{"id":1710,"date":"2026-07-08T00:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:27:58","slug":"kosten-fur-executive-search-im-gastgewerbe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/de\/hospitality-executive-search-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Was kostet eine Personalberatung f\u00fcr F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte in der Hotellerie?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* Hospitality Executive Search Cost, hero white text + perfect shadow *\/\n.kt-adv-heading-cost_h1,\nbody.page-template.kadence-column-cost_hero_inner h1 {\n  color: #ffffff!important;\n  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,1)!important;\n  font-weight: 700!important;\n}\n.kt-adv-heading-cost_hero_sub,\nbody.page-template.kadence-column-cost_hero_inner p {\n  color: #ffffff!important;\n  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,1)!important;\n  font-weight: 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Cost?<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingcost_hero_sub\"]{max-width:850px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;color:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingcost_hero_sub\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingcost_hero_sub\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-headingcost_hero_sub kt-adv-heading-cost_hero_sub has-text-align-center wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingcost_hero_sub\">A clear view of how retained search fees are structured, what moves the number, and why the fee is a fraction of the value of getting the right leader into the seat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btnscost_hero_btn_wrap kb-btns-cost_hero_btn_wrap\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btncost_hero_btn.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btncost_hero_btn.kb-button{color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btncost_hero_btn.kb-button{border-top-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btncost_hero_btn.kb-button{border-top-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btncost_hero_btn kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-inherit kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"\/contact\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Start the Conversation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a hospitality owner or board first picks up the phone to an executive search firm, the question that arrives fastest is almost always the same: <em>what is this going to cost?<\/em> It is a fair question, and it deserves a straight answer. The honest answer is that a hospitality executive search is not priced like a product with a sticker on it. It is priced like a professional engagement, and the number is built from a model you can understand in five minutes. Once you see the model, the fee stops feeling like a mystery and starts looking like what it is: a fraction of the value of getting the right leader into the seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide walks through how hospitality executive search is actually priced, what moves the number up or down, why the cheapest-looking option is often the most expensive in the end, and how <a href=\"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/hospitality-recruiting-firms\/\">Cornerstone Hospitality<\/a>: approaches fees. It is written for the owners, boards, and principals who want to walk into the first conversation already knowing how the economics work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f7faff;border:1px solid #d8e3f0;border-radius:8px;padding:24px 28px;margin:32px 0;\">\n  <div style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#194783;margin-bottom:12px;\">Related reading<\/div>\n  <ul style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 0 18px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85;color:#333;\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/hospitality-recruiting-firms\/\" style=\"color:#194783;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\">Hospitality Recruiting Firms<\/a>: how a specialist search partner is built and what you engage them for.<\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/hospitality-executive-search-specialist-difference\/\" style=\"color:#194783;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\">Why the specialist difference matters<\/a>: what you are actually paying for beyond a list of names.<\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/executive-board-search\/\" style=\"color:#194783;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\">Executive &amp; Board Search<\/a>: the C-suite and board-level discipline this fee model applies to.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#C8102E;margin:36px 0 4px;\">The short answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does a hospitality executive search cost?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retained hospitality executive search is conventionally priced as a percentage of the placed executive&#8217;s first-year total cash compensation, base salary plus expected bonus. Across the retained search profession, that percentage typically sits around one third of first-year compensation, invoiced in stages across the assignment rather than paid on placement. So for a General Manager or Vice President role, the professional fee scales with the seniority and pay of the seat you are filling, because the work and the access required scale with it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;margin:28px 0;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n  <div style=\"flex:1;min-width:150px;background:#fbf8f3;border-left:5px solid #194783;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 20px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n    <div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:#194783;line-height:1;\">~1\/3<\/div>\n    <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#888;margin-top:8px;\">Of first-year total cash compensation, the retained-search convention<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"flex:1;min-width:150px;background:#fbf8f3;border-left:5px solid #C8102E;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 20px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n    <div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:#C8102E;line-height:1;\">3<\/div>\n    <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#888;margin-top:8px;\">Stages the fee is invoiced across, not a single placement payment<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"flex:1;min-width:150px;background:#fbf8f3;border-left:5px solid #5a9e00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 20px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n    <div style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:#5a9e00;line-height:1;\">1<\/div>\n    <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#888;margin-top:8px;\">Transparent fee, agreed in writing before the search begins<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#eef3fc;border-left:4px solid #194783;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n  <p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#194783;margin:0 0 8px;\">Why it is a percentage, not a flat price<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.65;color:#333;\">Tying the fee to compensation keeps the search firm and the client aligned. A more senior, harder-to-fill seat carries a larger fee because it demands deeper market mapping, more delicate approaches to passive candidates, and more careful negotiation. The pricing follows the difficulty of the work, not an arbitrary rate card.