Building an AI executive team is among the most demanding hiring challenges in the current market. Fewer than 2,000 executives globally have the VP-level AI leadership experience organizations need. The best candidates are not on…
Finding the right executive candidate starts before the sourcing begins. It starts with understanding what success actually looks like in the role — which is rarely what the job description says. Here is the methodology…
Most executive hiring processes invest the least time where the research says it matters most — before the interview, not during it. Candidate calibration done well is a structured, evidence-based process that starts at sourcing…
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…
LinkedIn has 1.3 billion members and the most powerful professional search interface ever built. It is also not a recruiter, cannot qualify a candidate, and has no way of telling you whether the profile you…
Closing Executive Searches Faster Executive searches are moving at an unprecedented pace. In 2026, the “winning” candidate—the executive who is ultimately hired—is typically presented within the first 14 to 21 days of the search. In…
Every recruiter uses LinkedIn. Almost none use the government databases that investigative reporters have relied on for decades. FEC.gov is the one most recruiters have heard of. It is far from the only one —…
LinkedIn Recruiter is a powerful starting point for executive search. It is not a finish line. Disorganized data, incomplete profiles, unreliable filters, and InMail limitations have always made senior-level sourcing harder than LinkedIn’s pitch suggests.…
Update April 2026: Not only can you find your LinkedIn Member number, but you can find the member numbers of any profile you view, simply by going to Chrome’s menu and clicking on View ->…
