In your experience, what is the most challenging part of working with executive-level candidates?

Being an executive recruiter is not all easy breezy! You are working with candidates who are busy, who travel a lot, who have many responsibilities, and who also have to exercise the utmost discretion in their job search. You may be restricted to speaking with them in the evenings, once they have left the office. Or, they may be limited entirely to email for much of the time. Discuss with the interviewer what you find to be the most challenging part of working with such high-level candidates.

"I would say that aligning schedules is the most challenging factor when it comes to working with executive-level candidates. I will often work into the evening because my candidate is working late, has meetings all day, or needed to catch a flight. This scheduling can extend the timeline of a project if I let it so, for that reason, I use online booking apps such as Calendly, to arrange meeting times easily and more efficiently."