Modeled career paths · Executive search

Where does a Search Associate go next?

What employers are asking a Search Associate for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Search Consultant+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Search Associate go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal, Executive Search+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Search Associate go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
HR Systems Manager+9% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior HRIS Analyst. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Partner, Executive Search+147% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Search Consultant. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Corporate Communications Manager-19% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Search Associate go here
pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior HRIS Analyst-15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Search Associate go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.