary, bonuses, commissions, and stock options included
   • Personality profiling
   • Compensation survey

Priority Search is utilized for positions that must be filled quickly and require thorough, professional search in the marketplace. A project coordinator is assigned to the client until the position is filled. Replacement guarantee is for 60 days and candidate exclusivity is guaranteed. General Terms & Conditions of priority search are:

   • 1/3 due upon signing contract
   • Service charge is 30% of the estimated first year's compensation including base salary,
     bonuses, commissions, and other incentives included
   • Full payment of balance due within five days of start date

Contingency Search is generally used for ongoing openings that are not urgent in nature. This option is chosen when an urgent need does not exist and the need for a specific position is constant. Replacement guarantee is 30 days. No exclusivity of candidates is offered. General Terms and conditions for contingency search are:

   • 35% of estimated first year's compensation including base salary.
   • Full payment due within five days of acceptance.

National Search is an option that may be right for a company needing to hire multiple candidates in a specified period of time. We will organize a National Project Team from among the 1000 MRI offices so that we can leverage our size and strength to fill your openings with qualified candidates quickly. Replacement guarantee is 90 days. Terms and conditions of project search are negotiated on an ICB (Individual Case Basis). National Search is always on a Retained bases. MRI has many references for this type of search activity. We have been able to staff hundreds of people in a few short months using this practice.