Executive and specialist search
Finding the people who fit, not just the people who are free.
Harwick Search Collective is a search firm for roles that carry weight. We look beyond the active market to find leaders and specialists who can do the work and raise the people around them.
About the collective
A small group of searchers who care more about the right hire than the fast one.
Harwick was formed as a collective rather than a corporate machine. Each search is led by someone who stays with it from the first conversation to the signed offer, so nothing is handed off and lost.
We work with organizations at the moments that matter most: a new leader, a founding hire, a role that has been empty too long. In those moments the cost of the wrong person is far higher than the cost of a careful search.
Practice areas
Where we search.
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Executive leadership
Chief officers, vice presidents and the leaders who set the direction for the rest of the organization.
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Technical and specialist
Hard-to-find engineers, scientists and domain experts where real depth is not negotiable.
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Founding and early teams
The first handful of hires that define how a young company will build and behave.
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Board and advisory
Independent directors and advisors who bring judgment, networks and perspective.
Our approach
How a Harwick search runs.
Define the real role
We dig past the job description to understand the problem this person is truly being hired to solve.
Map the market
We research who is out there, including people who are not looking, and build a considered longlist.
Approach with care
We open quiet, honest conversations that respect both the candidate and your confidentiality.
Guide the decision
We assess rigorously, present a true shortlist and stay close through offer and start.
The right person rarely raises their hand. Finding them is quieter, slower work, and it is the only work worth doing.
Questions
Good to know.
Senior, specialist and hard-to-fill roles where the consequences of a wrong hire are significant. We are deliberately selective about the searches we accept.
Recruiting works the people who are already applying. Search goes out to find the person who is right for the role, including those who are quietly excellent and not looking at all.
Most searches run over several weeks. We would rather present the right shortlist a little later than a rushed one that wastes everyone's time.
Yes. Many of our searches are confidential by nature, and we protect both the client and the candidates throughout the process.
There is a right person for the role. Let us find them.
Tell us about the position and what a strong hire would change for you.
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