The process, A to Z

Your path to the right role.

Not another job. The role. A boutique, hands-on, end-to-end process built to actually make it happen. Here is how it works.

The idea in one minute

Job searching is a profession in itself, and most of us never learned it. Until now you have sent your CV to many places, reached late stages, and somehow it did not close. That is not because of you, and it is not the CV. It is because the front door, the open role, is the most crowded door in the building.

EINSTEIN

Stop repeating yourself

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of being stuck. The first move is to stop scattering CVs and switch to surgical work.

OUTPUT vs INPUT

The CV is only the output

You can polish the output only so far. The real leverage is the input: a deep profile that distils all of your skills, drives, and ambitions. Everything else is built from it.

THE ROLE

Find the role, not a job

The goal is not somewhere that will 'do'. It is the place where your experience, your ambitions, the location, and the flexibility that matters to you all line up.

The bottom line

In a market flooded with candidates, it is hard to stand out through the pile. Instead of hitting the same nail with the same hammer, we build a method: who the right employers are, how to reach the right person inside them, and how to make them say 'where did this person come from?'

The three stages

The process runs in three simple stages, in a fixed order. We do not skip, and we do not reverse it: each stage rests on the one before.

01

A deep personal profile

Together we build the one document that becomes the engine of the whole search: a deep, honest picture of who you are, what you have done, and where you genuinely want to go. It stays private, but everything else is built from it.

The output: a deep profile that drives everything else.
02

A precise target list

From that profile we build a short, deliberately narrow list of the employers who genuinely fit you. The focus is on the right places, not on whoever happens to be advertising. The thinking behind that list is half the value.

The output: a focused list of the right employers to go after.
03

The engagement, the plan in motion

This is where most of the time goes, and where the real craft lives. We reach the right people in the right way, so the conversation starts on your terms. How we do that is what we build together.

The output: real relationships and the momentum that leads to a role.
We work it in reverse

The instinct is to chase open roles. We work the other way around, and that one reversal changes almost everything. Where the open role sits in this order tells you most of what you need to know.

  1. 01Company
  2. 02Department
  3. 03Person
  4. 04Role
The rhythm, about three months

The program runs about three months, the average time to find a role. Lately I see people landing faster, but nothing can be promised. Within that window there is no stopper: we meet as much as needed, and the line stays open.

WEEKS 1-3

The first sprint

We build the profile and the target list at high intensity, to finish fast and free up most of the time for the real work.

WEEKS 3-12

The engagement

Most of the time lives here: running the plan, outreach, introductions, interviews. Intensive, not anecdotal.

ALWAYS ON

Throughout

Interview preparation, help with take-home assignments, negotiation support, and introductions from my network when they genuinely fit.

Why every step counts, even when it does not close immediately

It is not zero or one. Every step moves you toward a role, even outreach that did not 'produce' one straight away. The relationships you create and the name that becomes known add up to a critical mass. Sometimes it does not close within three months, and then in the fourth month it suddenly happens.

What the program includes

Holistic and end-to-end. It accompanies the whole process, not just part of it.

  • A personal profile and your positioning
  • A focused employer list, with the right person and hook for each
  • An outreach plan and its day-to-day execution
  • Interview preparation and simulations
  • Help with take-home assignments and tasks
  • Negotiation support on the offer
  • Introductions from my network in the Netherlands, when there is a genuine fit
What it takes, from both of us

Let me say this honestly up front: this is not delegation. You are not paying someone to hand you an employment contract when it is ready. It is shared, demanding, intensive work that asks a lot of both of us.

What I bring
  • High availability, the line stays open, no stopper on the number of meetings
  • A structured methodology and a system behind every step
  • A real network and introductions in the Netherlands, when relevant
  • Surgical, end-to-end guidance, not generic tips
What I ask of you
  • At least an hour a day of effort, beyond meetings and interviews
  • Do the homework, even when it is tough and draining
  • Openness and attention, especially in the deep profile work
  • Energy that rises over time, not falls. That is the real challenge
Honestly, about the promise

I do not promise a job. Promising a job would be irresponsible; there is no such thing. My numbers are very good, but there is also luck, demand, and industry, a million things that are not only up to us. What I can say: good people find roles.

Find the role, not a job. Reach a person, not a posting.

Let's talk

Ready to find the role, not a job?

If your search is not moving the way it should, let's talk. The first conversation is free and there is no pitch.