Discover what does: a dedicated, retained partner who works exclusively for you.
We're not just different from contingency recruiters. We're a completely different business model.
Contingency recruiters maintain databases of active job seekers and try to place them anywhere. We start with your vacancy and find the perfect person for your company.
The difference? When was the last time your contingency recruiter told you NOT to hire one of their candidates? We do it regularly. Because we're not trying to place a candidate—we're trying to fill your vacancy with the right person.
We don't recruit for multiple industries. We only place cybersecurity GTM professionals. For over twenty years.
We know every major CISO. We understand enterprise security buying cycles. We can explain the difference between EDR, XDR, and MDR to candidates. We speak your language because it's the only language we speak.
We don't just post on LinkedIn and hope. We systematically map and contact the entire market:
• 200+ companies targeted
• 1,568 candidates contacted on average
• 11,500 outreach touches per search
• 100 candidates in long list
We reach the passive top performers who ignore InMails and never check job boards.
| Criteria | Contingency Recruiter | Salisi Executive Search |
|---|---|---|
| Finding A-List Performers | Quick LinkedIn search, internal database search, and job-board advert response; a very narrow pool | 100 to 200 donor companies, approach every single possible candidate, several thousand outreach touches; most exhaustive search in industry |
| Cybersecurity Expertise | Generalist recruiters who work across multiple industries | 20+ years exclusively placing cybersecurity GTM professionals; we understand the nuances of selling complex security solutions |
| Dedicated Research | Racing against other recruiters; incentivized for speed over quality | Full market mapping, systematic outreach to 1,568 candidates on average, up to 11,500 outreach touches per search |
| Candidate Exclusivity | Same candidates submitted to multiple companies simultaneously | Your candidates remain exclusively yours until you reject them; no competing with other companies for the same person |
| Quality Guarantee | Typically none, or very limited | Every placement guaranteed for 12 months; 92% still performing after 18 months |
| Time to Hire | Average of 3 to 4 months with no guarantee of success | Average of 3 weeks from kickoff to offer acceptance; record of 5 days |