The 20/20 Advantage

Why is 20/20 Foresight so effective?

We are the leading real estate executive search firm in the U.S. and one of America’s Best Executive Recruiters according to Forbes. As a result, we understand the hiring process better than anyone else. We know what companies are looking for, what to say and not to say on interviews, effective negotiation strategies, compensation data, and more.

For executives, job searching requires a multidisciplinary approach –career strategy, resume writing, interview coaching, social media strategy, marketing, and networking. While other providers might help you with one or two of these elements, 20/20 offers a comprehensive approach. We take over your job search, guiding you through every step with unparalleled expertise.

You get a dedicated senior consultant with more than ten years of experience in the real estate, financial services, and professional services industries, plus a researcher for personalized, white glove service that others can’t match.

 

Your team takes the time to get to know you so they can develop a bespoke career plan that ensures long-term happiness and earning potential. Other providers and outplacement firms only offer one-size-fits-all programs. And they do not have the industry expertise to take your career to the next level.

We strategically market your skills and experience to hiring contacts so they can’t wait to schedule an interview. You’ll never have to make a cold call or send another unsolicited email—because we do it for you and we’re experts at it. We craft every message to align with your career goals and optimize your opportunities.

We have the most comprehensive database of hiring contacts in the real estate, financial services, and professional services industries. More importantly, they are the right contacts —the hiring managers and recruiters who have the power to hire you.

 

As we market you, our platform provides actionable analytics  including open and click through rates so we know which employers are interested in your candidacy and we can retarget them. This produces more meaningful jobs leads.

If you are currently employed but ready to move on, searching for new opportunities is a risky endeavor. If your current employer discovers you are looking, it could jeopardize your job and even your career.

 

We are able to execute our program while maintaining your confidentiality making it perfect for those who are employed as well as those who are simply more comfortable not disclosing their identity until the final stage of the job search.

The Executive Power Center is 20/20’s job finding management portal. It allows you to monitor and manage your job search online any time, anywhere.

 

It includes a dashboard with all job leads, contacts and status updates; library of curated articles; your branded collateral and resume(s); calendar which tracks interviews, coaching sessions, and status calls with your consultant; and daily to-do lists. This level of transparency is uncommon in the job finding industry.

Our success rate is 93%. Within the first six months, many of our clients are placed in a job they want, not one they settled for. In fact, many of our clients receive multiple job offers. In the last five years alone, we’ve placed more than 500 executive-level professionals in positions around the world.

How we compare

 

We are often asked, “Why not just use an outplacement firm?” The answer is easy. Outplacement firms cannot do what we do. They do not have the network of contacts, the expertise to advise you, and will not market you. Most importantly, outplacement does not represent you, they represent your former employer. With 20/20 Foresight Executive Marketing & Job Finding, you get a team of experts working for you. We provide expertise, marketing, speed and, in most cases, multiple job offers.

 

What about conducting your own job search? This may have worked at the beginning of your career, but at the executive level, the process is more challenging, and the stakes are higher. You will be left on your own to prepare your resume, practice for interviews, and contact companies. Even if you have an impressive network, you will not uncover every opportunity. You may be an expert in your field, but you are not a job finding expert. With us, you don’t have to be.

The key metrics you care about

With 20/20 Foresight

We assign you a dedicated Senior Consultant & Researcher

Your dedicated team does the work for you —uncovering job leads, targeting recruiters, and researching hiring managers. Using our industry contacts, we make calls on your behalf to market your skills and schedule interviews. You can track progress on the Executive Power Center, 20/20’s client portal.

VS Outplacement

You do not get a dedicated team. Depending on the level of service, you may receive an outplacement consultant. However, they do not represent you; they represent your former employer. Additionally, they lack industry expertise. You will not have a Researcher dedicated to your job search either.

VS Doing it Yourself

Managing your own job search is a full-time job. You are on your own to write an ideal resume, research firms, prepare for interviews, and more. Most people do not have the time or expertise to do this correctly.
With 20/20 Foresight

Our experts provide career coaching, counseling & guidance

With 10+ years experience in your industry, your Senior Consultant truly understands your skills and experience. We take time to get to know you and what you want from your career. And because we are also executive recruiters, our career coaching is steeped in 30 years of experience and thousands of placements.

VS Outplacement

Career guidance is general at best. Your outplacement consultant isn’t an expert in your industry—so they don’t understand your skills, experience or career. Any guidance you get isn’t specific or relevant.They only offer one-size-fits-all advice.

VS Doing it Yourself

It’s all on you. You can seek out career advice and articles, but most are written in general terms for the general market.
With 20/20 Foresight

We help you create a compelling resume that works

We have studied thousands of resumes, so we know what works. We work with you to create a compelling resume or multiple resumes that will get read.

VS Outplacement

Your outplacement consultant may revise your resume or hire a professional to do so. But with limited industry knowledge, the resume usually isn’t marketable.

