David walks every client through this checklist before a search opens.
Before you open a search, five things need to be true. Skipping any of them is the most common reason a search drags on for months.
See the checklistThe role's first-six-months scope is written down, not just a title. What will this person actually own?
A comp range is approved internally before the JD goes out, not decided mid-search when an offer is on the table.
The interview loop is defined, with a clear owner for each stage, before the first candidate is scheduled.
Someone senior enough can make the final call without a multi-week internal approval chain that costs you the candidate.
You know your walk-away point on comp and start date before you're negotiating against a strong candidate's other offer.
Most delays in engineering hiring aren't a sourcing problem, they're a readiness problem. A slow internal approval process or an undefined interview loop will lose a strong candidate faster than a thin pipeline ever will.
The best candidates have other offers. If your process isn't ready before the search starts, you'll lose them to the company whose process was.
David walks every client through this checklist before a search opens.
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