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iCareerSolutions
An executive career services agency that built one of the first dedicated reverse recruiting practices.
The firm
iCareerSolutions was founded by Arno Markus, BA, MSc, CPRW as an executive resume writing and career services practice, and grew into a full candidate-side representation agency as the reverse recruiting model matured. Today the firm runs managed search campaigns for senior professionals and executives — VP, C-suite, and board-level candidates — across the United States and Canada.
The firm's practice is built on the premise the association now publishes as doctrine: most senior roles are filled through relationships and direct approach before they are ever advertised, so a serious search must be run as a campaign into that hidden market, not as a stream of applications.
What an engagement looks like
iCareerSolutions engagements run the NRRA Standard Process end to end:
- Strategy & positioning — structured intake, a written search strategy, and executive materials (resume, LinkedIn, bio) built by certified writers.
- Market mapping — researched target-company lists, recruiter mapping across retained and contingency search, and decision-maker identification.
- The campaign — recruiter distribution, personalized decision-maker outreach, and a managed pipeline with written weekly reporting.
- Interviews & offer — round-by-round preparation, debriefs, and whole-package negotiation support.
Standards standing
iCareerSolutions is an NRRA member firm. Its principals hold association offices, and the firm answers to the Code of Ethics and Ethics Review on exactly the terms that bind every member — a condition the bylaws make explicit. Credentials issued to the firm's staff will be verifiable in the public registry like any other.
Firm facts
- Founded: 2011
- Founder & CEO: Arno Markus, BA, MSc, CPRW
- VP, Professional Services: Tamara Cameron, MA, BA, BEd
- Focus: VP, C-suite & board-level searches
- Markets: United States & Canada
- Clients served: 9,000+ professionals
- Recognition: 32 career services industry awards, including TORI awards (Career Directors International) and PARW/CC Elite Circle honors
- Web: icareersolutions.com
NRRA standing
- Member firm · 2026
- Principals: Founding President & VP, Standards
- Founding charter members on staff
- Ethics record: clear · check the registry
Leadership
The people behind the firm.
Arno Markus
BA, MSc, CPRW Founder & CEOFounder of iCareerSolutions and Founding President of the NRRA. Has represented hundreds of executives into unposted roles, and founded the association to give the profession he helped pioneer a published, enforceable standard.
Tamara Cameron
MA, BA, BEd VP, Professional ServicesLeads service delivery, quality standards, and practitioner training at the firm — and serves as the NRRA's Vice President of Standards & Certification, overseeing the competency model and examinations.
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