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Ellig Group

Ellig Group was named in 1 of the 10 executive search firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 105 of the 345 AI responses sampled across those questions (30.4%).

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Ellig Group is strongest on “Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?”, where it was named in 105 of 345 responses (30.4%), placing it in tier 3 of that report.

What Ellig Group is surfaced for in executive search firms

Based on the measured answers, Ellig Group is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?”.

How the answers describe the firmWomen-owned executive search firm focused on C-suite and board appointments with emphasis on diverse candidates.

In this sample, Ellig Group was named on 1 of the 9 executive search firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in executive search firms

Ellig Group was named on 1 of these 9 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Who leads executive search firms overall: Spencer Stuart tops 4 of 9 · Acuity Executive Search Group tops 1 of 9 · Egon Zehnder tops 1 of 9 · Korn Ferry tops 1 of 9 · Riviera Partners tops 1 of 9 · Russell Reynolds Associates tops 1 of 9. See all reports.

Where Ellig Group was named

One row per report in which Ellig Group cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?3105 of 34530.4%

What Ellig Group gets named for

Across the 10 executive search firms questions measured, Ellig Group is named most often on “Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?” — it appears in 105 of the 345 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 30.4% of them.

That is the only question in this set where Ellig Group cleared the reporting threshold, so its visibility is concentrated in one kind of buyer question rather than spread across the category.

What Ellig Group’s tier placings mean

On “Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?”, Ellig Group sits in tier 3 of 5, named in 105 of 345 responses (30.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 55.1% of responses against Ellig Group’s 30.4%. It shares tier 3 with Egon Zehnder, which the sample cannot separate from it. 4 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Ellig Group from them.

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