Cochran Cochran & Yale

Cochran Cochran & Yale (CCY) is a Rochester-based executive recruitment firm with over 40 years of experience in c-suite executive search and organizational optimization. The company specializes in reliable recruitment for highest-impact leadership hires, combining decades of recruitment perspective with real-time market intelligence. CCY takes a holistic approach to talent acquisition, aligning executive recruitment with organizational strategy to deliver talented, impactful, and culture-matched leadership hires.

Cochran Cochran & Yale provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to optimize organizational performance through strategic talent acquisition and leadership development. Their core offering centers on senior executive search and retained leadership search, where they execute successful c-suite recruitment by combining 40 years of recruitment perspective with real-time market intelligence and extensive people analytics reports. This investigative approach takes into account strategic objectives, leadership culture, and company structure, resulting in an impressive track record where 87% of retained search placements stay 4 years or more and are 6x more likely to be promoted.

The firm's TalentFuel RPO service represents the future of hiring through Recruitment Process Outsourcing, making exceptionally effective RPO affordable and accessible to the SMB market. This specialized service can reduce cost per hire by up to 50% by outsourcing the talent acquisition function to CCY's expert team. Their approach goes beyond traditional recruitment to encompass the entire talent acquisition lifecycle.

CCY's strategic consulting and advisory services extend their expertise to closely-held small to mid-size organizations, from early-stage companies to exit strategies. Their experienced advisory team specializes in HR consulting, sales process consulting, M&A advisory, and management consulting, providing comprehensive support for operational effectiveness and succession planning.

The company's proven talent acquisition process follows a structured approach: Align, Engage, Select, and Retain. This methodology ensures that every placement not only meets technical requirements but also aligns with organizational culture and strategic objectives. CCY partners with leadership teams to define and engineer cultural alignment, hire the right people, and align talent acquisition and development with long-term organizational strategy.