Ma Foi is one of the leading Executive Search Firms, specializing in senior level recruitment. 

Our Executive Search business revolves around the philosophy of identifying and selecting senior management professionals through comprehensive, quality assured research-based search processes and placing them in companies that best recognize their worth. 

The cornerstone of our search process is our ability to understand and map the culture of the client’s organization, and integrate it into the search methodology to ensure maximum cultural compatibility. For instance, contrary to common understanding, a high achiever may not be the right fit in a corporate entity with strong ascription values. So unlike many other search firms, we dwell in great detail on these cultural nuances. 

Our deep understanding of Asian cultures – work practices and ways of doing business in complex countries in Indian sub-continent, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions - have helped us to successfully accomplish many cross-border search assignments for numerous trans national companies. 

Ma Foi’s integrity, effective communication and outstanding quality have been the guiding principles while partnering with our clients.

The Search Business Group of Ma Foi operates from 14 offices worldwide, and has a track record of successfully executing more than 681 Senior Level Assignments. A majority of these assignments was contributed by the following industry verticals: 

Technology and IT enabled Services 
Banking, Financial Services & Insurance 
Pharmaceuticals and healthcare 
Power & Infrastructure
Telecom

Search Process

The search process and methodology has been designed with a singular objective in mind – to assess and recruit the candidate best suited for the job.

The search process begins with a team of consultants understanding and analyzing the clients’ need, their organization structures, operational styles, work culture and role linkages.  

The search parameters, details on job responsibilities, critical attributes of the specific position, personal profile required etc., are captured in the Search Brief. The macro industry outlook, challenges facing the organization, cultural nuances and selection process are also detailed in the Search Brief. This document is the pivot around which revolves the entire search strategy.

The Search Plan is prepared by the Primary anchor who deploys his in-depth understanding of the respective industry segment to roll out a universe of target list of companies within the industry segments and sub segments. Our Research Associates provide invaluable insights into the organization structures of the targeted companies with the back-drop of “transferability of skills” in mind to draw the list of prospective candidates.

Interested candidates are interviewed by our consultants and assessed against the position using a variety of selection tools including our own psychometric tests. It is extremely important for us to understand and relate with the candidates. We invest a lot of time with individual candidates to map their motivations and expectations - in terms of role, work practices and compensation. 

We are often asked to play a crucial role in negotiations. Our market intelligence on compensation structures and an unbiased approach help in adding value to both clients and the candidates.

We follow a rigorous process of verification and reference checks – using both formal and informal network of contacts – before finalizing the selected candidate. Throughout the search process, the communication flow is maintained with the client and candidates to ensure transparency, efficiency, and speed. 

Client Engagement Model

Ma Foi’s Executive Search follows a unique client engagement model to ensure the highest level of service delivery. The objective of each engagement is to enhance net-worth of clients’ human resource capital by recruiting the right talent.

Each assignment is handled by a team of two consultants – Dyads (Primary and Secondary Anchor) supported by research associates with specific industry and domain knowledge.

We strategically align our consultants to key client industries and our teams are organized across regional line allowing them to leverage their knowledge and market intelligence. There is a high degree of connectivity, transparency and understanding amongst the consultants which results in fulfilling an assignment with high efficiency. The consultants work across offices in a seamless manner to render professional service with competence, quality, proven methodology, and high energy.  

For further details on our Search Business, please visit www.mafoisearch.com