We Hit the Bullseye
Every Time
FirstArrow Executive Search, Federal Sector,
Aerospace/Defense & Commercial Cyber Security
A boutique retained search firm focused on the federal sector, aerospace/defense and the commercial cybersecurity space.
Shape your Culture, don't
just fill a position
Federal Sector & Aerospace/Defense
Offering top-level, executive search and human capital experience in the Federal Sector, including the Intelligence Community, DOD, DOE, the Space community and the Federal Civilian space.
Commercial Cybersecurity
Providing retained executive searches for commercial cyber security companies in the finance, technology, healthcare, retail, hotel, airline, and entertainment industries and specializing in board searches for VC’s and cyber companies.
The FirstArrow
Approach
Serving as a trusted partner to identify, evaluate, recruit and most importantly land the talent within a company. We utilize our in-depth understanding of the market and our large network of connections to match the right talent to the right company.
Clients We Have Partnered With
When hiring the leading Human Capital,
you can’t just focus on one factor.
Our goal is not just a hire, but to provide the best fit and long term retention.
Companies are very complex entities and require many elements to be in sync in order to excel, such as: strategic growth plans, meeting profit and loss goals, organizational change management, top-tier customer service, marketing and branding, talent acquisition, etc.
At FirstArrow, we understand this and use it as a guiding principle to attract the top talent to drive your company down the road to success. Our searches involve an effective and efficient candidate discovery process, we develop both a macro and microscopic understanding of your needs and culture, provide thorough pre and post screening of candidates, use direct search techniques, and leverage our strong industry relationships. This allows us to match expertise, motivation, and personality to your unique requirements.
A Targeted Approach
Attracting Top Talent for Your Executive Hires
How We Execute
- Effective and efficient discovery process
- Thorough pre-screening of Candidates
- In-depth understanding of your needs and culture
- Direct search and recruiting techniques
- Involvement through on-boarding and retention
- Shepherd your companies story to the market
Benefits To You
- Candidates that enhance your cultural cohesion
- Long-term talent retention
- Enhancing your succession planning with top talent
- Talent that fits your employee oriented environment
- We search, and you focus on other critical facets of your business
- Candidates that believe in your customer's mission
ABOUT FIRSTARROW
We Hit
even the toughest targets
SHUNIL JOSEPH is the founder of FirstArrow Executive Search with over 24 years of search experience within the Federal Sector including Cyber, Aerospace, Intelligence, DOD, DOE, NASA, and Federal Civilian Community. We have leveraged our years of Federal Sector, Cyber retained search experience to also serve the commercial cybersecurity space.
Our client base ranges from system integrators, technology companies, consulting firms, and R&D organizations within the Federal sector to commercial software and hardware product vendors, hotel corporations, airlines, financial companies, healthcare companies, startups, and many more in the commercial cyber sector.
We serve as a trusted partner to identify, evaluate, recruit and most importantly land the talent within a company. We have built key relationships with former government agency executives, company executives and other key subject matter experts. We have the understanding of the market and a large network of connections to match the right talent to the right company.
Shunil brings his experience to bear in every project from start to finish, not only providing talent acquisition and market branding but also assisting in compensation benchmarking, market competitive intelligence and succession planning.
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How We Work
At FirstArrow we are committed to
presenting a positive professional face of your
organization to the employment market.
Optimize Compatability
Our discovery process is designed to optimize compatibility on a myriad of levels.
Investing Time
Investing our time qualifying candidates who are serious and able to make a change, saving your time and money to devote strictly to critical activities.
Psychology at Work
We look at the psychology behind an Executive Hire, matching personality to culture, motivation to vision, and of course, skill set to job description.
Hiring Puzzles
We excel at solving “hiring puzzles” because we understand that a “cookie cutter” approach makes it difficult to hit your hiring target.
Direct Recruiting
Direct recruiting techniques and ever-growing relationships in our specialties allow us to target the passive, “not-looking” candidate. You’ll see successful professionals who are interested in a change because of your specific opportunity, not just through a general job posting.
Onboarding
Involvement all the way through on-boarding the new hire can help identify resolvable issues in the early stages of acceptance and arrival to your organization. Our goal is 100% acceptance of all offers and low attrition.
Serving Our Clients and Candidates Fully
At First Arrow, We Are Passionate About Seeing
Our Clients Grow And Our Candidates Challenged
FirstArrow Mantras:
- Focus on the 3 Cs of Hiring: Competency, Chemistry, and Character
- We build relationships
- our goal is retention
- Transparency Is Key
- We treat others the way we want to be treated
- Find The Right Fit
- We Value Candidates and Clients Time
