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Your Next Great Leader Is Out There

We find the C-level talent your competitors are searching for. Access to 50,000+ passive candidates. 94% placement success rate.

31 days
Avg Time to Placement
94%
Placement Success Rate

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Why Executive Hiring Fails (And How To Fix It)

Most companies waste 6 months and hundreds of thousands in lost productivity trying to fill senior roles. Here's what goes wrong:

❌ You're Fishing In The Wrong Pond

Traditional job boards reach only 5% of qualified executives. Top talent never updates their LinkedIn or applies to postings. They're passively open—if the right opportunity finds them.

❌ Recruiting Takes You Off Task

Screening resumes, coordinating interviews, and negotiating offers drains weeks from your schedule. Your CFO isn't a recruiter. Neither is your CEO.

❌ Bad Hires Cost Everything

One wrong C-level hire can cost 2-3 years of salary in disruption, cultural damage, and restart time. Most companies repeat the same hiring mistakes.

❌ You're Competing For Second-Tier Talent

The best leaders are already happily employed. They won't see your job posting. You're left with eager but inexperienced candidates.

We Find The Leaders You Can't Reach

We've built relationships with the top 5% of executive talent across every industry. When a role opens, we know who wants it—before they know they want it.

Our Executive Search Process:

Most of our placements come from candidates who weren't even looking. That's the power of having truly passive access.

Our 4-Phase Executive Search Process

1

Discovery

We understand your culture, compensation, growth trajectory, and what success looks like in year one.

2

Sourcing

We reach out to qualified passive candidates directly. No job boards. Direct recruitment.

3

Vetting

Comprehensive skills assessment, background checks, and cultural fit evaluation. Only the best advance.

4

Onboarding

Post-placement support ensures successful integration and 90-day performance benchmarks are met.

Results That Speak For Themselves

31
Days average time from brief to offer acceptance
94%
Placement success rate (industry average: 68%)
2-year
Placement retention guarantee

From 8-Month Search To Day-1 Impact

Industry
Financial Services
Position
Chief Operating Officer
Timeline
34 Days

A $500M financial services firm had been searching for a COO for 8 months. They interviewed 23 candidates through a traditional recruiter. None were right. They brought us in frustrated and skeptical.

We immediately identified the problem: they were hiring from the same talent pools as their competitors. Within 2 weeks, we'd identified and approached 6 passive candidates. In week 3, they interviewed their future COO. By day 34, offer accepted.

The Results:

"We wasted 8 months and $150K before calling ZapTap. They found our ideal COO in 34 days. Best decision we made that year." — VP of HR, $500M Financial Services Firm

Your Next Great Leader Is Waiting

Stop posting jobs and hoping. Let's actively find the executive talent that will transform your organization. Schedule a confidential conversation with our executive search team today.