VS Doing it Yourself

You can hire a professional resume writer. But those “professionals” rarely understand your experience and they are not experts in your industry.
With 20/20 Foresight

We create a polished social media presence

We create your LinkedIn Profile so that it aligns with your resume, communicates your accomplishments, and is compelling to decisionmakers who could open the door to new opportunities.

VS Outplacement

Your outplacement consultant will not help you with your online profile. You are left on your own to decide what will be effective.

VS Doing it Yourself

You will have to write your own social media profile, but you probably do not know what attracts decisionmakers.
With 20/20 Foresight

We coach you on your interview skills

With years of experience interviewing in your industry, your Senior Consultant knows what companies look for. Over multiple coaching sessions, we’ll critique and fine-tune your skills. You’ll walk into interviews confident and prepared.

VS Outplacement

With outplacement, any interview coaching is usually a one-size-fits-all program done in a group environment. Sure, you’ll get tips for interviewing, but they won’t be tailored to your needs or industry.

VS Doing it Yourself

It’s up to you to practice your interview skills. If you’re reading up on interview tips online, you’re probably reading the same advice you’ve heard for years. Those articles are outdated and out of touch with the latest interviewing techniques.
With 20/20 Foresight

We market your skills

The job search is a marketing campaign, and you’re the product. We’re experts in Executive Marketing, and every message is crafted to sell your experience so you can land the interview.

VS Outplacement

You’re basically on your own. Outplacement only provides counseling on how to work your network. It does not help you expand beyond your current contacts, and it does not guide you when to reach out, who to connect with, and what to say.

VS Doing it Yourself

Marketing yourself can be very challenging. How do you frame your experience? What will resonate with hiring managers and recruiters? What do you avoid? You’re on your own to decide.
With 20/20 Foresight

We work with you to leverage your existing business contacts

Your Senior Consultant helps you network strategically and efficiently, so you can be sure you’re contacting the right people with the right message.

VS Outplacement

Your outplacement consultant might provide general guidance on how to leverage your current network, but they are not experts in your field. And they do nothing else to market you.

VS Doing it Yourself

Simply stated, networking on your own is not efficient or effective. Networking is much more likely to yield a job in two years, not today. Moreover, networking for a job can be very uncomfortable.
With 20/20 Foresight

We have a robust network with thousands of companies and recruiters in your industry

We have the most comprehensive database of executive decisionmakers in our industry and a powerful digital platform that allows us to connect with them on an individual basis. We know who to reach and how to message them, so they respond. We contact 200-300 companies and 300-500 recruiters a week on your behalf.

VS Outplacement

Though your outplacement consultant will provide a list of recruiters and companies, they usually do not know the key ones to contact. And there are literally hundreds of important companies with open positions that are not on the list.

VS Doing it Yourself

You do your best to reach out to a list of contacts that you compile. If you’re good, you’re contacting 3-5 recruiters and 3-5 companies a week. But there are hundreds of companies you never thought of or maybe don’t even know exist with open positions that might be perfect for you. Additionally, most will not respond because your message doesn’t resonate, or your resume doesn’t impress.
With 20/20 Foresight

We guarantee your confidentiality

We can execute our program while maintaining your confidentiality making it perfect for those who are employed as well as those who are simply more comfortable not disclosing their identity until the final stage of the job search.

VS Outplacement

Your confidentiality is not assured. Even if you are not currently employed, you might want your search to remain confidential for a host of other reasons. Outplacement is not sophisticated enough to guarantee your identity will not leak.

VS Doing it Yourself

Obviously, if you are searching for a job on your own, your identity is not a secret. And if you are currently employed, this is fraught with risk.
With 20/20 Foresight

We help you negotiate the optimal compensation package

We have arranged more than 15,000 employment agreements and have accurate, real-time data on compensation packages for those in your exact role. Armed with this information and our expert negotiation strategies, you will be able to negotiate the optimal compensation.

VS Outplacement

Your outplacement consultant will not help you here. You will have to negotiate any offers by yourself without the benefit of knowing current market compensation data.

VS Doing it Yourself

You negotiate any offers on your own. Unfortunately, you will probably not use the most effective negotiating strategies, and you do not have access to accurate data on comparable compensation packages. You might even unknowingly jeopardize your offer.
With 20/20 Foresight

4-6 interviews/month and, if you interview well, multiple offers in 3-5 months

The Program pays for itself in providing expertise, marketing, speed and in most cases multiple offers.

VS Outplacement

At best, you’ll get 1-2 interviews per month and an offer after 6 months or more. And it is often not the job you wanted. It is one you are settling for.

VS Doing it Yourself

Searching for a job on your own is one of the most time consuming things you will ever do. If you’re very diligent, you may get 1-2 interviews per month, but it could take 6 months to a year (or more) to get an offer. And frequently, that offer is not your dream job.