With over 200 years of collective experience driving high-quality hiring outcomes at some of the most talent-driven companies in the world, we have proven strategies to help you hire the talent you need to take your business to the next level. Starting with our propriety diagnostic assessment, we will identify gaps and help you build strategies and operations to fill them.

Too often, companies under-hire for the Head of Talent to give an internal candidate a chance or because their budget won’t stretch to the proven talent they need. Overhire for the short term, for the heavy lift, then develop an in-house resource or a more junior leader to operate the world-class solution one of our leaders will help you build - all with the backing and support of the entire IC2 team.

Our diagnostic allows for a rapid independent assessment of your organization’s recruiting capability. Our team of seasoned Talent Acquisition leaders will quickly collect and analyze the data and information available and provide executive leadership with recommendations to address capability gaps

We’ve worked with the best recruiters in the world. Whether you are looking for a full-time resource, a contract resource, or a “recruiter on demand” we can help you build a resourcing plan that gives you stability and flexibility without compromising quality.

A recent IC2 historical study of TA leadership tenure over the last ten years showed that the average “life expectancy” of a head of TA is 1.9 years. It is one of the most challenging jobs in the senior executive suite, with very unique challenges - there is only one TA leader, and while internal coaching is helpful, it is massively beneficial to get advice, ideas, and help from one of the Founders - who have sat in the “hot seat”.

Each of our Founding Partners has deep domain experience and executive networks in multiple industries and functions. Combined with our deep research capabilities and selection methods we offer an executive search service that delivers rapid high-quality outcomes.

Regardless of level, give us your most difficult, high-impact, or confidential searches. Each search will be led personally by one of our Founding Partners, a seasoned recruiter supported by a world-class research and outbound recruiting team.

It all starts with a business strategy, but the rubber meets the road when that business strategy needs high-quality people to make it real. A good business plan is only as real as the workforce plan, which delivers “the right resources in the right place at the right time”.

Many businesses are suffering from a “talent hangover” after post-COVID hiring excesses. Over-hiring can be worse for a business than under-hiring - lowering hiring quality, burning out interviewers, creating a culture of hiring to solve problems, and ultimately bloat, inefficiency, reductions, brand/reputation damage and morale/culture issues. Let us help you develop solutions to scale responsibly and efficiently - we don’t have a crystal ball but we can help you play the long game and grow sustainably.

Research at many companies has shown that college hiring programs deliver a diverse pool of high-performing, highly “sticky” talent. NCG hires provide a stable annual injection of talent that can be foundational for a company’s baseline replenishment or growth hiring.

Does your tech stack support your strategy and your mission? Is it delivering you accurate, insightful data that allows you to run your business and make smart decisions? Does it delight your customers? Is it driving your productivity up and using AI to make better decisions faster. If the answer is no, there is technology that will; let us help you make the right choice.

Sometimes, you need to quickly accelerate your hiring into a new location or new domain - whether it’s volume, niche, or leadership we can quickly help you develop a pipeline of high-quality prospects - we can even do it in your ATS or CRM.

Understand the realistic yield you can expect from the talent markets you currently operate in. By understanding the limitations and constraints of your current markets, you can develop an intelligent expansion strategy at the right time and for the right skill sets.

Where are your next 100 hires going to come from? Are the labor costs in your current talent markets compatible with your business’ margins? Will you be able to scale to meet your business’s market potential and deliver profitable growth with your current unit labor costs? We can help you make the right talent footprint decisions early to avoid painful pivots later.

We all know that diversity recruiting is hard - most great talent is well rewarded and great companies work particularly hard to retain great diverse talent. So recruiting cycle times tend to be slower and successful relationships need to be developed and nurtured. We can help you build sustained, integrated, nurturing campaigns to give you the edge as hiring needs emerge.

Developing pipelines of engaged talent can be significantly enhanced by face-to-face and virtual interactions either at industry events or by company-organized meet-ups. We can take the hassle out of developing and executing high-quality events.

It is so often talked about and so seldom done well. Robust talent needs analysis, and effective external succession planning can accelerate your hiring for your most critical roles and give you optionality that internal talent alone may not offer.

Do you have a clear value proposition, and have you embedded it in all aspects of recruiting? Do you have an effective outbound recruiting motion that brings you the candidates you need to deliver on your workforce plan? We can help you develop your value proposition and “light it up” throughout your hiring motion.

How does your reputation stack up against your primary talent competitors globally and in each of your critical talent markets? Is your reputation a competitive advantage, and are you seeing the yields from your inbound and outbound recruiting efforts? We can help you quantify and benchmark your current situation and develop strategies to improve your standing and results.