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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What are the best executive search strategies?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The best executive search strategies include role clarity, market mapping, passive candidate sourcing, personalised outreach, leadership assessment, cultural fit evaluation, competitor research, and data-driven hiring. These strategies help organisations identify and hire senior leaders who match business goals."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can executive recruitment software improve executive recruiting?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Executive recruitment software helps recruiters manage leadership pipelines, track candidate communication, automate follow-ups, organise market mapping, and improve hiring decisions with data-driven insights. Tools like iSmartRecruit can support a more structured and efficient executive search process."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Why is executive recruitment market mapping important?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Executive recruitment market mapping helps recruiters understand where top leadership talent is located, which companies employ relevant executives, and how candidates compare across skills, experience, and availability. It improves targeting and helps build stronger executive candidate pipelines."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do executive recruiting strategies differ from regular recruitment?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Executive recruiting strategies focus on senior-level, high-impact roles and often involve confidential searches, passive candidate engagement, leadership assessment, and long-term succession planning. Regular recruitment usually targets active candidates for broader operational roles."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What are the best practices for hiring executives?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Best practices for hiring executives include defining success criteria, aligning stakeholders, assessing leadership style, evaluating cultural fit, using structured interviews, checking references carefully, and maintaining a strong candidate experience throughout the executive hiring process."
      }
    }
  ]
}