Excellence in Search is a respected talent acquisition firm (full service professional staffing firm) specializing in contingency and retained searches, staffing management, contract recruiting, resume clearinghouses, and vendor management.

Since 1993, Excellence In Search, Inc. has assisted hundreds of companies in improving their hiring processes. In our customer-centric culture, we take a hands-on approach to account management and effective recruiting, both of which have helped us maintain a 2:1 interview to close order ratio—where the national average is 6:1.

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."

- Aristotle

Contingent & Retained Recruiting

Contract Recruiting 

Excellence In Search, Inc. has always put it's clients first.  We have recognized the importance of both of our clients for over 20 years.  With out our client candidates and our client companies, we would not be in business today.  

Client Candidates 

client companies 

With over 30 years of combined industry and functional experience, the EIS team takes a consultative approach to identify client objectives and create practical initiatives that solve problems quickly and efficiently.

Our Vision

....to be a leader in our industry by delivering the highest quality of service to our customers through competency, commitment, and integrity.

Our Mission

....to serve and fulfill the needs of our diverse clients, as our name suggests, with excellence in our search to provide qualified talent through a polished process, resulting in a valued return on their investment.

History & Culture

Excellence in Search marked its 30th Anniversary of exemplary service in March 2023!

Started in 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio, Excellence in Search began due to the culmination of eight years of frustration and disappointment in the recruiting industry. Values inherent to EIS ownership were not reflected in the operation of the majority of staffing firms. Most focused primarily on sales, not people. The owners of EIS desired a company that offered not only the same professional services as others, but one that would be sought out as a trusted advisor in the hiring process. Excellence in Search, Inc. was built out of an Industrial/ Organizational Psychology mentality, not a Sales mentality. It is our goal to understand a person’s motivation, skills, limitations, and personality in order to provide better career placements. The evidence of this is seen in the fact that 85% of our people, placed in the past 30 years, are still with their original companies today.

Partnerships & Memberships

Excellence In Search, Inc. has established a valuable partnership with the following organization to provide the best possible service to our clients and employees:

Excellence in Search has a unique and balanced relationship with Exodus Integrity Services Inc. in order to provide IT project consulting and staffing to our clients should the need arise.

• We utilize proven proprietary search processes developed through 30 years of experience in the human capital management industry.

• We deliver high quality, high integrity candidates for your selection, creating the assurance of a competent professional for the position.

• We pride ourselves on intimate knowledge of your corporate culture and operations, allowing us to place only those candidates that blend best with your corporation.

• We continue communication with both the employee and hiring manager well after candidate placement to ensure that the employment term begins well, resulting in a higher retention rate.

• We place high standards on our own staff, so that they may provide efficient and competent services to our clients and candidates.

• We recognize the fact that you needed to fill the position yesterday with an ideal candidate, so we adhere to strict timelines.

• We are a long-term, relationship-oriented company. We place high value on creating and maintaining relationships through trust and honesty with both our corporate clients and our candidates.

• We do one thing and one thing not just well, but GREAT! That’s people.

• Our ability to attract and select the most qualified, culturally adept talent enables EIS to streamline the recruiting process for clients, guaranteeing a strong return on recruiting investments.

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Corporate Office:

37111 Euclid Avenue Suite F
Willoughby, Ohio 44094

Phone: 440-918-0140
Fax: 440-918-0148