Govig & Associates - Internet Researcher
About US:
Govig & Associates: we are an executive search firm founded in 1978, we are an Evergreen Company with no debt and no plan to sell or go public – long-term stability, and we have an amazing culture with an average employee tenure of 10.2 years.
Important: This is an analytical research role focused on accuracy, data integrity, and uncovering hard-to-find information — not a creative marketing or content creation position.
Position Overview:
Are you naturally curious, detail-oriented, and passionate about finding information others can’t? Do you thrive on research, organizing data, and connecting dots to support a bigger picture? If so, this role is for you. As an Internet Researcher at Govig & Associates, you will be at the forefront of building data intelligence for our executive recruiting teams. You’ll play a critical role in sourcing candidates, maintaining accurate databases, and uncovering the insights that help us win.
Key Qualities:
- Curious investigator: You love digging into details, validating sources, and solving puzzles.
- Detail-driven and organized: Accuracy matters, and you maintain clean, reliable information.
- Efficiency-focused: You enjoy streamlining repeatable processes and leveraging tools for faster results.
- Tech- and AI-savvy: You are energized by using technology and AI to elevate your work.
- Information-literate: You know how to distinguish reliable sources from questionable ones and triangulate information across multiple places.
- Collaborative + communicative: You can clearly explain your findings and support the recruiting team’s success.
- Comfortable with urgency: You can work with tight deadlines and high expectations without sacrificing accuracy.
Key Responsibilities:
Research + Candidate Intelligence
- Conduct online research to identify candidates, companies, and market insights.
- Apply Boolean and X-ray search techniques to uncover hard-to-find talent.
- Build and maintain targeted company lists and territory databases.
- Monitor competitor hiring activity and market movement to support search strategy and market mapping. (Replaces “trend watching” language)
- Identify patterns and relationships across companies, roles, and candidate backgrounds to support recruiting strategy.
Data Quality + Database Management
- Manage, update, and maintain accurate data in Govig’s CRM/ATS (Crelate) and other recruiting systems.
- Ensure high data integrity: clean formatting, standardized naming conventions, tagging, and record quality.
- Identify and resolve duplicate/outdated records to keep the database searchable and reliable.
- Support recruiters with sourcing projects and research intelligence.
Tools + Process Improvement
- Use AI tools to enhance search strategies, streamline workflows, and improve efficiency.
- Build repeatable research workflows, templates, and documentation to improve speed and consistency.
- Collaborate across the team to ensure data supports current and future searches.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong technology proficiency, including use of AI and internet research tools
- Basic Excel proficiency (organizing data, removing duplicates, managing simple spreadsheets)
- Experience with data entry, CRM, or database management (accuracy + consistency are critical)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Natural curiosity and persistence in uncovering information
- Recruiting or sourcing experience is a plus, but not required
How success is measured:
- Speed + accuracy of research output
- Ability to uncover candidates that are difficult to find through normal methods
- Recruiter feedback on quality and relevance of candidate lists
- Improved CRM/ATS data quality (clean records, better tagging, fewer duplicates)
- Ability to create workflows that improve consistency and efficiency over time