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What is Retained Search Recruitment and Contigency Search Recruitment and their advantages and disadvantages

Retained Search Recruitment and Contingency Search Recr uitment : Retained Search : A retained search is an employee screening process used by recruitment companies. It is designed to enable highly skilled professionals to find opportunities in the work environment. Recruitment companies that use the retained search process are able to offer employers highly skilled candidates with proven track records. Retained search is preferable in cases where a company has a pressing executive level need that requires a candidate who will hold key leadership responsibilities and whose services are integral to overall organizational success. Given the strategic importance of these positions, there is often a degree of urgency, and often confidentiality, that accompanies this type of search. The retained search process includes • Set criteria in order to obtain the best candidates for any given role. • To begin with, the recruitment company obtains a thorough understanding of the company the