How to run a full executive job search

Critical Path Positioning is everything it takes to land the next role — six sessions over three weeks, from the first move through negotiations. What happens in each session, what you do between them, and what you walk away holding.

Sessions

Six

Start to finish

Three weeks

Scope

End to end

The six sessions

What happens in each session

The Commitment

Agree scope, set the six dates, and split who owns what.

You leave withThe Career Evidence Intake, and a dated schedule.

Critical Direction

Settle target titles, industries, company size and stage, geography, and your pay floor.

You leave withA ranked target list, and a written aim.

The Written Case

Build the resume on your own evidence. Critical Match Terms lead every bullet.

You leave withAn ATS-safe resume, plus Anatomy of a Resume.

The Standing Asset

LinkedIn as two tools, not one. The headline changes in the room, the About in your voice.

You leave withA live headline and About, plus the Active Presence Playbook.

The Case, Aimed

Point your case at one company. Three core messages, honest gap language, the stories behind them.

You leave withThree core messages, and gap language said out loud.

Under Pressure

A recorded mock, debriefed for delivery separately from content. Your questions, and your close.

You leave withA one-page brief for the car park.

The Long Game

Networking as planting, not harvesting. Build the register in the room, then close.

You leave withA register of twelve to fifteen names, and a weekly habit.

About an hour between sessions, most of it spoken. The rehearsal rounds before the mock are not optional.

The whole kit

What you walk away holding

The Career Evidence Intake
A ranked target list and written aim
An ATS-safe resume
Anatomy of a Resume
A live LinkedIn headline and About
The Active Presence Playbook
Three core messages, gap language rehearsed
A one-page interview brief
A register of twelve to fifteen names
A weekly networking habit

Only need one piece? Take Resume Rebuild or Rapid Interview Prep on their own. Positioning is the full campaign; those are the à-la-carte versions of sessions three and six.

Questions

Common questions

How long does the positioning campaign take?

Six sessions over about three weeks, with roughly an hour of work between each session. It runs end to end, from the first move through negotiations.

Does a resume service write the resume for you?

We build it together on your own evidence, with Critical Match Terms leading every bullet, and you leave with an ATS-safe resume plus Anatomy of a Resume so you can maintain it. The resume is session three, The Written Case.

What if I only need part of this?

Then take the standalone piece instead: Resume Rebuild or Rapid Interview Prep. Positioning is for running the whole search; the à-la-carte pieces are for a single known need.

Do you help with the interview and the offer?

Yes. Session six, Under Pressure, is a recorded mock debriefed for delivery, and the campaign runs through negotiations, not just the application.

Is this coaching or done-for-you?

Coaching. You do the reps — the rehearsal rounds before the mock are not optional — and you leave holding assets you can use again for the next search, not a one-time deliverable.

Find your critical path

Start with one conversation.

Twenty minutes, no cost. Bring the decision you're stuck on, the role you're chasing, or the thing you want built. We'll find the critical path from there.

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