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At a glance01SWIM Recruiting02Goldbeck Recruiting03Leaders International
Current position#1 in Vancouver#2 in Vancouver#3 in Vancouver
Recognized asVancouver agency with named specialty teams across technology, finance, HR, administration, legal, supply chain, marketing and payrollVancouver executive and professional search firm spanning corporate functions, engineering, manufacturing, life sciences, construction and natural resourcesExact Vancouver executive and board-search office with national reach
Best forEmployers needing permanent or contract professional recruitment with a deep, visible local delivery teamEmployers filling hard-to-find professional, management or executive roles across Canada and North AmericaOrganizations seeking a senior leader through a locally anchored retained-search relationship
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.