63 - Simon Mullins from ESIX on the State of Executive Search

Oct 9, 2025

In Episode 63 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Simon Mullins (former Microsoft Exec Search leader) of ESIX about the state of Executive Search in the Talent Industry.  The hot buttons hit include:

1. How the landscape has changed as Simon benchmarks Exec Search over the last 2 years, since the pandemic, etc.
2. Changes in reported priorities from internal Exec Search teams in 2025
3. Retained Search Firm usage vs directly sourced (by internal Exec Search teams)
4. Does CRM Management work in Exec Search – based off Simon's data? 
5. Where Exec search teams see growing usage of AI

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---------Simon Mullins

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------------Kris Dunn

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