Case Analysis: Interviewing, Hiring, and SelectionWhy is strategic recruiting critical to an organization's success in achieving its goals and mission?Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. is an executive search firm whose primary business model is strategic recruiting for the placement of senior executives for clients. Companies will need to have qualified and trained personnel with high level of performance so that the company can achieve its goals and missions. The company's need to recruit good employees and ensure that they are the best possible candidates for the organization's needs. This is where executive search firms like Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. began in the early 1950s as a local firm and moved internationally in late 1968. In the early days of the business model the firm's consultants they didn't have any specialization and didn't feel like a global company but more like a franchise. Kevin Kelly was named CEO of Heidrick & Struggle International, Inc. in 2006 and was concerned that the company was concerned that even though the company was doing very well, he feared that the business model was outdated and that the search industry executive itself about to change completely due to the technology-filled options. Changing the playing field Some of the problems the organization faced was the feeling of not being part of the company as a whole, felt by the consultants. Kelly developed his own strategic vision, but the consultants did not fully embrace the change as they believed it was more at the executive level and more of a reaction to the ideas of upper management (Eccles, Lane, 2008). Heidrick & Struggle International, Inc. has been using the same business model since the company's inception dating back over 50 years with...... middle of paper ......A partnership with a leader in online recruiting would offer a secondary source for executive client research. With improvements in technology and online search engines, as well as the creation of well-known online career companies, it will become increasingly difficult for Heidrick & Struggle International, Inc. to remain competitive and profitable, thus becoming a recruiter for employees of all levels it might be the best solution. direction in which they must move. By being a respected company, they could offer greater confidence to the client that they have found the right candidate. Reference: Eccles, R.G. & Lane, D.D. (May 2008). Heidrick & Fights International, Inc., (case study). https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/content/26286366Mello, J. (2011). Strategic human resources management. (3rd ed.). Mason: Learning Southwestern Cengage.