Expertise
Search Diagnostic
Why isn’t this position being filled?
The situation
A position open for months. Candidates turned down or walking away. Nobody can say what’s actually blocking it.
Does this sound familiar?
A diagnostic is called for when:
- The position has been open for months.
- Several search firms or recruiters have already tried.
- Candidates decline, withdraw or never make it to offer.
- The pool is narrow and nobody really knows where it sits.
- Nobody can say what is blocking it.
Our approach
- Role positioning: title, scope, requirements.
- Compensation and the candidate proposition, tested against the market.
- Search strategy and internal process: channels, timing, decision-makers.
- A market test with target profiles.
- The competitive landscape and where the pool actually sits.
What you get
A short report: the causes, ranked, and a plan of action. Credited against our fee if you then entrust us with the search.
Scope
- Positions open for more than three months
- Failed or interrupted searches
- A second opinion before relaunching
What usually blocks it
Has your search been open for too long?
A blocked search rarely has a single cause. It almost always sits in one of these five areas:
- Compensation out of line with the market.
- Requirements the available pool cannot meet.
- A candidate proposition too weak to make anyone move.
- A search strategy that never reaches the right people.
- A process that loses candidates along the way.
Contact
A search that has stalled? Let’s talk.
Describe the situation. A first conversation is often enough to locate the blockage.
Confidential · No commitment · Two slots a day