From Longman Business Dictionaryexecutive searchexˌecutive ˈsearch [countable, uncountable]HUMAN RESOURCES the business of finding new senior employees for companies. The executive search company finds people working for other companies who have the right skills and experience to do the job, and tries to persuade them to work for their client companySYNHEADHUNTINGHigh-technology businesses have also been large users of executive search.an executive search consultant → search