For half a century, America's most demanding organizations have trusted Hartwell to find the leaders who define their futures. We do not fill positions. We solve talent problems.
Founded in New York in 1975, Hartwell has advised boards, CHROs, and founders through every market cycle, from the Reagan era to the digital age. Our reputation is not marketed. It is referred.
Every engagement we take is consequential, to the organization, to the hire, and to us. We are selective about the searches we accept precisely because we guarantee the searches we do.
Retained search for C-suite and VP-level roles. We map the full market, approach passive candidates, and present only those we would personally vouch for.
Permanent placement for mid-to-senior professionals. Rigorous behavioral assessment, reference verification, and a 90-day guarantee on every placement.
Specialized professionals deployed within 72 hours for project-based needs. Fully W2-compliant. Benefits administered. Zero disruption to your operations.
Seasoned executives placed fractionally or on an interim basis during transitions, M&A activity, or rapid scaling. Deployable within five business days.
Discreet succession and replacement search. No market signals. No public postings. Known only to the principals.
Compensation benchmarking, organizational design, succession planning, and talent market intelligence. Fifty years of data informing every recommendation.
The measure of a placement is the person, not the position. Anyone can fill a seat. We change the trajectory of organizations.
Hartwell Staffing Group was founded in New York in 1975 with a single conviction: that the right person in the right role changes everything. Fifty years later, that conviction remains the only thing we advertise.
We work with a selective roster of clients, boards, CHROs, and founders who understand that a search firm is only as good as its judgment. We are not a volume business.
We do not improvise. Every search follows a structured methodology tested across 4,200 placements in every market condition. Discipline produces results that luck cannot.
We learn your organization deeply, culture, strategy, team dynamics, and what success in this role actually looks like three years from now.
We map the full universe of relevant talent. We approach 40+ targeted prospects with a confidential brief calibrated to attract the right people.
Structured behavioral interviews, competency mapping, and discreet reference checks. We present only candidates we have fully assessed.
Offer negotiation, close management, onboarding support, and 30/60/90 day check-ins. The engagement is not complete until the person performs.
Hartwell did not send us a stack of resumes. They sent us three people, any one of whom we would have hired immediately. The person we chose has transformed the division.
In 22 years as a CHRO, I have worked with every major search firm. Hartwell is different in one important way: they tell you the truth, even when it is not what you want to hear.
Our CFO search was confidential, time-critical, and complicated by a pending acquisition. Hartwell delivered a shortlist in 16 days. The placement closed a week later.
We respond to every inquiry within 24 hours with a candid assessment of whether and how we can help. No obligation. No pitch deck.