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Why Cold Outreach Burns Your Best Executive Search Prospects

April 17, 2026April 12, 2026 by BTM Editorial

Retained executive search firms charge $100k+ retainers with a 40% non-completion rate — and cold outreach to passive senior talent is making it worse. Here’s the real cost of a burned bridge in executive search.

Categories Headhunters Tags cold outreach failure, executive search economics, headhunter strategy, passive senior talent, retained executive search
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