I'm trying to find executive search companies that specialize in high
level managment postions, ceo's, coo's, etc whose salaries are
$200,000 or more annually.

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Request for Question Clarification by kyrie26-ga on 03 Feb 2003 12:15 PST

For which country and region?

Hello buzz72955-ga,

Here is a collection of directories and top recruiter lists that
should give you a selection of top executive recruiters. Good luck
with your search.

czh

http://www.top10links.com/print-page/index.php/Business:Careers:Executive+Search+Firms/ttl_rank/DESC/0/
Top10Links 
Home / Business / Careers / Executive Search Firms

http://www.toptenlinks.com/Business/Careers/Executive_Search_Firms/
Home / Business / Careers / Executive Search Firms 
1 - 10 of 31

http://www.vault.com/surveys/execsearch/executive.jsp
Top 20 Executive Search Firms
These firms were selected as the most prestigious in the industry by
over 340 HR and employment insiders. Click on the firm names to find
out more information, including where they recruit, industries they
specialize in (e.g. investment banking), and functions they recruit
for (e.g. finance executives).

http://www.business2.com/webguide/0,1660,11204,00.html
Executive Search Firms: Major Players
List of 28 major firms

http://www.b-associes.com/v2/topexesearch/tess2002/eng/TopFirms_us.html
Description of the Top 75 Executive Search firms in France in the year
2002
Report available for purchase

http://www.aesc.org/index.html
Association of Executive Search Consultants
The AESC is the worldwide professional association for retained
executive search consulting firms.

http://www.kennedyinfo.com/sitemap.html#er
Kennedy Information Syststems
The Directory of Executive Recruiters

SEARCH STRATEGY
top executive search firms

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Request for Answer Clarification by buzz72955-ga on 03 Feb 2003 13:40 PST

california, specifically, san diego

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 03 Feb 2003 14:23 PST

Hello again  buzz72955-ga,

The first list I sent you is your best bet. In executive search,
having a local office is not the most important factor. All of the
leading executive search firms conduct searches for wide geographic
areas. What is probably most important is knowledge of the locality
and the industry.

Following your clarification I did some additional searching and here
are some San Diego search firms.

Good luck with your search.

czh

http://www.directoryofsandiegobusinesses.com/directory_of_san_diego_businesses_largest-full-time-placement-services.htm
LARGEST FULL-TIME PLACEMENT SERVICES IN SAN DIEGO

http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Localities/S/San_Diego/Business_and_Economy/Employment/
Regional > North America > United States > California > Localities > S
> San Diego > Business and Economy > Employment

http://www.socaltech.com/services/Recruiters/

http://www.so-cal-jobs.com/html/agencies.cfm
See listings for Executive Search

http://sandiego.cox.net/
Includes several executive search firms

SEARCH STRATEGY

Top executive recruiting firms +"san diego"

Depending on your area and speciality, there will
be people who are 'small shops' who get those
searches also.  The Big Four, as they are 
sometimes called, who usually I'd guess cut 
off at 150k/year, would be your best bet as 
far as I know.  They are

Korn Ferry
Spencer Stuart
Heidrick and Struggles
Russell Reynolds

Also, check on sites and in the Tuesday
WSJ.  Check to see who is doing those 
searches.  At those numbers, people (the
hiring companies) are looking for expertise
and contacts in a particular industry or 
a search person who is 'famous' and whose
calls will get returned by 'employed' executives.

I live in Dallas, and if you are a senior level
Finance person, FENG and FEI are two great
places to networking into positions such as
these.  Another is a CEO network which I do
not want to list here since they don't want 
people inquiring.  Good luck.

Just read your clarification, I lived in San Diego for
3 plus years, and there are probably so few 
200k plus jobs opening up, that you may have
a hard time finding anything there.  The problem
combined with the proximity to L.A. is that many
of those types of jobs, Consulting and IBanking
to start, exist in low numbers since it makes
more sense to have people in Los Angeles or
better yet, straddle both cities from Orange
County.  Good luck, and I have been gone 10
years, and heard things are better now.