Avanta Consulting

Avanta Consulting pairs executive search with HR advisory work, aiming to get a client's structure right before a hire is made. It is based around Vancouver and also recruits beyond the city, working mainly with businesses that are growing.

What Avanta Consulting does

• Mid-level to executive search: finding and placing candidates for senior and leadership roles.
• Role and pay advice: helping clients shape a position and set its salary before a search opens.
• HR consulting: building HR systems so that new staff can be kept, not only hired.
• Workplace culture work: helping employers set up a culture that supports retention over the long term.

Who it works with

The firm recruits across technology, accounting and finance, HR, sales and marketing, operations and administration, as well as a range of niche industries. Its clients are businesses preparing for growth that want the groundwork in place first.

Key facts

• Based in: Vancouver, Canada
• Focus: Mid-level, senior and executive placements
• Approach: Starts from the client's long-term business goals before searching