Oravita
Industries · Executive recruitment

Top talent doesn’t apply — they evaluate.

For an executive search firm, the website is the first credibility signal — for the candidate as much as the client. It either earns the warm reply or doesn’t.

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The challenge

Executive candidates don’t fill forms.

A senior candidate who receives an outreach message will not click apply. They will Google the firm, judge the brand against the partners they already know, scan two or three case studies, and decide whether to take the call. The same goes for the buying client — the GP, the CHRO, the founder — researching whether the firm can run their search before booking the chemistry call.

The approach

Build a credibility engine, not a job board.

We rebuild the site around two audiences: the candidate (privacy-respecting evaluation, anonymous CV intake, partner bios with substance) and the buying client (sector case studies, tenure data, methodology). Internal dashboards track placement velocity, retained-search pipeline, and partner utilisation — the metrics that actually run the firm.

What we build for executive recruitment

Tailor-made systems, not templates.

Every engagement is shaped to the industry. The pillars below are where we focus when we work with you.

Sector & partner storytelling

Sector deep-dives, partner bios with proof points, case studies that lead with the search problem rather than the placement headline.

Candidate-side experience

Privacy-first profile intake, anonymous CV submission, and a clear "we will only contact you about relevant roles" promise — backed by data routing that honours it.

Client portal & retained-search rooms

A secure client portal showing live shortlists, interview feedback, and reference status — replaces the email thread that loses partners’ time.

Pipeline dashboards

Live retained-search pipeline, time-to-shortlist, time-to-offer, partner utilisation, source-of-placement breakdown.

Engineering targets

Realistic ranges, not promises.

+60%
Inbound senior candidates
−35%
Time-to-shortlist on retained search
3.1×
Returning client retention

Indicative ranges based on similar engagements in this category. Actual outcomes depend on your starting point and the scope of the work.

The site does work for us now. Candidates respond having already read the partner page and the sector study — the chemistry call starts a step further along.

Managing partner · executive search firm

See the audit before you commit.

A 30-minute call. We run a live audit of your site against the metrics that move the dial in executive recruitment.