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This site is built to separate signal from noise.
Some people arrive here as candidates trying to make a better move. Some arrive as clients trying to make a better hiring decision. Some are simply looking for useful resources, frameworks, or insight. The structure of the site reflects that split on purpose.
Dave’s work sits at the intersection of recruiting, advisory, positioning, behavioral insight, and practical career strategy. So the answers below are meant to explain not just what the pages are called, but what they are actually for.
If you do not see your exact question here, the contact page is the cleanest next step.
Candidates
Career movement, positioning, strategy, fit, interview support, and practical guidance.
Clients
Search support, talent judgment, role clarity, and higher-stakes hiring decisions.
Resources
Resources are meant to be the public knowledge side of the site: articles, tools, frameworks, guides, downloadable materials, and useful signal without requiring a private engagement.
What does Dave actually do?
Dave’s work is broader than standard recruiting. Depending on the situation, that can include retained search, candidate advisory, value-positioning work, market signal interpretation, interview and career strategy, role-fit judgment, and higher-level guidance around making better decisions on both the candidate side and the client side.
Who is this site for?
Primarily two groups: candidates and clients. Candidates come here for guidance around career moves, positioning, and opportunities. Clients come here for help making sharper hiring decisions and running stronger searches. Resources are there for anyone who can benefit from insight, frameworks, or practical material.
What is the difference between Candidates, Clients, and Resources?
Candidates and Clients are the two main service paths. They exist because the questions, priorities, and decision-making on each side are different. Resources is the public knowledge layer of the site: articles, frameworks, downloadable material, and useful guidance that does not need to be locked behind a direct engagement.
What belongs in Resources?
Resources is meant to hold things that are broadly useful: articles, commentary, job-search strategy, interview guidance, tip sheets, downloadable templates, tools, and other practical material Dave wants available without requiring a one-to-one engagement. It is meant to be a real working resource hub, not just a blog archive.
What is the portal or student side supposed to become?
The portal side is intended to become the more gated, structured, tool-driven area of the ecosystem. Over time that may include private resources, training material, tools, guided workflows, or other assets Dave does not want sitting fully public. The public site and the portal are related, but they do not serve the same purpose.
Is this just recruiting?
No. Recruiting is part of the picture, but the site is also built around advisory, positioning, decision quality, and higher-value career and hiring support. The point is not simply matching resumes to jobs. The point is getting clearer on fit, value, risk, signal, and what move actually makes sense.
How are Active Searches different from a normal jobs page?
Active Searches are meant to reflect real search activity with more signal and less noise. The goal is not to create a generic job board. It is to indicate where meaningful work is happening, what kinds of roles are active, and where the right fit may already be in motion.
Can candidates work with Dave directly?
In the right situations, yes. That may take the form of direct conversation, candidate advisory, role-fit guidance, positioning help, or other strategic support. The right starting point is usually the contact page or the candidate-specific path on the site.
Can clients engage Dave for search or advisory work?
Yes. On the client side, the work can include active search support, talent judgment, role shaping, search strategy, and higher-level advisory around making better hiring decisions. The exact scope depends on the situation and what kind of support is needed.
Will tools and AI-driven features show up on this site?
That is part of the longer-term direction. The broader vision includes resources, structured tools, guided outputs, and more intelligent workflows around career and hiring support. Some of that may remain behind a portal or controlled access layer rather than being fully public.
Why does the site emphasize fit so much?
Because “a job is a job” is often how people end up in the wrong environment, making the wrong move, or carrying the consequences of a poor fit much longer than expected. A major theme in Dave’s work is that the right fit changes performance, trajectory, fulfillment, and long-term leverage in ways people usually underestimate.
What should I do if I am not sure where I fit on the site?
Start with the page that most closely matches your role: Candidates if you are navigating your own next move, Clients if you are hiring or evaluating talent needs, Resources if you want public material first. If none of those feel exact, use the contact page and explain what you are looking for.
