Ottawa & Toronto Executive Search Firm & Headhunting

FIND

Our enhanced candidate search allows us to speak to hundreds of executives on your behalf.

Our process leverages our expert Toronto and Ottawa headhunters’ experience combined with cutting-edge technology to find and attract exceptional talent.

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Every search we perform consists of an exhaustive interview process to determine the fit of each candidate.

In addition, we are Hogan Assessment Certified to perform comprehensive predictive psychometric assessments to ensure we find the right fit.

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FIT

PERFORM

Our Post-Placement Integration Program focuses on performance.

We support the success of the executives that we place in the first 90 days with regular, collaborative meetings with their team and our coach. The goal is to achieve quicker productivity, a deeper understanding of the business, and achieve clear alignment and communication.

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Keynote Search was created as a solution to a broken industry. The executive recruitment industry is focused on hiring transaction. This simply doesn’t work for us

The emphasis has to be on the success of the people. We’ve re-engineered executive recruitment and built Keynote Search to address the weaknesses of traditional executive search.

Learn more about how we’ve been able to accelerate the integration and results of new executive hires through our Post-Placement Integration Program.

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Our Executive Search Team

Using our search processes, we have found and developed a team of experts that work together to help you with your search needs. Our Toronto and Ottawa executive search firms will take care of everything from identifying and creating compelling position profiles, sourcing candidates, marketing, assessing fit, evaluating and interviewing, selecting, coaching and onboarding your new executives through our Post-Placement Integration Program.

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Blogs

View the latest articles from Keynote and our team.

Executive Recruitment Experts Discuss the Current Talent Landscape

Our CEO James Baker, Managing Director of Ottawa Heather Darling, and Managing Director of Toronto Paresh Mistry sat down for...

Executive Recruitment Diversity Strategies 101

Executive recruitment has to be focused around people, not a hiring transaction.

Defining the Right CFO Profile for Your Organization

When it comes to hiring a CFO (Chief Financial Officer) for your organization it is important to consider which type...

Testimonials

We are proud to work with some exceptional companies and leaders in a wide variety of industries.

The team at Keynote Search is effective, efficient, knowledgeable and places a high premium on client service. The company is underpinned by a strong foundation of community engagement and high ethical standards.

Robert Peck

Board Member - Fondation Michaëlle Jean Foundation

Keynote takes the time to understand our business and our work culture. They are able to determine our core values and maintain visibility of our values when undertaking a search on our behalf. I appreciate the direct contact with the owners/operators of Keynote and feel appreciated as a client.

Geoff Younghusband

Senior Vice President - Osgoode Properties

It is so easy to get lost in the business, to the point where working on the business is sacrificed. Our experience with Keynote allowed us to achieve our goals without sacrifice. Their professionalism, knowledge and understanding of the market combined with the time taken to understand our objectives, made our expansion seamless. Their process took all of the guess work out of our hands which gave us the ability to move forward efficiently and effortlessly.

Matt Carr

President - Gifford Carr Insurance Group

I was lucky enough to work with the Keynote team on several occasions. I appreciate the work they do and do very well. They find hundreds of potential candidates that can do the job, present the top candidates that they have thoroughly evaluated to fit within our company, and help to onboard and ensure their long-term success. I would strongly recommend using them to find the best person that will succeed.

Andrew Emmans

President - Custom Home & Commercial Interiors

Keynote took a keen interest in all facets of our organization to ensure they had a grasp on how a potential candidate could provide executive leadership, value and fit within our culture. They went above and beyond to market the opportunity to a targeted group of individuals that they had screened in-depth to ensure that an extremely impressive short-list of candidates was presented for review by the Board’s Executive Search Committee.

Ian Sherman

Chair - Board of Directors - Ottawa Board of Trade