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The recruiting deck · 10 modules

The full recruiting deck course.

10-15 min live walk-through. These modules sum to ~9:35 of reader attention. Work through in order or jump to the section that needs the most help.

01

Role mandate

60s · w10

Tell the candidate what changes in the business in 12 months if they do this job well, in terms they can picture on day 400.

02

Why now

50s · w8

Show the candidate the specific inflection that makes this role high-leverage right now, so joining feels like good timing instead of a rescue mission.

03

Traction proof

55s · w9

De-risk the question every senior candidate is silently asking: is this real, or is this a story.

04

Team already in place

55s · w8

Show the candidate who they would actually work with, using names and prior companies, not titles alone.

05

Scope: budget, headcount, decision rights

65s · w10

Answer the question senior candidates ask before comp: what do I actually control.

06

Top 3 objections, addressed directly

70s · w9

Take the three objections a senior candidate is already thinking and answer them before they have to ask, which builds trust faster than avoiding them.

07

Comp and equity, in concrete numbers

60s · w9

Remove ambiguity at the exact moment it matters most: give a real number, not a range, not a caveat.

08

First 12 months of the role

65s · w9

Give the candidate a concrete month-by-month picture so they can judge whether they'd actually succeed here, not just whether the title sounds good.

09

Reference and backchannel offer

45s · w7

Offer references before being asked, which signals confidence and speeds up the candidate's own diligence.

10

Time-bound ask and close

50s · w8

End with a specific date and a specific next step, not an open-ended 'let us know what you think.'

Scoring

Each module contributes to your audit score, weighted by how much the reader's decision hinges on it. Total weight = 87.