Firms and practices held to the standard.
This directory lists the firms that have committed their practice to the NRRA Standard Process and Code of Ethics. It is not a ranking. Coverage reflects verification, not payment, and any firm may apply.
Reviewed September 29, 2026 · Published by the National Reverse Recruiter Association · Edited by Arno Markus
A solo practitioner brings one professional's attention; a firm brings a coordinated team of strategist, researcher, writer and coach, and the process maturity that comes from running many campaigns at once. Firms listed here commit their whole practice to the Code of Ethics and run engagements to the Standard Process. Listings are in the order of admission.
iCareerSolutions
One of the earliest dedicated Reverse Recruiting practices in North America. Represents senior professionals and executives into roles that are never publicly posted: mapped target companies, recruiter distribution, direct approaches to decision-makers, and a managed pipeline to offer.
- Focus
- Executive and C-suite Reverse Recruiting
- Markets
- United States and Canada
- Led by
- Arno Markus, former executive recruiter
- Method
- NRRA Standard Process, phases one through six
iCareer Strategies
Measures how visible an executive is to the recruiters who run searches at their level, maps the target market and the search firms that serve it, and writes the plan a Reverse Recruiting campaign then executes.
- Focus
- Search strategy, visibility assessment, market research
- Markets
- United States and Canada
Career Solutions Global
Represents Director, VP and C-suite executives into roles in a destination market: mapping the search firms and hiring executives there, and positioning the candidate in that market's conventions.
- Focus
- Cross-border executive representation
- Markets
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe
iCareer Consulting
The positioning practice: Director, VP and C-suite leaders positioned for the specific roles they target, written from the recruiter's search backwards.
- Focus
- Executive résumé, LinkedIn and positioning
- Markets
- United States and Canada
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Why there is no ranking here
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