Our Process
We’ve known Talent decisions shape culture, impact, and future success. But resumes don’t show whether someone fits your values or how well they’ll work with your team.
That’s why Unlock launched in executive search, to reimagine how leaders are chosen. We built a process that uncovers the human side of experience: core values, relational instincts, and workplace trust. This isn’t hiring based only on skills. It’s about bringing people into organizations where they belong and succeed.
Consulting
Unlock’s proprietary process delivers a fundamentally different experience. The typical engagement follows a phased approach:
- Phase 1-2: Organizational and role discovery to complete Company Scouting Report (CSR)
- Phase 3-5: Targeted search, ESR development/presentation and interviews
- Phase 6-7: Finalist presentation with comprehensive assessments
- Phase 8: Selection with complete confidence
Search
Executive search that delivers leaders who align, not just fit. Unlock combines deep candidate insight with curated networks to help organizations hire with confidence and clarity.
- Proprietary Executive Scouting Reports reveal leadership style, values, and strategic fit, capturing 50+ data points of relevant selection criteria
- Curated talent network built on trust, not resumes so we understand the executive’s leadership operating system
- Designed for alignment, built for impact
Find Leaders who Fit
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Insight-Driven
Company Scouting Report
Unlock’s Company Scouting Report captures the substance behind an employer’s unique value proposition. We combine strategic branding with data insights to engage candidates and ensure cultural alignment in today’s competitive talent landscape.
We capture 40+ unique data points, including:
- Company Identity & Market Position
- Mission, Vision, Values
- Leadership & Team Composition
- Employee Value Proposition
- External Brand & Credibility
- Role Clarity
Strategic Insights for Real Wins
Candidates get a clear picture
- Company leadership, mission and vision, business priorities, and KPIs
- Strength of employer brand, potential rewards and risks
- Values, cultural practices, and company lifestyle/rituals
- Role clarity—what it is and isn’t—to avoid surprises and friction down the line
Advantages for employers
- Differentiation and substance in a noisy, crowded market
- De-risked hiring through mutual fit on role and company—transparency preemptively answers candidate questions, improving match quality and reducing early attrition
- Internal alignment across hiring managers, teams, and partners—clarifying expectations, reducing confusion, and avoiding delays
- Inclusive, human-centered hiring that looks beyond resumes to show how people and companies actually operate—accelerating belonging, purpose, and impact
"Unlock has been the most valuable resource I’ve added to my network. I’ve made over $350K in the past 6 months through just two warm introductions facilitated by Unlock."
Platform User
Unlock
"[Unlock] showed me how to develop my business plan and create a well-laid plan that I could follow step-by-step to reach my goals. Working with [Unlock] left me feeling more exhilarated and optimistic than ever about the road ahead."
Media Production Company
Consulting
"[Unlock has] helped me to shift from a self-centered mindset (what do I want, how do I feel) to a community-centered focus (shared needs, mutual impact) in building my network and leading a team. By challenging my thought process and offering strategies in support of my authentic style, [Unlock has] opened doors to new levels of possibility."