Professional recruitment in Halifax & Atlantic Canada.

What professional search is

Professional search is how Hawthorne Recruitment fills mid-to-senior specialist and management roles: the people who run finance, people, marketing, operations, legal and technical functions. It uses the same method as an executive search, scaled to the role: a proper brief, a mapped market, direct outreach to people who are not looking, and a short, assessed list.

Professional search vs. executive search

Executive search is for the top of an organization: chief executives, vice-presidents and directors. Professional search covers the specialist and management roles beneath and beside them, the backbone of any high-performing organization. The difference is the level of the role, not the care taken.

Roles we recruit

• Finance & accounting
• Human resources
• Marketing & communications
• Operations & supply chain
• Legal & compliance
• Project management, technology & engineering

Past professional searches include a Manager, Internal Communications (2024). More are on Our Work.

How it works

1. Briefing. A thorough conversation about the role, the team and what good looks like in the first year.
2. Market mapping. We identify who is doing this work well across Halifax and Atlantic Canada.
3. Direct outreach. We approach the right people personally, including those who are not looking.
4. Assessment. Technical qualifications and fit with the team, assessed before anyone reaches you.
5. Shortlist. A focused list, with our honest read on each candidate.
6. Offer. We help close the hire fairly on both sides, then stay in touch after the start.

Established employer relationships and an active network let us move with speed and precision, without trading away quality.