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Sourcechange was named in 1 of the 10 executive search firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 22 of the 129 AI responses sampled across those questions (17.1%).

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Sourcechange is strongest on “Which executive search firms have documented placement results?”, where it was named in 22 of 129 responses (17.1%), placing it in tier 4 of that report.

What Sourcechange is surfaced for in executive search firms

Based on the measured answers, Sourcechange is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which executive search firms have documented placement results?”.

How the answers describe the firmPublishes case studies with detailed placement metrics, retention data, and search performance documentation.

In this sample, Sourcechange 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

Sourcechange 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 Sourcechange was named

One row per report in which Sourcechange 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 executive search firms have documented placement results?422 of 12917.1%

What Sourcechange gets named for

Across the 10 executive search firms questions measured, Sourcechange is named most often on “Which executive search firms have documented placement results?” — it appears in 22 of the 129 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 17.1% of them.

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

What Sourcechange’s tier placings mean

On “Which executive search firms have documented placement results?”, Sourcechange sits in tier 4 of 4, named in 22 of 129 responses (17.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 86.8% of responses against Sourcechange’s 17.1%. It shares tier 4 with Cowen Partners, JM Search, Stature and Crist Kolder Associates, which the sample cannot separate from it.

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