Small Generalist Firms
These firms may handle a variety of assignments and also work with many top corporations and organizations. Size does not necessarily determine the quality of search assignments. Some of the firms, who also perform contingency searches, are open to speaking with candidates in a job search. Many of these firms post jobs on the alumni website.
Ashton
Tweed (R, C) * 
Ashton Tweed offers business solutions in three areas: conventional
executive search, both retained and select contingency; interim talent;
and interim to hire — a solution where both employee and employer
get to "try before they buy."
Canny Bowen (R) 
Recruits and places in General Management, Finance, Strategic Planning, Corporate Development, Legal, Technology, Marketing & Sales, and Human Resources.
Charles
Aris (C, R) * 
Specializes in Finance, Life Sciences, Managed Care, Retail, Strategy
and Business Development, Textile - Apparel, and Specialty
Markets.
FJN,
Inc. (C, R) * 
A wide range of companies use FJN both directly and through recruiters to
list job opportunities and search resumes in areas such as outsourcing, computer
software & hardware; manufacturing; management consulting; legal; finance;
health care; construction; Oil & Gas; Restaurant; Wall Street; Utilities;
and entertainment.
The Marquin Group * 
The Marquin Group is an executive search firm. Their consulting
expertise is not limited to industry or company type. Known in the
U.S. as a strong niche player, executing searches that include
chief personnel officer, vice-president of sales, vice-presidents
of marketing, corporate controller and director positions. The Marquin
Group also has developed and expanded its practice to include operational/leader
and human resources searches.
Providence Search Group, Inc. (R) * 
Executive search consultants to the financial services industry
QuPeople, Inc. (R) * 
The QuPeople team came together with the common goal of supporting businesses in producing extraordinary results through talent acquisition and team building excellence.
RLF Executive Search, Inc. (R) * 
Executive search firm specializing in placing "$100k" executives in the Aeorspace, Rubber/Plastic/Speciality Chemical industries.
Rock Kershaw Associates (R) * 
Rock Kershaw has been an executive recruiter since 1977. He has
performed many searches for not-for-profit, health care consultants,
engineers, accountants, human resources managers, IT, sales, finance,
and others.
Vision Financial Search LLC * 
Vision Financial Search LLC is a search firm whose primary objective is to identify highly successful and motivated accounting and financial professionals for challenging and rewarding career opportunities with their Connecticut and New York based clients.
Westminster Group (R, C) * 
Executive search firm working primarily on retainer. Based in Providence,
RI, the firm specializes in the following industries: electronics,
financial services, high technology, insurance, manufacturing, and
services working in the following professions: accounting, board
of directors, consulting, financial, general search, human resources,
marketing, management information systems, operations, risk management,
sales, and senior management.
Wood
Group, Inc. (R, C) * 
The Wood Group Executive Search, located in Minneapolis and founded
in 1985, is a full service retained search firm. They focus on senior
level management positions and have completed assignments in general
management, sales and marketing, finance and operations. Staff members
have industry experience ranging from consumer packaged goods and
financial services to manufacturing and business-to-business services.
They have also completed searches for the health care and nonprofit
segments.