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Strategic partner

Boutique judgment at the top. TriSearch's national platform underneath.

For retained search, Customized Partnership Recruitment and RPO, Northwest Talent Solutions works with TriSearch, building lasting client relationships since 2007, across every level, industry and market.

How the partnership works

One accountable advisor, two independent companies.

Nikita R. Steals is Managing Partner of Northwest Talent Solutions LLC and separately holds the title Vice President, Client Success at TriSearch, so one senior leader stays accountable for your search from strategy to start date.

Northwest Talent Solutions

Strategic talent advisory partner

  • Leads the client relationship and the talent strategy
  • Provides workforce planning, transformation, advisory and NWTS DecisionIQ

TriSearch

Search and recruiting delivery partner

  • Delivers retained search, Customized Partnership Recruitment and RPO
  • Contracts directly with you for that work

Northwest Talent Solutions and TriSearch are independent companies; neither owns the other.

What TriSearch brings

Three ways to hire, one platform, specialist teams.

Three ways to hire

  • Targeted Single Search. One critical role in any function, level or geography.
  • Customized Partnership Recruitment. Several roles at all levels at once, combining retained search with RPO discipline.
  • Recruitment process outsourcing. TriSearch embeds as an extension of your team and runs the recruiting function.

The recruiting platform

  • Applicant tracking built for high-volume and executive pipelines
  • AI-assisted sourcing and matching
  • Automated, structured candidate screening
  • Communication with candidates around the clock
  • Data-driven recruitment marketing and employer-brand video

The recruitment team

  • Specialist practice groups: Technology, Financial Services & Insurance, Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences, Supply Chain & Operations, Aerospace & Defense, Sales, Legal, Global Private Equity, Talent & Search, Diversity, Hospitality & Food Services, AgriBusiness, and Sports & Entertainment
  • Every level, from executive roles to volume hiring
  • Hiring across the United States, Canada and Europe

Recognition

TriSearch recognition.

  • America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms (2023) and America’s Best Recruiting Firms (2024)Forbes
  • Top 30 Nationwide Recruitment FirmHunt Scanlon
  • Top 40 Healthcare Search FirmHunt Scanlon
  • Top 40 Life Sciences Search FirmHunt Scanlon
  • Top 70 HR and Diversity Search FirmsHunt Scanlon
  • Power65 Diversity and Inclusion ProviderHunt Scanlon
  • Top 10 RPO Provider of 2021HR Tech Outlook
  • MemberRecruitment Process Outsourcing Association
  • Accredited BusinessBetter Business Bureau

Recognition as listed by TriSearch.

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Questions.

Are Northwest Talent Solutions and TriSearch the same company?

No. They are independent companies; neither owns the other.

Who do we contract with?

Retained search, Customized Partnership Recruitment and RPO delivered through TriSearch are contracted directly with TriSearch. Workforce planning, transformation, advisory and NWTS DecisionIQ are provided by Northwest Talent Solutions.

Who is accountable for our engagement?

Nikita R. Steals is Managing Partner of Northwest Talent Solutions and separately holds the title Vice President, Client Success at TriSearch, so one senior leader stays accountable from strategy to start date.

Discuss a search, a set of roles or recruiting capacity.

Every engagement begins with a direct conversation with Nikita R. Steals.

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