Careers at Allen Austin - Hiring Practices
Allen Austin is dedicated to identifying, attracting, training and retaining superior search consultants in order to achieve our collective goal of becoming the preeminent search firm, in markets we have chosen to serve.
Successful executive search consultants come from every conceivable background, ethnic persuasion, religious orientation, age group, and personality type on the planet. Most have formal education. Most have entered the profession as a second career. Substantially all have been successful in a previous profession or career. There is no specific profile of the successful search consultant nor is there any specific formula or test to determine who will and who will not be successful.
A career with Allen Austin can be a tremendously rewarding career. Our profession has evolved into what is arguably the most prestigious profession on earth. The average search consultant with two years tenure is more highly compensated than the average medical doctor. ALLEN AUSTIN specifically offers the most aggressive commission structure in the industry and offers an equity opportunity to anyone willing to earn one. We offer access to the most advanced technology, research and business tools. We also provide access to some of the finest search professionals in the industry. If you are reading this document, chances are one of our partners is considering you as a potential search consultant in our firm. Should you be offered an opportunity to join our firm, you will be mentored by one of our accomplished professionals.
The unfortunate reality however is that people do fail in our industry. In an effort to substantially eliminate the possibility of failure, we have studied search professionals inside and outside of our firm. As we stated earlier, there is no one background or personality type that fits in our firm or in our industry. There are however specific attributes we look for as a firm, and traits that seem to make individuals successful in our industry.
In the following section, we have attempted to articulate the attributes we look for in a potential associate.
Allen Austin seeks mature professionals at various levels who:
- are leaders. They recognize, understand and fully appreciate the value of exceptional leadership for we are in the business of leadership and matchmaking, NOT just recruiting.
- possess an entrepreneurial spirit and a sense of optimism.
- want to be a part of truly great firm.
- are committed to the profession and to the firm in the long term.
- are driven and committed to the hard work, study, observation and continuous improvement required of this profession and this firm.
- are highly organized and capable of working and thriving in an environment where autonomy and individual choices abound.
- are self-sufficient and committed to the extent that they are able to weather the learning curve period in which there may be little monetary compensation.are not looking for a job, but an opportunity to grow, learn, earn and contribute.
- are of above average intelligence, intuitive ability, listening and synthesizing ability.
- will represent Allen Austin in the highest possible fashion.
While we never hire individuals we don't believe will be successful; the reality is some capable individuals do in fact leave the profession before they ever achieve a meaningful level of success.
Here are the reasons: He or she...
- didn't like the "hunter" aspect of the business.
- wanted to re-invent a process that has been proven to work.
- overanalyzed the business.
- were unwilling to master the basics first.
- wanted to wait until they or the time was perfect.
- didn't understand that in the beginning, this is a numbers game.
- had an ego that stood in the way of listening, learning and growing.