How to Select the Right Search Firm: Nearly every campus looking for a new president first hires an executive-search consultant. Too many make an ill-considered choice. Michael Morgenstern for The Chronicle

Based on our research, we have five recommendations for search-committee members, trustees, purchasing agents, and university lawyers on how to make sure you’re making the best choice for your campus. Perhaps the single most important — yet often overlooked — element of a presidential search is the...

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Published in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2023-03
Main Authors: Wilde, Judith A, Finkelstein, James H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Background checks
Candidates
College campuses
College presidents
Contract negotiations
Costs
Executive compensation
Higher education
Personnel Selection
Presidents
Professional recruitment
Search Committees (Personnel)
Wages & salaries
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Summary:Based on our research, we have five recommendations for search-committee members, trustees, purchasing agents, and university lawyers on how to make sure you’re making the best choice for your campus. Perhaps the single most important — yet often overlooked — element of a presidential search is the development of the request for proposals (RFP) to hire a search firm. [...]not least, be sure to establish discrete and measurable criteria by which to evaluate the various proposals. An alternative, albeit one that is somewhat less effective, is for the institution itself to hire an independent firm (such as a law firm or a private investigator) to conduct the background checks.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362