Each phase feeds the next
Outputs compound across the workflow. The candidate profile from Mandate Analysis sharpens the Market Mapping. The Market Mapping seeds the Talent Landscape. Every report gets better because the one before it already ran.
BD / Prospecting
Triggered companies, enriched contactsClient Preparation
Company dossier, decision-maker profilesMandate Preparation
ICP, targets, Boolean strings, comp dataInitial Research
Market map, longlist, incumbents, playbookCandidate Search
Ranked shortlist + hidden talentNo phase stands alone. The data you generate once gets reused - which is why one workflow run costs less than a week of consultant time.
Every phase of the search, reimagined
Each phase of the traditional executive search workflow is anchored by a polyseek report. Together they compound - the output of one phase feeds the next.
Spot the opportunity before the competition
Phase 1: BD / Prospecting
Identify the companies that will hire next - before they publish a single job posting.
Weeks of manual prospect research. Cold outreach without context. You only learn about hiring needs after everyone else does.
Automated signal detection across hiring triggers, funding rounds, leadership changes, M&A, and restructuring. Enriched contacts delivered continuously.
Continuous signal feed with triggered companies, enriched contacts (email + phone), and actionable BD leads - delivered automatically.
Walk into every client meeting fully briefed
Phase 2: Client Preparation
A complete 360° company dossier - strategy, financials, culture, decision makers - before the first call.
Ad-hoc company research pulled from press releases and guesswork. Superficial preparation leaves you asking basic questions in the meeting.
360° company dossier across 10 research dimensions, including decision-maker profiles, strategic priorities, and engagement strategy.
360° company dossier covering strategy, financials, culture, org structure, decision-maker profiles, and a tailored engagement strategy.
Launch every search with a complete playbook
Phase 3: Mandate Preparation
Go/No-Go assessment, ideal candidate profile, target companies, compensation benchmarks and Boolean strings - delivered in minutes.
A full week of desk research. Go/No-Go decisions made on gut feeling. Sourcing strategy cobbled together as you go.
Complete search launch package: Go/No-Go score, ICP across 18+ dimensions, prioritized target companies, comp benchmarks, pitch scripts and Boolean strings.
Complete search launch package: Go/No-Go scorecard, ideal candidate profile across 18+ dimensions, prioritized target companies, compensation benchmarks, pitch scripts, and Boolean search strings.
A full market map. Not just an Excel list.
Phase 4: Initial Research
Target company longlist, incumbent identification, and a complete search playbook - ready on day one.
Excel lists stitched together by hand. Manual longlists that miss whole segments of the market. 2–3 weeks before the first shareable artefact.
Complete market mapping with target company longlist, incumbent identification, feeder segments, and a structured search playbook.
Full market map with target company longlist, incumbent identification, feeder segments, and a structured search playbook ready to execute.
A ranked shortlist - with the hidden talent included
Phase 5: Candidate Search
LinkedIn Recruiter only shows what everyone else already sees. polyseek surfaces the 30–40% who don't.
LinkedIn Recruiter plus your personal network. 2–4 weeks of sourcing and still missing a third of qualified candidates.
Ranked shortlist with hidden talent analysis across 100,000+ data sources. 30–40% additional candidates not visible on LinkedIn.
Ranked candidate shortlist with hidden talent analysis across 100,000+ data sources, enriched profiles, and scoring - including 30–40% candidates not visible on LinkedIn.
The full workflow, transformed
Before / after across every phase of the search. The compound effect is where the real ROI lives.
One mandate pays for the entire workflow - many times over
A single mandate won through better preparation typically generates a €30,000–50,000 fee. The full polyseek workflow across all 5 reports costs roughly €2,500. The math writes itself.
- 1 mandate won = €30,000–50,000 fee
- Full 5-report workflow = ~€2,500 total
- Break-even at roughly 5% of a single placement
- Every additional mandate is pure margin on the same tooling
Career Matching for the candidate-first search
For consultants who offer executive coaching and want to proactively place strong candidates. Career Matching turns a premium candidate into a placement - ranked opportunities with 9-dimension scoring - and opens a new revenue stream alongside the classic retained workflow.
Not a standard executive search feature. Aimed at a specific sub-audience: partners who already advise senior candidates and want to monetise that relationship beyond coaching.
See how Career Matching works