LeadersWhoHire Field Guide
Ten short chapters. Ten free hiring tools. Free when it launches in March 2027.
- 10 short chaptersAbout 60 to 80 pages. Read one in a coffee break.
- A free tool in every chapterEach chapter links to a LeadersWhoHire tool you can use the same day.
- Scenes from The HeadhunterChapters open with a moment from The Headhunter, the free short-film series.
- Free here, and on AmazonFree on LeadersWhoHire.com, plus Kindle and paperback. Audio in my own voice follows in April 2027.
From the first conversation to day one.
Drawn from “Lead the Hire,” Part Two of my upcoming book, LeadersWhoHire. Every chapter gives you a scene, the idea behind it, a free tool and one concrete move.
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CHAPTER 01
Clarity Before the Job Description
Know what this hire must fix in year one, and get your decision-makers to agree before the search starts.
Free tool: Same-Page Hiring Brief
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CHAPTER 02
Words That Invite the Right Person
Turn a list of duties into an honest invitation a strong person who isn’t looking would answer.
Free tool: JD Builder and JD Checker
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CHAPTER 03
The Empty Seat and the Wrong Seat
Put your own numbers on both costs and make the case on one page.
Free tool: Hiring-Cost Calculator and Cost of a Vacancy
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CHAPTER 04
Questions That Show Who Someone Is
Walk into every interview with job-related questions and a shared picture of a strong answer.
Free tool: Interview Question Builder
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CHAPTER 05
A Timeline That Respects People
Plan back from the start date, share the map and close every loop, including the “no.”
Free tool: Hiring Timeline Planner
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CHAPTER 06
When AI Helps and When It Hides the Human
Keep the time AI saves, and put a person back at every moment that decides something.
Free tool: JD Checker
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CHAPTER 07
Decide on Evidence: References and the Debrief
Check the one risk that matters, then run a debrief where evidence beats the loudest voice.
Free tool: Reference-Check Kit and Interview Debrief Scorecard
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CHAPTER 08
The Last Mile
Talk before you write the offer, and answer a counteroffer with the reason they started looking.
Free tool: Offer & Counteroffer Check
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CHAPTER 09
Day One Starts at the Offer
Turn the quiet weeks after “yes” into a welcome, with a planned first week.
Free tool: First-Week Onboarding Plan
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CHAPTER 10
When to Bring In a Search Partner
Know when a seat needs outside help, and how to choose and work with any recruiter.
Free tool: Questions to Ask a Recruiter
Working chapter titles. They may change before launch.
Hiring is leadership. Lead it boldly.
Most hiring advice is written for recruiters. This guide is for the leader who owns the seat, from individual contributors up through Director and C-level. It’s short on purpose, so you can use it in the middle of a real search.
I run HireDirectNow (opens in a new tab), a direct-hire recruiting firm in Irvine, California, that recruits nationwide. The last chapter covers when a search partner makes sense, and how to choose and work with any recruiter.
Anthony Cayman
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