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Recently, we asked Sydney Thompson, an Executive Recruiter on the Bolster team, to share her thoughts about executive search. Sydney started her career at the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), the world’s largest insight network, where she worked with clients like KKR, CVC Capital, and BCG. Through her work with top private equity and consulting firms, Sydney developed a white-glove approach to the recruiting process, delivering both efficient search results and top-quality candidates.
Bolster: Why is traditional search broken?
Sydney: Traditional executive search is broken because it doesn't typically get the job done well—it’s costly from a time and monetary perspective, and utilizes antiquated methods that don’t always uncover the best person for the role.
B: How do you think about finding the perfect candidates for a position?
S: Listen, listen, listen. No matter how much you know about an industry and/or function, it’ll never replace the knowledge and insight that you gain from listening to a client talk about their needs and wants for a specific role. It’s our job to be the experts, to help guide the client and the search, but it’s also our job to listen.
B: Complete this sentence - “Reach out to me if…”
S: You’re an executive looking for their next step, no matter what that might look like—we’re always happy to have a conversation and help facilitate potential introductions!
Bolster combines the power of experienced recruiters (like Sydney) with our unique platform to surface the best candidates and deliver a superior executive search experience. We’d love to support your search—reach out to get started today.
