Executive mapping is also referred to as talent mapping and competitive mapping. It is form of candidate research focused on identifying relevant passive candidates at a company or in an industry or sector. Typically the work involves building org charts.
AI sourcing tools can search 1.3 billion profiles in seconds. At the VP and C-suite level, that speed surfaces the most visible candidates — not necessarily the most viable ones. Here is what in-house executive search teams need to understand before trusting the output.
AI recruiting tools have made candidate identification faster, cheaper, and more scalable than at any point in the history of executive search. For in-house teams managing VP+ searches in 2026, that is genuinely useful — and genuinely dangerous if taken at face value.
Why Headhunters Fail Most traditional retained search headhunters are not candidate sourcing or recruiting research experts. Headhunters would rather focus on “more important” things like reeling in the next client. There’s a reason. Headhunter compensation…
Talent Mapping Makes Search Smart Talent mapping is an executive search best practice. It goes a step beyond simply identifying and profiling potential candidates at a target company for an executive search engagement. The recruiting…
When LinkedIn Recruiter Falls Short LinkedIn Recruiter is “a social media platform for finding, connecting with, and managing candidates.” It claims to surface quality candidates and member signals, enabling talent acquisition professionals to prioritize candidates…
Why Org Charts Beat LinkedIn at Executive Search Org Charts Do What LinkedIn Does Not LinkedIn Was Not Designed for Executive Search Org charts super charge executive search because they literally show you every executive…
Top 10 Reasons to Use a Recruiting Research Firm Recruiting research firms, such as Intellerati, are positioned as an alternative to traditional executive search firms. Executive search research firms uncover and map prospective candidates —…
Case Study of M&A Talent Ecosystem Research Case Study Scenario Our client, a Fortune 100 technology company, retained Intellerati to conduct talent ecosystem research, a study of the talent involved in developing exciting new applications…
Diverse Talent Research Learning how to discover diverse talent is essential for diversity recruiting. Often, diverse executive candidates are overlooked or missed entirely. So companies are realizing they have to do more to increase diverse…
Supercharge Executive Recruiting Supercharge your executive recruiting at a time when it is harder than ever. A growing number of in-house executive recruiting teams have told us they are struggling to fill critical openings. Historically…
How to Recruit Executives in a Pandemic It’s a question you never thought you’d still be asking, “How do I recruit executives in a pandemic?” But more than a couple of years since COVID-19 arrived and…
Recruiting Data Executives Recruiting data executives is critically important for virtually all technology companies and most mid-tier and large corporations. With more and more companies harnessing the power of big data and analytics, the demand…
The Secret Power of Org Charts Org Charts are powerful things as you learn in our Definitive Guide to Org Charts. You may not know that by looking at them. True, they simply detail the…
The Secret to Recruiting Top AI Talent There is a secret to recruiting top AI talent. And, these days, you need one. Chief AI Officer and Chief Data Officer searches are famously challenging. It is…
