Resources

Field guides for modern agency recruiting.

Practical, in-depth guides on talent and market mapping — how to build a map, present it to a client, and sell mapping as a service.

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Revenue playbook7 min

How to sell talent mapping as a service

A practical playbook for recruitment agencies on packaging, pricing, pitching and delivering talent mapping as a paid service, not a free pitch giveaway.

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Definitions4 min

Talent mapping vs market mapping vs pipelining

Recruiters use these three terms interchangeably, but they mean different things. A clear, agency-side definition of each and when to use which.

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Worked example8 min

How to market map a sector, worked end to end

Recruitment market mapping shown as a full worked example: defining the brief, building the company universe, mapping the people and layering the intelligence on one real sector.

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Complete guide9 min

Talent mapping for recruitment agencies: the complete guide

What talent mapping means for a recruitment agency, not corporate HR: how to build a map, deliver a search with it, and sell market intelligence as a service. The hub guide, with links to go deep on each part.

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Step-by-step9 min

How to do talent mapping in recruitment, step by step

The repeatable talent mapping process for recruiters: scope the brief, build the company list, find the people, enrich the profiles and present a client-ready map. Template included.

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The deliverable7 min

What goes in a market map (and how to present it)

The anatomy of a client-ready market mapping report: the seven sections that belong in it, what separates intelligence from raw data, and how to present a map so the client acts on it.

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Tools compared7 min

Talent mapping tools for recruitment agencies, compared

Most talent mapping software lists are built for corporate HR. This comparison covers the tools that matter for agencies mapping external markets: sourcing platforms, intelligence suites, agency CRMs and dedicated mapping tools.

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