The study, which surveyed senior individuals
at 10
major London - based national and international executive search
firms, found that
recruiters relied on «more observable factors» like the quality of their references, the progression of their career path and their personality.
Joe Zinner, a veteran
recruiter who runs a boutique search
firm in Toronto and worked
at Odgers from 1999 to 2002, says the departures followed a decade of growing frustration with Odgers» Toronto head office, which had been trying to dictate business priorities and leaving the regions out of
major national decisions.