Resources / Field Guides
Step-by-step references built on practice, not theory.
Each guide covers one decision or one failure mode in the hiring chain - intake design, behavioral screening, debrief structure, decision protocols. No motivational content. No filler.
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01Results-Based Interviewing™ GuideInterviews that test for outcomes, not impressions. Structured questions, scoring templates, and calibration tools for a decision you can defend.Interview Design · Field Guide02Strategic Recruiting ChecklistA practical, repeatable system for running a disciplined search. Define the win, align the team, standardize the screen - a weekly operating cadence built on defined standards.Recruiting Operations · Field Guide03Your Recruiting Metrics Are Lying to YouThe metrics your team reports and the metrics that predict a good hire are usually different. Which indicators matter, which mask poor decisions, and how to rebuild reporting that tracks what performance requires.Hiring Analytics · Field Guide04Passive Candidate Outreach ChecklistThe candidates who would take your call aren’t on job boards. This checklist shows you how to find them, what to say first, and how to tell if it worked.Sourcing · Field Guide05The Drift Field GuideTwelve signs your hiring process is drifting - and what each one costs. Each sign maps to a dimension of the Hiring Discipline Diagnostic. Use this to audit where your process holds and where it has already started to slide.Diagnostic · Field Guide06The Engagement Model ChooserRetained, contingent, subscription, hourly, project-based, and the Sixth Structure. When to use each, what it actually funds, and how to match the model to the problem - not to familiarity.Engagement Model · Field Guide07Ask for the NumberTen questions to ask a search firm before the engagement letter. A buyer's checklist built around the one metric that separates firms that produce from firms that place: their 24-month retention number, in writing.Vendor Evaluation · Field Guide08The Hourly Recruiting GuideHow the hourly model works - transparent pricing, defined scope, and a sourcing process you can inspect at every stage. For organizations that need surge capacity without a long-term retainer.Engagement Model · Field Guide09Uncover the Real Value of Your Recruiting AgencyA practical guide for talent acquisition leaders managing agency relationships. The metrics, dashboards, and accountability measures that separate agencies that produce from agencies that report activity.Agency Management · Field Guide10Definition of Winning TemplateA structured intake template for defining what a hire must produce - in outcome terms, not credentials. Four components: outcome statements, behavioral standard, tolerance protocol, and 30/60/90-day success measures. The document every search should start with.Intake Design · Field Guide11Evidence Prompt LibraryStructured behavioral interview prompts built on the Results-Based Interviewing™ four-move method. Each prompt requires the candidate to prove capability with a specific example - no hypotheticals, no credit for team outcomes, scored evidence only.Interview Design · Field Guide
Reading about discipline is not the same as installing it.
23 questions. About ten minutes. A scored read of where your hiring breaks.
