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Original question: Which service would you be most likely to use for the following positions/searches? (executive search)
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Executive search firms: likelihood of use by role worldwide 2019
According to a 2019 survey, around ** percent of business leaders surveyed are likely to use executive search firms for recruiting roles with a base salary of over ** U.S. dollars. This figure drops to ** percent for roles with a base salary of between 100,000 and ** U.S. dollars.
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SWR Group. (May 10, 2019). Share of business leaders worldwide who are likely to use executive search firms in 2019, by role type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1097835/executive-search-firms-worldwide-likelihood-of-use-by-role/
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