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At a glance01TDS Personnel02Peak Associates03StevenDouglas
Current position#1 in Toronto#2 in Toronto#3 in Toronto
Recognized asExact Toronto team focused on permanent, temporary and contract hiring across administration, executive support, marketing, finance, real estate and related functionsToronto recruitment practice with named executive-search, recruitment and account leadershipToronto office led by Navinder Binning for board, C-suite, operational, technical, professional, interim and IT search
Best forGTA employers needing locally staffed professional or office recruitment with clear named contactsEmployers wanting direct access to a named local recruiter for professional or executive hiringSenior operational, technical, infrastructure, mining, manufacturing or nonprofit leadership mandates
Decision fitExact agency, licence and accountable recruiter resolved · Role, market and search-process fit assessed · Candidate consent, verification and commercial terms requiredExact agency, licence and accountable recruiter resolved · Role, market and search-process fit assessed · Candidate consent, verification and commercial terms requiredExact agency, licence and accountable recruiter resolved · Role, market and search-process fit assessed · Candidate consent, verification and commercial terms required
Start with role stakes, seniority, function, location, compensation, employment type, confidentiality, market scarcity, internal recruiting capacity and deadline. Retained executive search, contingent professional recruitment and temporary staffing are different services. Ask who personally leads and researches the search, which candidates and companies are off-limits, how consent is recorded, how assessment and references are performed, what evidence accompanies the shortlist, who communicates rejections, when the fee is earned, and exactly when replacement protection applies.