What We Believe
Allen Austin is in the business of adding and creating value, not just collecting fees. Since 1996, the partners of Allen Austin have seen every single engagement to fruition. Our proprietary Foresight™ process results in 92% retention at the two year mark and 98% offer acceptance. Our partner level consultants execute all mission critical phases of each assignment, including needs analysis, initial candidate contact, candidate assessment, market reporting, and 360 degree reference audits.
Our Brand stands for results, integrity, personal service and long-term relationships. Our global network, twenty-two partners and Houston support center provide the talent, resources and the infrastructure necessary to deliver and develop high performance leadership teams.
We believe in and are committed to:
- A teaching philosophy and access to resources that will make and/or save you THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
- A search strategy that will surface hidden talent NOT on the radar screen of the search community at large
- 100% follow through on over 1,280 retained engagements...having never abandoned an uncompleted assignment in 13 ½ years
- 92% placement retention rate at the 2 year mark, and a 98% offer/acceptance ratio
- A unique Needs-Analysis approach that results in a much more meaningful understanding of the critical success factors in a specific candidate and their respective environment
- A candidate Self-Appraisal that compels less than ideal candidates to self select out of specific search scenarios in which the fit is less than ideal
- A 360 degree Reference Discovery Process that effectively reveals true strengths, weaknesses, proclivities, and fit indicators of all short-listed candidates before they are presented to you
- A commitment to partner level execution of all mission critical search activities including candidate contact
- A full two year guarantee on all executive placements above $225,000 in total cash compensation
You may find these significant because:
At large corporations when no one is looking...
- Four out of ten retained executive searches FAIL!
At 44 Fortune 500 companies who implemented tighter search management practices...
- Search failure rate still stands at 19%
- Offer extended and rejected rate is an astounding 29%
Executive Recruiter News December 2007
- 40% of new CEOs fail in the first eighteen months
- 44% of all executive hires fail within two years
- Too often recruits are plucked from the well-worn rolodexes of recruiters and hired by persons inexperienced at human capital selection.
Harvard Business Review 2005