This U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in executive search and recruitment services or executive placement services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Listing employment vacancies and in selecting, referring, and placing applicants in employment; the individuals selected, referred, or placed are not employees of the employment agency--are classified in 56131000, Employment Placement Agencies;
• Providing operating advice and assistance in one or more of the following areas:human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; compensation systems planning; and wage and salary administration--are classified in 54161230, Human Resources and Personnel Management Consulting;
• Applying knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance, and business to problems in life, health, social, and casualty insurance; annuities; pensions; and compensation and benefits planning--are classified in 54161210, Actuarial Consulting;
• Providing human resources and human resource management service to clients--are classified in 561330, Professional Employer Organizations;
• Providing professional and management development training--are classified in 61143000, Professional and Management Development Training;
• Providing claims processing and other administrative services to benefit plans--are classified in 524292, Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds;
• Providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services on a contract or fee basis--are classified in 561110, Office Administrative Services; and
• Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a clients business--are classified in 561320, Temporary Help S ervices.