Exhibit 99.2

                                  Certification
                         Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                           Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
        (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18)
                               United States Code

     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that:

     The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
(the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information
contained in Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated             November 13, 2002                      /s/ Kevin J. Smith
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                                                         Chief Financial Officer