The often unreliable and rather disreputable Fordyce Letter published an article recently claiming that 2014 was "the best year ever for Search".  

  http://www.fordyceletter.com/2014/12/04/all-signs-point-to-best-yea...

I had projected that this would be a "banner year", and it appears that my prognostications at least held true for me and for the Retained Search sector.     

  http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/will-2014-be-a-banner...

For me, it wasn't my best year...

It was quite close, though.  It was my second-best year out of nearly twenty-six years in the industry.  Still, it did bring some new records and was a good year for me.  I have actually seen other recruiters having a tough year, which I was fortunately spared.  

Is the industry as robust overall as Korn-Ferry, Heidrick and Struggles, and other top-tier search firms seem to be demonstrating?       

How are other recruiters evaluating this past year in comparison to previous years?  What are your expectations for the future?