Be What It Takes

Your Next Move THE HUB

Your executive job search, organized, automated and moving every day.

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“See it live” opens a sample HUB with made-up people and companies. Click anything; nothing is sent.

The challenge

An executive search is a second full-time job

Finding roles

Scanning boards and sites for the few that truly fit.

Applications

Long forms and ATS portals, one role at a time.

Outreach

Reaching hiring leaders while your application is fresh.

Networking

Staying in touch with the people who open doors.

Recruiters

Building relationships with the right executive search firms.

Tracking

Knowing what went out, to whom, and what came back.

What THE HUB is

One dashboard Automated daily Activities that do your Search and OutReach. Your AI Agent Assistant You stay in charge.

The dashboard

Every role, application, message and reply in one place, with what needs you highlighted.

The daily tasks

Scheduled Claude tasks find roles, fill out applications, draft outreach and keep every tracker current.

You

Review, approve and submit. Every decision and every send is yours.

The eight steps

Claude sets it up. It runs every day.

Each navigation tile on your dashboard is one step. Anything waiting on you is highlighted in coral.

  1. 1

    Build THE HUB

    One time

    Your dashboard and scheduled tasks are built and connected for you.

  2. 2

    Set Up

    One time

    Your profile, your tools and a few questions that shape your people lists.

  3. 3

    People lists

    Refreshed every 2 weeks

    Your Top 100 networking opportunities and 50 executive recruiters.

  4. 4

    Job search

    Every other morning

    Best-fit roles land in New Jobs. Approve to apply, or Skip to move on.

  5. 5

    Applications filled out

    Submissions and replies

    Apps filled out for your review. You sign in and click Submit; I log it.

  6. 6

    App Outreach

    Hourly

    Within the hour after you apply: drafts to the hiring manager, owners and C-level, plus intro asks.

  7. 7

    Networking

    2 a day

    Short, personal notes to your Top 100, by email or LinkedIn.

  8. 8

    Exec recruiters

    2 a day

    Introductions in your own words, resume attached.

Awaiting approval Approved Sent Every message moves left to right, at your click. Edit any draft in place, then Approve or Skip.
See it live: click through a sample HUB →

★ Top Choice follow-ups

Star the roles you want most, and I keep the door open

Round 1 · When you apply

First messages

Click ☆ Top Choice in Applications. The role moves to the top, and your first App Outreach goes out as usual.

Round 2 · 5 work days later

Follow up and widen

I check Gmail and LinkedIn for replies, draft a fresh follow-up to anyone who hasn’t answered, and add up to 3 new contacts.

Round 3 · 5 work days later

One last touch

A final follow-up to anyone still quiet, plus up to 3 more new contacts: executives, talent leaders and intro asks.

  • Up to 3 touches per person, 5 business days apart.
  • A reply ends it. Anyone who answers gets no more follow-ups.
  • You approve each one under App Outreach → ★ Top Choice follow-up.
See it live: a starred role in round 2 →

A day in the life

Open the dashboard, make your calls, get on with your day

What lands

  • New roles, every other morning
  • 2 networking notes and 2 recruiter intros, drafted
  • Outreach for yesterday’s applications
  • A summary in Messages, plus a phone alert

What you click

  • Approve or Skip new roles
  • Review, sign in and Submit applications
  • Edit and Approve messages
  • Leave a note for any task

What goes out

  • Approved messages, on the next hourly run
  • Emails from your Gmail, messages from your LinkedIn
  • Every send and reply logged
See it live: today’s sample dashboard →

Guardrails that build trust

Your name, your reputation, your call

You approve every send

A message goes out only after you click Approve.

One message per person

Even across several roles at one company. ★ Top Choice roles allow up to 3 touches.

Your resume, exactly

Every claim comes straight from your real resume facts.

Verified emails only

Published or verified addresses; LinkedIn for everyone else.

Your keys stay yours

You handle sign-ins, passwords and the final Submit.

Discretion built in

Your current company stays out of all outreach.

Getting set up

A one-time setup, then THE HUB does the daily work

Connect your tools

  1. 1Gmail sends your approved emails and spots replies and application confirmations.
  2. 2Google Calendar keeps meetings you set in view.
  3. 3Google Drive holds your resume and trackers.

More connectors that power up your search:

ZoomInfoIndeedCalendlyLinkedIn · desktop browserApollo.ioRocketReachCrunchbaseZoom

The desktop app is where the work happens

  1. 1Install and sign in to the Claude desktop app.
  2. 2Link your computer so I can open browser tabs and work on job boards and LinkedIn.
  3. 3Sign in once in the built-in browser to LinkedIn, Indeed, ATS sites and Google Sheets.
  4. 4Keep it open during the day so every task can reach those sites.

Messages From The HUB

Every task posts its updates here: what it found, drafted, sent or logged.

Notes to tasks

Type a request for any task. Its next run reads it, acts on it and replies in Messages.

One chat per task

Each task runs in its own chat. Share your own message templates and I’ll use them every time.

What you get

Momentum every day, with your time back

8

steps running your search

4

personal touches drafted each morning

150

people on your lists, refreshed every 2 weeks

1

dashboard for every role, message and reply

Consistency. Your search moves forward every day, even on your busiest ones.

Reach. Hiring leaders, your network and recruiters hear from you while it matters.

Clarity. One record of everything, ready for any conversation.

Your next step

Ready to make your next move?

Book a free Q&A call and we’ll map THE HUB to your search.

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