The ASI Advantage

Leading knowledge.

Academic recruitment isn't just part of our business. It's our whole business. As the first firm in the Asia/Pacific region to work exclusively in field of higher education, our knowledge of this sector is unrivalled: we understand academics and the unique requirements of universities and institutions.

Leading expertise.

ASI consistently performs above the industry average, with a candidate offer rate of 93% and above during the past decade. And we continue to build depth across the globe in the higher education sector by developing relationships with similarly focused firms dedicated to the sector. What's more, ASI is the first academic search firm to achieve membership of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), which only accepts the top executive search firms in the world following a stringent approval process.

Leading resources.

ASI has the largest search database of academics in the Asia/Pacific region with over 6,000 universities and institutes and more than 100,000 academics, researchers and senior executive staff. As well as offices in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, enables us to provide our clients with a fully international offering.

Leading people.

Our international team comprises a well-travelled, well-educated and well-qualified group of recruitment professionals. Ours is a dynamic and professional team; all our members are energetic, experienced and passionate about working with the higher education sector. We like to work closely with our clients, gaining an in-depth understanding of their particular recruitment needs, to ensure we find the right person to work with your people. What’s more, our breadth of professional relationships across the university sector means we know who’s who and who’s available in the academic sector.

Fast Facts

• Established in 1999, ASI was the first executive search firm to operate exclusively within the academic sector in the Asia Pacific region.
• We're also the first academic search firm to achieve membership of the Association of Executive Search Consultants(AESC).
• ASI has a consistent offer rate of 93% and above.
• We have a network of over 100,000 academics and researchers from 6,000 universities worldwide.
• ASI is a regular sponsor of (and our people are guest speakers at) a number of conferences, including ACU Conference for Executive Heads, ACU HR conference, NZUHR, AFR Higher Education Summit, AHEIA, Go8HR Conference, the TEMC and the Australian Benchmarking conference.
• ASI's services are available across the globe. We've recently completed successful assignments across the Middle East, Asia and the Asia Pacific regions.
•  a strategic partnership with HR Global Innovations, which provides us with access to local knowledge of the higher education sector in the UK, Canada, South Africa and Australia.