CONFIDENTIALITY
 

By its very nature, an executive search requires you to divulge highly sensitive information about your organization.  The search consultant must treat any and all information you give them with the utmost confidentiality. 

At the same time, the consultant cannot conduct an effective search without making some information available to potential candidates.  To protect your interests, however, the search consultant should guarantee that he or she will:

• Use confidential client information only for the purposes of conducting the assignment.

• Disclose client information only to others within the search firm (who may be supporting the consultant on this assignment) or potential candidates who have a need to know the information.

Never use confidential information for personal gain or provide that information to third parties for their personal gain.