What is SLATE known for?

ChatGPT names SLATE most often on the question “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?”, where it appeared in 11 of 175 sampled responses (6.3%). Across the 8 executive search firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, SLATE cleared the reporting threshold on 1.

Is SLATE a good executive search firm?

This measurement cannot answer that. It counts how often ChatGPT names SLATE when asked buyer questions, which follows how much has been written about the firm online rather than how well it works. SLATE was named in 11 of the 175 responses sampled on the questions it appears in. A firm named rarely may still be excellent, and a firm named often may not suit a given brief.

Why is SLATE in tier 4?

SLATE reaches tier 4 at its best. Tiers group firms the sample cannot statistically separate from that tier's leader, using McNemar's test at 95%. A lower tier means the sample could separate the firm from the leading group on that question.

Which firms compete with SLATE?

SLATE appears on too few questions in this sample for a reliable overlap with other firms to be reported.

Firm profile

SLATE

SLATE was named in 1 of the 8 executive search firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 11 of the 175 AI responses sampled across those questions (6.3%).

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SLATE is strongest on “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?”, where it was named in 11 of 175 responses (6.3%), placing it in tier 4 of that report.

What SLATE is surfaced for in executive search firms

Based on the measured answers, SLATE is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?”.

How the answers describe the firmRecruits executives for smaller-market cities, emphasizing diversity data and cultural fit in hiring decisions.

In this sample, SLATE was named on 1 of the 7 executive search firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

Failed executive search — named in 11 of 175 responses (6.3%), tier 4.

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

SLATE was named on 1 of these 7 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where SLATE placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
Question	Leader	SLATE
What are the best executive search firms?175 answers	Egon Zehnder100%	—
Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for?175 answers	Korn Ferry91%	—
Which search firms know our industry?175 answers	Spencer Stuart96%	—
Which search firms work with venture-backed startups?175 answers	True35%	—
Who runs board and chief executive searches?175 answers	Spencer Stuart87%	—
Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?175 answers	Russell Reynolds Associates61%	—
Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?175 answers	Spencer Stuart66%	6% · tier 4
How much does an executive search firm charge?pricing · 175 answers	what firms charge	—

Who leads executive search firms overall: Spencer Stuart tops 3 of 7 · Egon Zehnder tops 1 of 7 · Korn Ferry tops 1 of 7 · Russell Reynolds Associates tops 1 of 7 · True tops 1 of 7. See all reports.

Where SLATE was named

One row per report in which SLATE 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.
Question	Tier	Responses	Share
Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?	4	11 of 175	6.3%

What SLATE gets named for

Across the 8 executive search firms questions measured, SLATE is named most often on “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?” — it appears in 11 of the 175 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 6.3% of them.

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

What SLATE’s tier placings mean

On “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?”, SLATE sits in tier 4 of 4, named in 11 of 175 responses (6.3%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 65.7% of responses against SLATE’s 6.3%. It shares tier 4 with Stanton Chase, DHR Global, JM Search and Robert Half, which the sample cannot separate from it.

What this page is, and is not

It is a count of how often AI assistants named SLATE when asked buyer questions about executive search firms. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
SLATE 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.
Wrong details, or a firm merged with another of a similar name? We fix those.

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