01
Week 0 · Alignment

Clarify the target. Alignment before execution.

Every failed search I've seen started with an unclear target. Before we touch anything, we align on the role, the salary band, the geography, and the direction. I collect your current resume — or, if you don't have one, we build from zero.

The goal of this step is to lock a search brief I can execute against without re-checking with you every day. If the target isn't specific, volume doesn't help.

Collect
Target role + salary band

Specific role titles, compensation range, seniority, remote/hybrid preference.

Collect
Geography + visa

Markets you'll consider. Visa sponsorship requirements, if any.

Collect
ICP companies

Companies you'd love to work at and ones to exclude. Industry filters.

Review
Current resume & LinkedIn

Baseline audit of what's already there — or start from scratch if needed.

DeliverableSigned search brief. Target role, comp band, markets, ICP companies, timeline. This becomes the contract for everything downstream.
02
Week 1 · Positioning

Fix the positioning. Before adding any volume.

Most resumes are job-duty checklists. The ones that land interviews tell a story — target role as the destination, past experience framed as the route. I rewrite your master resume from scratch, then optimize your LinkedIn to match.

A commodity-style resume is now a negative signal. Hiring systems flag them. Every piece of your positioning has to read like it was written by a human, for a specific role.

Rewrite
Master resume

Positioned for target role. Keywords, framing, seniority signals all deliberate.

Rewrite
LinkedIn profile

Headline, about, experience, featured section. Designed to pull inbound recruiter interest.

Design
Narrative arc

Career story with a clear direction, not a chronology of tasks.

Revise
2 rounds built in

We iterate until the framing is right before any submissions start.

DeliverableMaster resume (PDF + editable) · LinkedIn profile rewritten · 1-page positioning brief you can hand to recruiters.
03
Ongoing · Daily

Source fresh roles daily. Direct from the source.

This is where most self-led searches stall — daily sourcing is a job by itself. I source directly from company career portals and ATS platforms. Never LinkedIn feeds. Never Indeed. Never Easy-Apply.

Applications submitted through a company's own career portal see a 3-4× higher review rate than Easy-Apply submissions — because they signal intent. That's the entire point of direct-ATS sourcing.

Source
Company career portals

Fresh postings checked daily across your ICP. Same-day application when the fit is right.

Source
ATS platforms directly

Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo. Straight from where hiring teams post.

Filter
Fit scoring per role

Every role is scored against the search criteria and your resume/profile fit before it reaches the shortlist. Weak fits get cut.

Never
No aggregators, ever

No Indeed. No Glassdoor listings. No Easy-Apply. No LinkedIn feed scrolls.

DeliverableDaily shortlist with 5-15 roles, fit-scored and ranked, landed in your shared tracker before you start the day.
04
Ongoing · Daily

You approve first. Nothing goes out unreviewed.

The shortlist lands in a shared live tracker. Each role comes with a fit score, a selection reason, and a one-line why-this-one. You approve or pass. Passed roles stay logged so we never re-surface the same thing twice.

For approved roles, I tailor the resume and cover letter to that specific job description — keywords, framing, seniority signals, and role-specific motivation all dialed to the posting — and submit on your behalf. You always know what went out, when, and why.

Shared
Live daily tracker

Google Sheet or Notion — fit scores, status, next steps, all in one view.

Per role
Tailored resume + cover letter

Every submitted job gets materials tailored for that specific job description.

Logged
Audit trail

Every job completed, every submission, every response, and every interview stays logged for pattern analysis.

Speed
Same-day submit

Approved roles go out same-day — timing matters for fresh ATS postings.

DeliverableShared job tracker updated daily with every job completed/submitted, role link, status, date, tailored resume, tailored cover letter, and submission receipt.
05
Every Friday

Strategize & refine weekly. Don't repeat what isn't working.

Every Friday you receive a written strategy report: response rates by sector, interview conversion, market signals, and proposed direction changes. If a positioning angle isn't working, we adjust. If a new target sector is opening up, we pivot.

A search without weekly iteration is just repetition. The weekly report is the mechanism that keeps the search improving instead of plateauing.

Measure
Response rates

Submission → callback → interview conversion, tracked per sector and per resume version.

Signal
Market reads

What's opening, what's freezing, what's paying — synthesized from the week's sourcing.

Adjust
Positioning tweaks

Resume and LinkedIn refresh when response data says a version isn't landing.

Pivot
Direction changes

If a sector isn't hiring, we shift ICP. If pay bands shifted, we adjust target.

DeliverableFriday written report · Optional 30-min strategy call · Resume/LinkedIn refresh if data demands it.
06
As needed

Escalate support. Interview, offer, close.

Landing interviews is half the job. Closing offers is the other half. When you move to interview rounds, I prepare you: company context, likely questions, positioning strategy. When offers come in, I help you negotiate — market benchmarking, counter-offer strategy, equity review.

Most searches lose value in the final two miles: underselling at interview, or accepting the first offer without negotiating. That's where the escalation matters most.

Prep
Interview briefings

Company research, likely questions, strategic positioning before each round.

Coach
Mock interviews

Behavioral, case, or executive presentation — tailored to the specific interview.

Negotiate
Offer review

Market benchmarking, equity modeling, counter-offer drafting through close.

Close
Signing strategy

Multiple-offer sequencing, timing leverage, start-date negotiation.

DeliverablePre-interview brief per round · Offer comparison spreadsheet · Counter-offer drafts · Close strategy.
Ready to start

Let's run step one.

Send a short brief to align on target role, geography, and timeline. If it's a match, we'll lock the scope and move to positioning within the week.