Firm profile
JM Search
JM Search was named in 4 of the 9 executive search firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 177 of the 939 AI responses sampled across those questions (18.8%).
JM Search is strongest on “What are the best executive search firms?”, where it was named in 67 of 235 responses (28.5%), placing it in tier 5 of that report.
What JM Search is surfaced for in executive search firms
Based on the measured answers, JM Search is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best executive search firms?”, “Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for?” and “Which search firms know our industry?”.
How the answers describe the firmConducts CEO, CFO, COO searches for private-equity-backed and middle-market companies.
In this sample, JM Search was named on 4 of the 8 executive search firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Executive search firms — named in 67 of 235 responses (28.5%), tier 5.
- Executive search by role — named in 51 of 235 responses (21.7%), tier 6.
- Executive search by industry — named in 44 of 234 responses (18.8%), tier 6.
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
JM Search was named on 4 of these 8 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 3 of 8 · Egon Zehnder tops 1 of 8 · Heidrick & Struggles tops 1 of 8 · Korn Ferry tops 1 of 8 · Riviera Partners tops 1 of 8 · Russell Reynolds Associates tops 1 of 8. See all reports.
Where JM Search was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are the best executive search firms? | 5 | 67 of 235 | 28.5% | |
| Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for? | 6 | 51 of 235 | 21.7% | |
| Which search firms know our industry? | 6 | 44 of 234 | 18.8% | |
| Our executive search is not working. Who can take over? | 5 | 15 of 235 | 6.4% |
What JM Search gets named for
Across the 9 executive search firms questions measured, JM Search is named most often on “What are the best executive search firms?” — it appears in 67 of the 235 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 28.5% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for?”, where it appears in 51 of 235 responses (21.7%).
JM Search clears the reporting threshold on 4 of the 9 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.
What JM Search’s tier placings mean
On “What are the best executive search firms?”, JM Search sits in tier 5 of 6, named in 67 of 235 responses (28.5%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 99.1% of responses against JM Search’s 28.5%. It shares tier 5 with Diversified Search Group, which the sample cannot separate from it. 2 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate JM Search from them.
On “Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for?”, JM Search sits in tier 6 of 6, named in 51 of 235 responses (21.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 90.2% of responses against JM Search’s 21.7%. It shares tier 6 with ON Partners and Riviera Partners, which the sample cannot separate from it.
On “Which search firms know our industry?”, JM Search sits in tier 6 of 6, named in 44 of 234 responses (18.8%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 93.2% of responses against JM Search’s 18.8%. It shares tier 6 with Cowen Partners, Diversified Search Group, Isaacson, Miller and DHR Global, which the sample cannot separate from it.
On “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?”, JM Search sits in tier 5 of 5, named in 15 of 235 responses (6.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 61.7% of responses against JM Search’s 6.4%. It shares tier 5 with Caldwell, which the sample cannot separate from it.
Firms named alongside JM Search
When ChatGPT names JM Search, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Egon Zehnder (4 shared questions), Heidrick & Struggles (4 shared questions), Korn Ferry (4 shared questions), Russell Reynolds Associates (4 shared questions), Spencer Stuart (4 shared questions), DHR Global (3 shared questions), Boyden (2 shared questions) and Caldwell (2 shared questions).
That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside JM Search. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
Egon Zehnder · Heidrick & Struggles · Korn Ferry · Russell Reynolds Associates · Spencer Stuart · DHR Global · Boyden · Caldwell
JM Search compared
Where JM Search was measured against another firm on the same questions, over the same responses.
- JM Search vs Egon Zehnder
- JM Search vs Heidrick & Struggles
- JM Search vs Korn Ferry
- JM Search vs Russell Reynolds Associates
- JM Search vs Spencer Stuart
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named JM Search when asked buyer questions about executive search firms. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- JM Search did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
- A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
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