{
  "report": "Executive Search Firms with Documented Results: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/executive-search-proven-results",
  "question": "Which executive search firms have documented placement results?",
  "engine": "ChatGPT",
  "sampleSize": 54,
  "windowStart": "2026-10-01",
  "windowEnd": "2026-10-13",
  "published": "2026-10-01",
  "updated": "2026-10-13",
  "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": "Korn Ferry",
      "domain": "kornferry.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 53,
      "share": 98.1
    },
    {
      "name": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 52,
      "share": 96.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Heidrick & Struggles",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 51,
      "share": 94.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      "domain": "russellreynolds.co",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 51,
      "share": 94.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Egon Zehnder",
      "domain": "egonzehnder.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 49,
      "share": 90.7
    },
    {
      "name": "JM Search",
      "domain": "jmsearch.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 16.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Cowen Partners",
      "domain": "cowenpartners.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 14.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Crist Kolder Associates",
      "domain": "cristkolder.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 14.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 11.1
    },
    {
      "name": "Majhi Group",
      "domain": "majhigroup.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 6,
      "share": 11.1
    }
  ]
}