Expert Executive Assistant Staffing & Recruitment Services

Ikon Search begins with a detailed intake to understand the executive, team structure, responsibilities, culture, and preferred working style. The team then sources, screens, and qualifies candidates from its administrative and corporate services network. Shortlisted candidates are presented with relevant context, helping hiring leaders compare fit, availability, compensation expectations, and long-term potential.

Ikon Search places Executive Assistants, Senior Executive Assistants, Administrative Assistants, Team Assistants, Personal Assistants, Receptionists, Office Coordinators, and CEO-level support professionals. The firm also supports dual-EA configurations, founder assistant roles, family office personal assistants, and high-volume administrative staffing for hospitality groups, luxury brands, hedge funds, and PE-backed companies.

Ikon Search’s efficient recruitment process and deep talent pool typically allow the team to present qualified candidates within 2-3 days. Timing can vary based on seniority, confidentiality, compensation range, and role complexity, but the process is designed for speed without sacrificing screening quality, reference diligence, or alignment with the client’s culture and expectations.

Yes. Ikon Search offers long-term and short-term contract Executive Assistant staffing for project-based work, interim coverage, maternity or leave coverage, seasonal demand, M&A support, and rapid scaling. Contract engagements can range from weeks to multi-year assignments, giving employers flexible support without immediately committing to permanent headcount.

Yes. Temp-to-hire, also called contract-to-permanent staffing, allows a company to evaluate an Executive Assistant in the role before making a permanent hiring decision. This model is especially useful for high-trust support roles where communication style, discretion, pace, and chemistry with the executive are as important as technical administrative skills.

Candidates are evaluated through interviews, skills review, technical assessments where relevant, and reference checks. Ikon Search also considers softer factors such as discretion, judgment, communication style, calendar management ability, stakeholder confidence, and adaptability. The goal is to present candidates who match both the responsibilities of the role and the working environment.

Yes. Ikon Search supports confidential searches for CEO-level Executive Assistants, founder support roles, Personal Assistants, and senior administrative professionals working with boards, executives, principals, and family offices. Confidentiality is especially important when replacing an incumbent, supporting a private principal, or hiring for a sensitive leadership environment.

Ikon Search supports administrative hiring across corporate offices, financial services, hedge funds, PE-backed firms, family offices, hospitality groups, luxury brands, startups, and established corporations. The firm’s broader specialist divisions cover insurance, risk and compliance, technology, digital media and marketing, PR and communications, and corporate services.