Not every search calls for the same arrangement. Some roles are urgent, high-volume, or transactional, and are best filled on a contingent basis. Others are mission-critical leadership hires where you need a dedicated, retained search focused entirely on finding the right person, however long that takes. TOPTLNT works both ways, and helps you decide which approach fits each role.
Either way, the search itself goes beyond posting a job and waiting for applicants. Most of the strongest candidates for a given role aren't actively looking. Reaching them takes direct outreach, a real network, and the credibility to get a busy, currently-employed leader to take a call about a new opportunity.