Her mother is an executive search consultant in Norwell, Mass.

Her father is an executive search consultant in New York.

The firm has brought in executive search consultants to recruit new talent.

Some search consultants span these two worlds and have both a functional and an industry discipline.

Some executive search consultants are now becoming non-executive directors in businesses where there is no potential conflict.

It has not been easy to establish the numbers of appointments - and hence fees paid out - for which clients engaged search consultants.

Can a good search consultant assist clients by evaluating their current management?

One search consultant is skeptical of the new venture.

Her mother is an executive search consultant in Manhattan for the music and entertainment industries.

Her mother is an executive search consultant in Paoli, Pa.