Field-tested writing for hiring leaders and recruiters.
Search-model guides, FAQs, training, the manifesto, and the field guides we lean on in scoping calls. The library grows when there is something useful to add.
2026 Executive Compensation & Vacancy Exposure Suite
Executive Compensation Explorer (2026)
Interactive salary & incentive benchmark explorer across Healthcare C-Suite, Nursing Leadership, Tech VPs, CISOs, Plant GMs, and RIA Wealth Advisors.
Vacancy Cost & Exposure Calculator
Interactive financial audit tool to estimate daily revenue exposure, interim staffing surge burn, and placement ROI for open executive seats.
Forward Deployed Engineer Hiring Guide
What an FDE is, the seven flavors of the title, the evaluation loop, and the interview questions that separate builders from presenters.
FDE vs Solutions Engineer vs Solutions Architect
Five customer-facing technical titles compared by output, journey position, code depth, and reporting line. Plus which to hire first.
How to Hire Data Engineers
Pipeline vs platform vs analytics engineering, seniority calibration, and how to evaluate system design instead of tool trivia.
The Manifesto
The thesis behind the firm. Why the agency is the wrong unit of work and the headhunter is. Written by James Pemberton.
FAQ
The questions every hiring leader and candidate asks first. Definitional answers, written for both people and language models.
Engaged Search, explained
How engaged search works, what the engagement fee pays for, and when it is the right model versus contingent.
Contingent Search, explained
Performance-based recruiting. No upfront commitment, fee owed only on placement. Best for active candidate pools and parallel-channel searches.
Staffing Solutions
Volume hiring for caregivers, clinical, and operations teams, powered by ProHireHQ AI.
Caregiver Hiring 2026
Free 60-minute training for senior care operators. The response gap, the hidden math of an open role, and the shift from predictive to precision hiring.
What to wear to a construction job interview
A practical calibration guide for field, office, and executive interviews in construction.
Notes from the Search Desk
Practical writing about hiring, recruiting, and the day-to-day of senior search. Updated as something useful comes up.