AI agent for chief executing officers
Key Executive Hire Search Progress Agent
Senior searches on schedule with a strong, on-profile shortlist
What it does
Senior searches can drift for months, and the CEO often hears about problems only at the shortlist stage. For each open senior role this agent tracks the recruiter's pipeline: candidates approached, interested, interviewed and in final rounds. It compares progress with the agreed timeline and checks the shortlist fits the agreed profile. If the pipeline is thin or off-profile, it drafts questions for the recruiter and options such as widening the profile. It gathers interview feedback and checks every panel member submitted, reminding those who did not. An internal candidate is tracked confidentially. It drafts a weekly update. The CEO makes all hiring decisions.
How it works
Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.
Read the steps as a list
- Weekly search review
- Collect pipeline update from recruiter
- Compare with timeline and profile
- Collect panel feedback
- Has every panel member submitted feedback?If not: remind the missing panel members. Back to step 4.
- Draft weekly update with risks and options
- CEO decides next stepsThe agent waits here for your OK.
- Search status update
How it decides
It flags searches behind timeline or with fewer than the set number of on-profile candidates.
- At least 3 on-profile finalists
- Behind timeline by 2 weeks is a risk
- Internal candidates confidential
Make it yours
Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.
- Finalist target
- Timeline
- Update day
What keeps you in control
It always asks you first
- Hiring decisions
- Changing the profile
Hard limits
- Never contacts candidates
It stops when
- Done: hire made
- Stop: search paused
Set it up
We guide you through the set-up, step by step
Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.
- One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
- The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
- A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide