Executive search firm typically have a various range of jobseeker's resume in their industry or field of specialty; detailed, specific knowledge of the area; and typically produce them at desired level of executive positions. Executive search team member or individual executive may also involved throughout the hiring process, conducting interview process and presenting candidates to clients company selectively, when they feel the candidate meets all desired skills and would suitable for the client firm. Executive search company typically willing a long-term relationships with clients spanning many years. So it is also important that Executive search firm uses a high level of professionalism and confidentiality to make strong relation of corporate business.
An executive-search firm or recruitment expert in recruiting executive personnel for companies in various industries. This word may apply to job-search-consulting firms who charge job seeker a fee or may not and who specialize in all type executives. In the most of country and some states require job-search-consulting firms to be licensed as employment agencies.

Some third-party recruiters work on their own, while some others operate through an another agency, acting as direct contacts between client companies and the job seekers they recruit. They can specialize in client relationships only (sales or business development), in finding candidates (recruiting or sourcing), or in both areas. Most recruiters tend to specialize in either permanent, full-time, direct-hire positions or in contract positions, but occasionally in more than one. In an executive-search assignment, the employee-gaining client company – not the person being hired – pays the search firm its fee.

Temporary employment refers to an exclusive employment situation where the working arrangement is limited to a certain period of time based as per needs of the employer organization. Temporary employees are sometimes called "contractual", "seasonal", "interim", "casual staff", "third party outsourcing", "freelance". In some case temporary , highly skilled professionals (particularly in the white-collar worker fields, such as law, engineering, and accounting) refer to themselves as consultants.