{
  "report": "Executive Search Accountability: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/executive-search-accountability",
  "question": "Which executive search firms report measurable search outcomes?",
  "engine": "ChatGPT",
  "sampleSize": 30,
  "windowStart": "2026-10-02",
  "windowEnd": "2026-10-07",
  "published": "2026-10-02",
  "updated": "2026-10-07",
  "publisher": "The Shortlist Report",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "note": "responses = number of sampled responses naming the firm. share = responses / sampleSize, as a percentage. A firm is counted once per response regardless of how many times it is named in it.",
  "firms": [
    {
      "name": "Heidrick & Struggles",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 7,
      "share": 23.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Korn Ferry",
      "domain": "kornferry.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 7,
      "share": 23.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Egon Zehnder",
      "domain": "egonzehnder.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Majhi Group",
      "domain": "majhigroup.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      "domain": "russellreynolds.co",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Acuity Executive Search Group",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 16.7
    },
    {
      "name": "ALAC HR Solutions",
      "domain": "alachrsolutions.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 16.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Axe Recruiting",
      "domain": "axerecruiting.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 16.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Crucial Hire",
      "domain": "crucialhire.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 5,
      "share": 16.7
    }
  ]
}