What does executive search cost in Michigan?

Structured per engagement, capped below traditional 30%+ retained fees. Clients average roughly 13% cost-per-hire. The Practice Leader structures exact pricing on the first call.

How long does an executive search take?

Typical Michigan executive search: 8-12 weeks from intake to accepted offer. No search starts without a defined outcome - that intake is week one.

Do you only work in Metro Detroit?

No - statewide, with national reach from the Livonia HQ. We have placed executives from Detroit to Grand Rapids to the U.P.

What makes Qualigence different from other Michigan search firms?

The screen. Every candidate is evaluated for behavior under pressure against a defined role outcome - not chemistry, not resume fluency. And we stay through 90-day integration.

How many years has Qualigence been in business?

Since 1999. Founded and headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.

Executive Search - Michigan

Michigan's executive talent isn't scarce. Disciplined selection is.

Retained executive search for Michigan companies - run on evidence, since 1999. Your next executive hire will come from a market we've mapped for decades - and a screen most firms never run.

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Since 1999 we've run executive searches for Michigan organizations from Detroit to Grand Rapids to the U.P. - including Barton Malow, Northpointe Bank, ChoiceOne, West Shore Bank, and Cignys.

Michigan executives take our calls because we've been mapping this market since 1999 - not because we bought a keyword.

In business

Since 1999

Headquarters

Livonia, MI

Long-term retention

85%+

Every Michigan search runs the 6-Step Performance Engine™ - Winning, Identity, Behavior, Tolerance, Standards, Performance - with Results-Based Interviewing™ as the evidence layer at the interview stage.

01
Winning
Define what success in this role looks like - measurable, visible, this quarter. No search starts without a documented role outcome.
02
Identity
Who must this person be to win? Identity sets the behavioral standard - not the resume profile.
03
Behavior
Evidence-based interviews through Results-Based Interviewing™. Every question generates proof of capability, not description of skill.
04
Tolerance
Written red-flag protocols. Specific disqualifiers named before the first interview. What you allow, you approve.
05
Standards
Weekly inspection of every active req. Every deviation named and addressed. No private decisions, no 'just this once' exceptions.
06
Performance
Structured 30/60/90-day integration check. We re-engage after the offer to surface drift early - before it becomes a culture problem.

The full methodology lives on our Approach page.

Where Michigan hires break - and where we work.

Manufacturing & industrial (plant leadership, operations)
Banking & financial services (community and regional)
Healthcare
Commercial construction
PE portfolio companies

Questions, answered straight.

What does executive search cost in Michigan?: Structured per engagement, capped below traditional 30%+ retained fees. Clients average roughly 13% cost-per-hire. The Practice Leader structures exact pricing on the first call.
How long does an executive search take?: Typical Michigan executive search: 8-12 weeks from intake to accepted offer. No search starts without a defined outcome - that intake is week one.
Do you only work in Metro Detroit?: No - statewide, with national reach from the Livonia HQ. We have placed executives from Detroit to Grand Rapids to the U.P.
What makes Qualigence different from other Michigan search firms?: The screen. Every candidate is evaluated for behavior under pressure against a defined role outcome - not chemistry, not resume fluency. And we stay through 90-day integration.
How many years has Qualigence been in business?: Since 1999. Founded and headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.

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