wmcovol
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I've never been involved with a search firm in athletics but have been in the corporate world. Those search firms identified potential candidates based on our criteria, performed thorough background investigations on candidates recommended to us that we wished to interview, arranged interviews, etc. The firms did not select our hire (we did after multiple interviews) and the firm was paid based on the salary of the individual hired. If no viable candidate was presented or hired, the firm made no money.
Not the same in college athletics world hiring a AD or coach as it is on the business world hiring a VP of sales or IT guy. First reason is there is zero media coverage hiring the sales guy or It geek. No AD or coach worth a grain of salt is going to come into a media frenzy and "interview" for a job. The college search firm's job is to vet the candidates, see who is really interested and gets the interview behind the scenes. Im not saying the firm actually "hires" the guy but they do put the candidates in the best light and the school usually selects the "candidate" from that presentation. In the business world you can interview Sales and IT guys and gals all you want. Not the same in the college athletic world