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Let's build your success profile

You are kicking off a new search with Career Contacts. This guided profile takes about 15 minutes and tells us exactly what success looks like in this role, in your words. The more specific you are, the sharper our search will be.

Your answers come directly to our team. Nothing here is shared with candidates. You can leave and come back; your progress saves automatically on this device.

Step 1 of 6

About you

So we know who to follow up with on this search.

Your name *

Work email *

Company *

Phone (optional)

Please fill in your name, a valid email, and your company before continuing.

Step 2 of 6

The role

The basics we need before anything else.

Role title *

Department or team

Reports to

Location *

Work model *

Employment type *

Compensation range

Target start date

How urgent is this hire?

Bonus, benefits or comp notes

Why is this role open? New role, backfill, growth, restructure. Context here helps us position the opportunity honestly.

Please provide the role title, location, work model, and employment type. Our search cannot start without these.

Step 3 of 6

What success looks like

Forget the job description for a moment. Think about what this person actually needs to deliver.

In the first 90 days, this person has succeeded if... Two or three concrete things. What would make you say the hire is working? By the end of year one, this person has succeeded if... The bigger outcomes. What changes because this person is in the seat? How will you measure it? Numbers, milestones, feedback, anything you will actually look at.

Step 4 of 6

Skills assessment

List the skills, tools, credentials or experience this role needs. Mark each one as a must-have or a nice-to-have, and tell us how strong they need to be on day one.

Skill or requirementPriorityLevel needed

Your top three non-negotiables If a candidate is missing these, you do not want to meet them. Certifications, work authorization, specific experience, anything.

Please add at least one skill so we know what to screen for.

Step 5 of 6

Ways of working

Skills get someone hired. Fit keeps them. Help us understand the environment they are walking into.

Pace of the work

Steady and methodicalFast and always shifting

Structure

Clear processes to followThey build their own structure

Decision-making

Consults and aligns firstActs independently

Collaboration

Mostly heads-down workConstantly working with others

Tell us about the team Size, mix of experience, how they work together, anything a newcomer should know. How would you describe the leader's management style? Your culture in three words What has caused people to struggle or leave this role or team? This is often the most useful answer in the whole profile. Be candid; candidates never see this.

Step 6 of 6

Process and final details

Almost done. A few things that shape how we run the search.

What does your interview process look like? Rounds, who is involved, assessments, timelines. If undecided, we can recommend one.

Who else is involved in the hiring decision?

Is this search confidential?

Anything else we should know?

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Your success profile is with our team. Your Career Contacts partner will review it and follow up within one business day to confirm the search plan and next steps.

If anything changes about the role in the meantime, just reply to any email from your recruitment partner.