How to Win Multi-Hire Team Build Projects in Executive Search

How to Win Multi-Hire Team Build Projects in Executive Search

Multi-hire team-build projects can be profitable if strategized clearly and executed effectively. Where do you find opportunities to engage in multi-hire team-build projects? What should be your main areas of focus for successfully implementing? Our guest, Paul Press , is here to give insights! 

Paul is the Managing Partner and Founder of Press & Associates , a leading executive search firm specializing in recruiting top technology talent for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Before founding Press & Associates, Paul Press built a well-rounded career with experience in an executive search firm and an in-house talent acquisition position.

In this episode, you will hear valuable insights into leveraging experience as an in-house recruiter, applying MPC marketing strategies, and successfully navigating the complexities of multi-hire team-build projects.

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Episode Outline And Highlights

03:25 Paul’s recruiting backstory and how he launched his own firm.

06:37 Learnings from working in-house translating to running his own agency.

12:30 When to consider hiring a third-party recruiter from an in-house recruitment perspective.

18:35 Transitioning to Private Equity expertise.

23:11 Two main areas on winning multi-hire team build projects.

35:59 The risks of handling large-sized projects and how to mitigate them.

40:15 Paul shares the story of his $450k fee and MPC strategy discussion.

51:47 What Paul’s MPC marketing strategy looks like.

58:04 Upcoming exciting times for Paul and Press Associates acquisition.

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