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#C8102E;margin:36px 0 4px;\">The numbers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the fee is structured across the search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word <em>retained<\/em> describes how the fee is paid. Rather than paying only if and when a candidate is placed, the client retains the firm at the outset and the fee is invoiced in stages as the assignment progresses. This is what lets a retained firm commit senior consultant time to the mapping and approach work that a purely success-based model cannot afford to do. A typical three-stage structure looks like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:24px 0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th style=\"background:#194783;color:#fff;padding:11px 14px;text-align:left;\">Stage<\/th>\n      <th style=\"background:#194783;color:#fff;padding:11px 14px;text-align:left;\">When<\/th>\n      <th style=\"background:#194783;color:#fff;padding:11px 14px;text-align:left;\">What it buys<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"><strong>1. Engagement<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">At kick-off<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">Discovery, brief calibration, market mapping and research design. The firm commits senior time before a single candidate is approached.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\"><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"><strong>2. Shortlist<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">At shortlist delivery<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">Candidate identification, discreet approach of passive leaders, assessment, and a calibrated shortlist you can interview with confidence.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;\"><strong>3. Completion<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;\">On signed offer<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;\">Reference work, offer negotiation and close, and onboarding support for the placed leader.<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staging the fee this way also protects the client. Each stage is tied to a deliverable, so you are never paying ahead of the work. And because the firm has skin in the game from day one, its incentive is to run the search properly rather than to flood you with resumes and hope one sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#C8102E;margin:36px 0 4px;\">What moves the number<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What actually drives the cost of a hospitality search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two searches for the same job title can carry different fees, because the fee follows the real difficulty of the assignment. These are the factors that move it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:24px 0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th style=\"background:#194783;color:#fff;padding:11px 14px;text-align:left;\">Factor<\/th>\n      <th style=\"background:#194783;color:#fff;padding:11px 14px;text-align:left;\">Why it moves the fee<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"><strong>Seniority of the seat<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">Higher compensation means a higher percentage-based fee, and C-suite and board searches demand more senior consultant hours.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\"><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"><strong>Scarcity of the profile<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">A niche brand-DNA fit or a rare skill combination narrows the candidate universe and lengthens the mapping and approach work.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"><strong>Geography and cross-border reach<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">A search that relocates an international leader into a local market adds visa, family-context and cross-cultural work to the assignment.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\"><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"><strong>Confidentiality<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\">Replacing a leader who is still in the seat requires a discreet, off-market search that cannot be run as an open advertisement.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;\"><strong>Guarantee and onboarding scope<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;\">A meaningful replacement guarantee and structured onboarding support carry real value and are part of what the fee covers.<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#C8102E;margin:36px 0 4px;\">Two models<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retained and contingency: two models, different fit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will encounter two pricing models in the market, and it helps to understand what each is built for. A <strong>contingency<\/strong> firm is paid only if it places a candidate, and often several firms work the same role at once. That model can suit high-volume, lower-seniority hiring where speed and breadth matter more than depth. A <strong>retained<\/strong> firm is engaged exclusively and paid in stages, which is what makes it possible to commit senior time to a discreet, thorough search for a single hard-to-fill seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the executive and board level, the retained model is the norm for a reason. The leaders worth hiring at that level are rarely on the market. Reaching them takes patient, confidential, relationship-led work that a pay-only-on-placement model has no room to fund. The headline fee can look smaller with contingency, but for a senior seat the deeper cost usually shows up later, in a thinner field, a rushed process, or a placement that does not hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"background:#f7faff;border-left:4px solid #C8102E;padding:24px 28px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;margin:28px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\">\n  <p style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.55;color:#194783;margin:0;font-style:italic;\">The fee for a senior search is small next to the cost of the wrong person in the seat. The real question is never &ldquo;what does the search cost?&rdquo; It is &ldquo;what does a mis-hire cost?&rdquo;, and the answer is always larger.