Fine - Research Associate Diversified Search Employee Review

Learned a lot about the executive search space

Not much room for growth once you get in

Some autonomy (for the 100% commissioned employees) and remote work options

The current CEO (no longer Dale Jones) has run the company into the ground over her 3+ years with the firm. There is a complete lack of culpability amongst the leadership team, who range from apathetic to noxious. Several top billers and practice leaders have left and there is zero valuable communication disseminated amongst the overall organization. They acquired a few smaller firms over the past few years and did nothing to integrate them, so there is a completely dysfunctional corporate culture. We continue to operate in the void between SHREK firms and boutiques, and there is nothing that sets the firm apart from competitors who are doing things better. Additionally, they've removed several previous benefits enjoyed by employees over the years (e.g., summer Fridays, no leverage fees, etc.) making the culture even more tenuous.