General FAQs

Q?What makes you different from other search firms?
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We’re known for providing the highest level of service and professionalism to both clients and candidates.

  • The EMAC Group takes a team approach to deliver outstanding results that most companies have not experienced.
  • We don’t take assignments from our clients until the search is pre-screened and our partners have a high degree of confidence that we will perform.
  • Members of our team have “real world” industry experience and a passion for business. We do extensive upfront industry research and ask the right questions of our clients and candidates to ensure the best possible match.
  • Second, every search is staffed with a team, offering our clients broader expertise, greater flexibility and a wider range of prospecting resources.
Q?Does The EMAC Group work nationally?
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Yes. The EMAC Group has placed executives with clients located around the country. Most of our searches involve national candidate generation as well.

Q?What is the difference between Retained Searches and Contingency Searches and how do they work?
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Retained Searches are agreements in which the client pays a small portion of the fee up-front in return for a discounted total fee. The up-front fee is credited back upon to the client upon the hiring of the candidate and only the remaining balance is due. It also allows the client to have continued discounted fees for a defined period of time and the savings sometimes can be substantial.

Exclusive from discounted fees, there are other advantages of a retained search. Retained searches communicate to potential employees as well as the industry that you are committed to corporate growth and are working with professionals to achieve that growth. Smart candidates will often validate opportunities by asking if the recruiting firm has been retained by the given organization; not only do they want to know the company is committed to filling that position but that
the recruiting firm has the best understanding of that position and can place them directly with a decision maker.

Contingency Searches typically have a higher fee than a Retained Search but with no up-front payment a nd the total amount due is usually paid to the recruiting firm in one lump sum. Mainstay Recruiting is committed to provide the fee option and terms that best fits our client’s needs.

Q?Does The EMAC Group limit its searches to a specific industry or type of position?
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No. The EMAC Group has broad search capability, and is, by design, a generalist executive search firm. Our team has successfully conducted senior level assignments, from Presidents and General Managers to Executive Vice Presidents and Directors of staff functions. Over the years, we have worked effectively across a wide variety of industries, proving time and again that we can gain
access to all appropriate search targets and represent our clients credibly.