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#194783;margin:36px 0 4px;\">Why this matters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The real cost is a mis-hire, not the fee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a senior hospitality leader does not work out, the fee you saved on the search is the smallest number in the equation. A property or group that spends months under the wrong General Manager pays for it in stalled performance, unsettled teams, damaged owner relationships, and the time and cost of running the search a second time. The whole point of a properly resourced retained search is to make that outcome far less likely, through calibration before the search begins, genuine access to the right candidates, deep reference work, and a guarantee that stands behind the placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the fee in that context and it changes shape. It is not a cost to be minimized. It is an investment in getting a consequential decision right the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#194783;margin:36px 0 4px;\">How Cornerstone approaches it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Cornerstone Hospitality handles fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#fbf8f3;border:1px solid #e8eef5;border-radius:12px;padding:32px 30px;margin:24px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\">\n  <div style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#194783;margin-bottom:18px;\">Our approach to pricing<\/div>\n  <ul style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;font-size:17px;line-height:1.9;color:#333;\">\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:32px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;color:#5a9e00;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;\">&check;<\/span>One transparent fee, agreed in writing before the search begins, no surprises later.<\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:32px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;color:#5a9e00;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;\">&check;<\/span>Invoiced in stages tied to real deliverables, so you never pay ahead of the work.<\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:32px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;color:#5a9e00;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;\">&check;<\/span>A replacement guarantee that stands behind every retained placement.<\/li>\n    <li style=\"padding-left:32px;position:relative;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;color:#5a9e00;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;\">&check;<\/span>The specific figure is set against your role, its seniority, and its market, and confirmed in a short discovery conversation.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the fee scales with the seat, the most reliable way to get an exact number is a short conversation about the role you are filling. That discovery call is where the brief, the market, and the fee all get calibrated together, and there is no obligation attached to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4ffe6;border-left:4px solid #5a9e00;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n  <p style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5a9e00;margin:0 0 10px;\">What to do next<\/p>\n  <ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 20px;padding:0;line-height:1.7;color:#333;\">\n    <li>Confirm the seat you are filling and its expected first-year compensation, that sets the scale of the fee.<\/li>\n    <li>Decide whether the role calls for a discreet, retained search or a higher-volume approach.<\/li>\n    <li>Book a no-obligation discovery call to calibrate the brief, the market, and an exact fee together.<\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cs-faq-section cs-faq-accordion\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:24px auto;\">\n  <details class=\"cs-faq\"><summary class=\"cs-faq-q\">How much does a hospitality executive search cost?<\/summary><div class=\"cs-faq-a\">A retained hospitality executive search is typically priced as a percentage of the placed leader&#8217;s first-year total cash compensation, conventionally around one third, invoiced in stages across the assignment. Because the fee scales with the seniority and pay of the seat, the exact figure is confirmed against your specific role in a short discovery conversation.<\/div><\/details>\n  <details class=\"cs-faq\"><summary class=\"cs-faq-q\">Why is executive search priced as a percentage rather than a flat fee?<\/summary><div class=\"cs-faq-a\">Tying the fee to compensation keeps the firm and the client aligned and matches the price to the difficulty of the work. A more senior or harder-to-fill seat demands deeper mapping, more delicate approaches, and more careful negotiation, and the percentage model reflects that.<\/div><\/details>\n  <details class=\"cs-faq\"><summary class=\"cs-faq-q\">What is the difference between retained and contingency search fees?<\/summary><div class=\"cs-faq-a\">A contingency firm is paid only on placement and often competes with other firms on the same role, which suits higher-volume, lower-seniority hiring. A retained firm is engaged exclusively and paid in stages, which funds the discreet, senior-led work that hard-to-fill executive and board seats require.<\/div><\/details>\n  <details class=\"cs-faq\"><summary class=\"cs-faq-q\">When do I pay the search fee?<\/summary><div class=\"cs-faq-a\">A retained fee is invoiced in stages, commonly at engagement, at shortlist delivery, and on a signed offer. Each stage is tied to a deliverable, so you are never paying ahead of the work delivered.<\/div><\/details>\n  <details class=\"cs-faq\"><summary class=\"cs-faq-q\">What happens to the fee if the hire does not work out?<\/summary><div class=\"cs-faq-a\">A retained hospitality search should come with a replacement guarantee. If a placed leader leaves within the agreed protection window for reasons not attributable to the client&#8217;s circumstances, a reputable firm re-runs the search without a further professional fee.<\/div><\/details>\n  <details class=\"cs-faq\"><summary class=\"cs-faq-q\">How do I get an exact price for my role?<\/summary><div class=\"cs-faq-a\">Book a short, no-obligation discovery call. Because the fee is set against the seat, its seniority and its market, a brief conversation is the fastest way to calibrate the brief and confirm an exact fee at the same time.<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#194783;border-radius:12px;padding:34px 30px;margin:40px 0;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:Georgia,serif;\">Get an exact fee for the seat you are filling<\/div>\n  <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:#dbe6f5;margin:0 0 22px;line-height:1.6;\">A short discovery call calibrates the brief, the market, and the fee together, with no obligation.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cornerstone-hospitality.global\/contact\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#C8102E;color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;text-decoration:none;padding:14px 34px;border-radius:6px;\">Start the conversation &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much does a hospitality executive search cost?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A retained hospitality executive search is typically priced as a percentage of the placed leader's first-year total cash compensation, conventionally around one third, invoiced in stages across the assignment. 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