Site policy
Diversity in Staffing
Four people. The headcount is published in full, because at this size a percentage would say less than the number does.
Size, stated plainly
Four people. Mark Ross Roberts owns the practice and carries out all client work. Three researchers, engaged on contract, carry out market mapping and target list construction. Headhunters International is a trading name of Achieve Corporation Ltd. There are no employees beyond that.
Why no percentages are published
At four people a diversity percentage is arithmetic on individuals. Any figure published would identify who is being counted, and it would imply a statistical meaning that a sample of this size cannot carry. Publishing one would be a presentation exercise dressed as disclosure. The headcount is published instead, in full, which is the honest reporting available at this scale.
How people are engaged
Research work is awarded on demonstrated work rather than on credentials used as a proxy. No requirement for a particular university, a particular former employer or a particular country of residence. The practice engages contractors in more than one country. Rates are set by the work and do not vary with who is doing it.
Where the principle comes from
This practice exists because senior hiring markets screen on legibility before anybody reads for value, and capable people are cut at that gate every day for reasons that have nothing to do with whether they can do the job. Running the same screen internally would be indefensible.
Contact
Questions about staffing go to Mark Ross.
ross@headhunters-international.com
Last reviewed 26 July 2026. Republished whenever the headcount changes and reviewed annually regardless.