Rutherford International™ · United States · Canada · United Kingdom The Science of Exceptional Talent
35 years placing leaders who perform — not just candidates who qualify. Executive Search · Talent Intelligence · Career Development.
Three Integrated Pillars One Ecosystem. Built on Science. Rutherford & Company™
Retained executive search for roles that carry direct strategic impact on organisational growth. C-suite, board, and senior leadership mandates. Minimum fee USD $75,000. 365-day integration support included.
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Proprietary behavioural science platform mapping 72 personality dimensions across 12 BehaviourDNA™ types. 85% predictive accuracy for role performance. Validated against 40,000+ professionals across 3,000+ functions.
Explore RutherfordINTEL™ → Rutherford Talent Solutions™
Membership ecosystem for qualified professionals. The Rutherford Talent Guild™, Talent On-Demand Clearinghouse™, KnowledgeNET™, Rising Young Stars™, Executive Mastermind Circles™, and Mirror Buddy™.
Explore Talent Solutions™ → Who We Serve Find Your Path Into the Ecosystem
Every professional enters the Rutherford International™ ecosystem through the Gateway RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment. Select the profile that best describes where you are today.
C Senior Leaders & Executives
VP · C-suite · Board · Executive transitions
M Mid-Career Professionals
8–20 years · Plateau · Step-up roles
P Career Changers
Pivot · Reinvention · New direction
R Rising Young Stars™
Ages 18–28 · Leadership acceleration
S Students & Emerging Professionals
Graduates · Co-op · Career launch
85% Predictive accuracy of the RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment for role performance — validated across 3,000+ functions and 40,000+ professionals The Science Behavioural Science That Predicts Performance
Most assessments tell you what category you fall into. RutherfordINTEL™ maps 72 personality dimensions across 12 BehaviourDNA™ types — and benchmarks your profile against 40,000 validated professionals.
The result is not a label. It is a decision-making instrument — for executives evaluating careers, organisations making consequential hires, and leaders building high-performance teams.
Explore the Science → The Handbook Secrets of a Professional Headhunter™
19 instalments covering every stage of the modern executive job search — written from the headhunter’s side of the desk. Includes the Gateway RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment. Everything I know about how the hidden job market actually works.
Get the Complete Series — USD $100 → 19 instalments + Gateway RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment · Total value up to USD $396
Forbes Rutherford — Founder & Principal
35 years placing senior leaders across commercial real estate, private equity, financial services, and professional services. Architect of the RutherfordINTEL™ behavioural science platform.
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The Science of Exceptional Talent
35 years placing leaders who perform — not just candidates who qualify. Executive Search · Talent Intelligence · Career Development.
Rutherford & Company™
Retained executive search for roles that carry direct strategic impact on organisational growth. C-suite, board, and senior leadership mandates. Minimum fee USD $75,000. 365-day integration support included.
Explore Rutherford & Company™ →RutherfordINTEL™
Proprietary behavioural science platform mapping 72 personality dimensions across 12 BehaviourDNA™ types. 85% predictive accuracy for role performance. Validated against 40,000+ professionals across 3,000+ functions.
Explore RutherfordINTEL™ →Rutherford Talent Solutions™
Membership ecosystem for qualified professionals. The Rutherford Talent Guild™, Talent On-Demand Clearinghouse™, KnowledgeNET™, Rising Young Stars™, Executive Mastermind Circles™, and Mirror Buddy™.
Explore Talent Solutions™ →Find Your Path Into the Ecosystem
Every professional enters the Rutherford International™ ecosystem through the Gateway RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment. Select the profile that best describes where you are today.
Senior Leaders & Executives
VP · C-suite · Board · Executive transitions
Mid-Career Professionals
8–20 years · Plateau · Step-up roles
Career Changers
Pivot · Reinvention · New direction
Rising Young Stars™
Ages 18–28 · Leadership acceleration
Students & Emerging Professionals
Graduates · Co-op · Career launch
Behavioural Science That Predicts Performance
Most assessments tell you what category you fall into. RutherfordINTEL™ maps 72 personality dimensions across 12 BehaviourDNA™ types — and benchmarks your profile against 40,000 validated professionals.
The result is not a label. It is a decision-making instrument — for executives evaluating careers, organisations making consequential hires, and leaders building high-performance teams.
Explore the Science →Secrets of a Professional Headhunter™
19 instalments covering every stage of the modern executive job search — written from the headhunter’s side of the desk. Includes the Gateway RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment. Everything I know about how the hidden job market actually works.
Get the Complete Series — USD $100 →19 instalments + Gateway RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment · Total value up to USD $396
Forbes Rutherford — Founder & Principal
35 years placing senior leaders across commercial real estate, private equity, financial services, and professional services. Architect of the RutherfordINTEL™ behavioural science platform.
About Forbes Rutherford →