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Retained searches are generally best when you’re recruiting for high-level positions such as chief executive, president and vice president. Offering a more consultative search, the retained search firm probably will spend a day at your site, observing your operations, conversing with key personnel and getting a clear understanding of your company’s needs, notes Gore. The recruiter will develop a written job specification and marketing materials. And he or she will manage the recruiting, interviewing, negotiation and hiring processes, he continues.