Slayton Search Partners

About Us

Founded in 1985, Slayton Search Partners is a premier retained executive search firm dedicated to recruiting top executive talent to client companies throughout the globe. We know how important it is to find a partner who can understand your needs, recruit best-in-class talent, and counsel you toward a successful conclusion of the search process.

Built on strong principles of knowledge, integrity, communication and quality, we’ve evolved alongside an ever shifting business landscape, gaining insight and expertise while crafting a better search alternative.

Our way of Limit-Less® thinking and acting has made us one of the fastest-growing executive search firms in North America, building a distinguished roster of clients and attracting more of the top candidates sought after by top firms and organizations

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Solutions And Expertise

Attracting senior management talent in any industry can be challenging. Slayton’s exceptional consultants invest countless time and energy to build industry domain expertise and relationships with leaders in these verticals.

Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Onboarding
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News Briefings

How Long Will the War for Talent Continue?

You’ve heard the buzzwords by now. All it takes is one scroll through LinkedIn  to become quickly acquainted with terms like “The Great Resignation” and “candidate-driven markets.” A small cadre of job seekers among the top percentile of talent are able to write their own ticket, picking and choosing where they land, according to Richard Slayton,

Delving Deeper into the Great Resignation

By now, the term “Great Resignation” has reached cliché status, providing us with a caricatured vision of a great exodus of workers, boxed possessions in hand as they leave the building once and for all. But the sore truth is that millions of employees continue to re-evaluate their careers and seek new opportunities, leaving employers

Slayton Search Partners Expands Senior Staff

Chicago-based Slayton Search Partners has expanded with the addition of Kevin Strohl as vice president and principal. He will be focused on supporting the search firm within the finance function, building client relationships, and recruiting key finance professionals. “We’re confident that Kevin’s experience and expertise will reinforce Slayton’s commitment to the client experience,” said Richard Slayton,

The Judge Group Acquires Slayton Search Partners

Professional services firm The Judge Group has acquired Chicago-based Slayton Search Partners. The Judge Group is a provider of consulting, learning and talent services with over 50 years of experience. The acquisition of Slayton Search Partners brings a retained executive search capabilities to Judge’s broad portfolio, the company said. “The acquisition of Slayton combines two

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Press Releases

Will a Recession Force Employees Back to the Office?

(March 2023) JAY DAPRILE Executive Vice President Most business leaders entered 2023 expecting to hear a formal announcement of a recession at any moment.  Headlining layoffs in big tech and media during Q4 of 2022 and early January of 2023 seemed to reinforce that projection. But the economy rallied. By the end of January, the U.S.

Uncovering the Career Motivations of Today’s Business Leaders [Original Research]

(January 2023) Why Are 72% of Professionals Considering a Job Change in 2023? During these last few years of turbulence, trends like the Great Resignation and “quiet quitting” have dominated the headlines, while an undercurrent of economic unease and skyrocketing inflation have given rise to significant career anxiety. Against this landscape of uncertainty, many professionals

Are Relocation Packages a Thing of the Past for Insurers?

(January 2023) Of all the full-time employees in the U.S., 56% of them have jobs with the capability to work remotely, according to Gallup. Of those “remote-capable” employees, a massive 78% of them are working remotely or in a hybrid capacity—up from just 40% pre-pandemic. This massive shift has led to a curious reality: many workers

Preparing for the Future of Insurance

(November 2022) JAY DAPRILE Executive Vice President World crises make forecasting for the future difficult. This decade was born into crisis, and for an industry that is historically set in its ways, responding, adapting, and recovering was the sole focus for the insurance sector in the midst of the mess. But now, as we look