How We Work
Built around your market. Mapped before it starts.
Every search starts with a map: a plan for who to pursue and where they already work. Most of them aren't looking. We change that.
The Process
The search, phase by phase
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Intake & Alignment
We learn the business before we open the search. Org structure, culture, what the role actually requires to succeed.
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Build the Market Map
The full search defined on paper: target companies, titles, geographies, candidate profile. All set before a single outreach.
How we build the map
Phase two, up close. The six inputs that define exactly who we go after.
Layer OneThe territoryWhere the right talent already sits.
Target Competitor Mapping
The companies where top performers in your sector are already working and proven.
Geographic Parameters
Where qualified talent actually lives, and what relocation is realistic. Real pools, not inflated pipelines.
Target Job Titles
The exact titles and functional backgrounds that indicate success in the role.
Layer TwoThe shortlistWho we pursue.
Ideal Candidate Persona
Beyond the resume: leadership style, operational strengths, and fit with your organization.
Passive Candidate Focus
People not actively searching but open to the right opportunity. Consistently the stronger pool.
Adjacent & Stretch Profiles
Adjacent industries and candidates who do not check every box but show clear potential to grow into the role.
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Sourcing & Qualification
We engage the right people directly and qualify each one thoroughly: career path, personality, working style. You meet candidates who are right for the role, not just available.
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Present, Offer & Close
Every finalist comes with full context: track record, motivation, fit. We stay in through compensation, references, and counter-offers.