Hire in
4K.
A field manual for the leaders doing the hiring.
Forty-some pages on running a structured search yourself: scorecards, interview rubrics, reference protocols, the seven dimensions of fit. The same operating system we use on Intensive engagements, written for in-house use.
Most hiring failures aren't candidate failures.
They're upstream. The job description was generic. The interview was a vibes check. References were a formality. The leader hadn't decided what the accountabilities were. By the time they realized the wrong person was in the chair, the mistakes that got them there are forgotten.
Hire in 4K is the operating system we use on retained Intensive engagements, distilled into a workbook a busy leader can run in-house. Sharper input, fewer eighteen-month cleanups.
Forty-two pages. Four working tools.
Each chapter ends in a worksheet you can run on a real search this quarter. The appendices are editable templates: print them, hand them to the panel, debrief against them.
The scorecard, written from outcomes.
Mission statement, twelve-month outcomes, competencies. Worked example for a Director of Preconstruction.
Structured interviewing.
Question bank by competency. Rubric scoring. The four interview types and what each is actually testing for.
Reference calls that work.
Eleven-question protocol. Pattern-finding worksheet. How to tell a thin reference from a real one.
The seven dimensions of fit.
Skill, character, motivation, environment, manager, comp, geography. How to weigh them when they trade off.
Scorecard template.
Editable one-pager. Print it, hand it to the panel, debrief against it.
90-day landing plan.
Format we ship with every retained match. Stops onboarding from drifting.
Closing-window worksheet.
Comparable-comp anchors and a written offer-recommendation framework.
Field Notes monthly.
One serious essay a month from TJ & Louis. Unsubscribe with one click.
Built for construction leaders running their own searches.
Not for contingent recruiters, sourcing agencies, or anyone hoping for a candidate database. This is process, not pipeline.
Owners & Presidents
$10M–$250M GCs, design-builders, and specialty contractors hiring their next cascade-decision leader.
COOs & Ops Leaders
Anyone responsible for the next Sr. PM, GS, or Director of Precon, and tired of matches that don't hold past month nine.
Internal recruiters
In-house TA partners who want a structured rubric the hiring team will actually use.
"The most expensive answer in hiring is
'we need them yesterday.'
Run a disciplined search with sharper input and skip the eighteen-month cleanup."
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Forty-some pages on running a structured search yourself: scorecards, interview rubrics, reference protocols, the seven dimensions of fit. The same operating system we use on Intensive engagements, written for in-house use.
- Scorecard template + worked example
- Structured-interview question bank by competency
- Reference-call protocol & pattern-finding worksheet
- 90-day landing plan format
A few FAQs.
Everything we've been asked twice or more about the manual, plus the answers we actually give.
Is it really free?
Yes. We give the manual away because the leaders who'll find it useful are the same ones we'd want to work with on a retained search later. Most readers never become clients, and that's fine.
Will I get a sales call?
Not unless you ask for one. The form has an optional field where you can flag a current search; if you fill it in, we'll send a one-line note offering a 30-minute conversation. Otherwise it's just the PDF and Field Notes monthly.
Is this construction-specific?
The examples are construction. The methodology travels. We've had operators in industrial services and design firms tell us the worksheets dropped in cleanly. If you're outside construction, the appendices are the most universally useful part.
Can I share it with my team?
Please do. There's a small license note on page two: internal use, no resale, no public hosting. Send it to your hiring panel before your next role opens.
What if I want help running it?
That's what Intensive Search is for. The manual is the same operating system, run by you. Intensive is the same operating system, run by us with you. Both work. The manual is the cheaper option until the seat's importance outgrows it.
Stop running searches
you'll have to redo.
Forty-two pages. Free. Sharper input, fewer eighteen-month cleanups.