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Permanent hiring with an approved search
Contingent Direct Hire
Success-based recruiting for defined permanent roles, with fees governed by the signed search agreement.
Engagement based- Role calibration
- Direct sourcing
- Candidate qualification
Recruiting & Search · Custom proposal
Executive Search
Targeted leadership search built around mandate, evidence, market access, discretion, and decision support.
At a glance
A defined model with a governed start.
The public description helps you evaluate fit. Final scope, commercial terms, responsibilities, timing, and activation conditions are confirmed through Trust and intake.
- Best for
- Leadership, succession, and high-consequence appointments
- Commercial structure
- Custom proposal
- Included focus
- Leadership mandate · Market mapping · Confidential outreach · Decision support
- Activation
- Human review and required written terms
Where this fits
Use this model when the mandate is aligned.
If the hiring reality changes, TNC may recommend a different model or a revised scope before activation.
Leadership, succession, general-management, or other high-consequence appointments.
A mandate requiring targeted research, discretion, and evidence-led evaluation.
An organization prepared to align decision-makers around the leadership outcome.
Engagement sequence
How the work moves.
Every step preserves the selected service, employer context, role information, permissions, and decision ownership.
Translate the business mandate into leadership outcomes and evidence criteria.
Map the relevant market, adjacent talent pools, and outreach strategy.
Conduct controlled outreach, qualification, and leadership-context review.
Support interviews, references, decision calibration, and offer strategy as scoped.
Before activation
What remains governed.
These controls prevent a public service selection from becoming an unintended search, disclosure, submission, or commitment.
- Research, outreach, disclosure, and assessment scope are defined in writing.
- Confidential information remains limited to approved participants.
- TNC recommendations support—but never replace—the organization’s decision process.
- No candidate identity or full résumé is released without the required permissions.
Related models
Compare adjacent search relationships.
The right model follows the mandate—not a default label.
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Critical, difficult-to-fill, or time-sensitive hiring
Priority Search
Dedicated search capacity, priority execution, and defined delivery milestones for business-critical appointments.
Custom proposal- Priority sourcing
- Search strategy
- Market feedback
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Sensitive and unannounced hiring
Confidential Search
Controlled communication and role-specific discretion for replacements, succession, and sensitive growth.
Custom proposal- Controlled disclosure
- Approved outreach
- Need-to-know routing