Will They Accept? A Search Health Check

What Counts as a Win Does the panel agree on what this hire will be measured on in Year 1? Three outcomes, written down, everyone signed on. That is the yardstick candidates get held to, and it settles most panel disagreements before they start.

Who Asks What Does each interviewer know their part? Who digs into the track record, who tests how they think on their feet, who reads culture fit, and who closes. When everyone owns a piece, the candidate meets a team that already works together, and the panel walks away with a full picture instead of four versions of the same conversation.

Internal Obstacles When the right candidate appears, is the path to an offer clear? Approvals, budget, and the internal candidate question settled ahead of time. Momentum is easier to keep than to rebuild, and a search with nothing in the way closes faster.

Why Now Covered by RecruitSeed What is pulling them out of their current seat, and does this role answer it? A candidate who can name it will hold steady when the counteroffer comes.

Signs of Interest Covered by RecruitSeed Beyond a good conversation, what have they done? Follow-up questions, a request for the numbers, a second look at the location. Interest shows up as effort.

Room to Grow Covered by RecruitSeed Is there something in this role they haven’t done yet? A bigger scope, a harder problem, a first. That is what makes a move worth the disruption.

The Kitchen Table Covered by RecruitSeed Have the commute, the travel, or the move come up at home? When a candidate has talked it through with their partner, the yes is a real one.

Start Date Covered by RecruitSeed What sits between them and day one? A bonus that pays in March, equity that vests in the fall, a graduation, a wedding. Better to know now and plan around it.

The Number Covered by RecruitSeed Do we know their walk-away number, their fair number, and their cartwheels number?

Staying in Touch Covered by RecruitSeed Has the candidate heard from someone since the last interview? A status update, a timeline, a quick check-in. Silence is the one message nobody means to send.

Your Point Person Who on your side gives us the unofficial read? Where the approval sits, who still needs to weigh in, what the panel said in the hallway. One quick note from you and we keep the candidate warm with something real.

Negative Recruiting Covered by RecruitSeed The hard parts of the role, said early. Is the new leader inheriting a mess or building from scratch? Does the sales seat come with support or self-prospecting? Is the team in transition? We will ask you for these, and we put them in front of the candidate before the offer, so nothing surprises anyone after day one.