Leadership hiring demand was flat in October, giving the executive search market two months in a row that more like the optimistic start of the year than the pessimistic summer. Opened search volume came in at 486 searches in Thrive’s dataset. That figure was down 8.5% YoY, but nearly identical to September’s total (485) and matches the trend of an optimistic public investor market. It also squares with recent color commentary from executive talent leaders in Thrive’s community (link to community LP) who have said it feels as if the market is opening back up. In the next week or two, we expect to be able to break down this data by vertical and asset class to see if technology continues to buoy the market.