Hire for the role, not the job.
Jester Search is Retained Search, redesigned. We shape the role with you, then bring you professionals no job posting will ever reach.
Private by design: no name is shared with anyone without consent.
Start a confidential conversationWe take on a small number of searches each year, so each one gets our full attention.
A job posting finds people who are looking.
The professionals who could change your organization are usually working, and doing well. They do not browse job boards, and they do not pass through an applicant tracking system.
We begin with the role. We design it with you, then invite the right people in, privately. Chosen for capability, not circumstance.
“I would have never applied to this job posting. I would have never seen it.”
“I was not really looking, but you have my attention.”
“I really enjoyed this.”
Clients say the same from their side: they meet professionals they did not expect, and the process is as professional as it is enjoyable.
A fixed core. A design for every environment.
We spent eight years testing this method in nearly every kind of environment. That showed us what never changes and what must change with the setting. The core stays constant. The design is built for you.
We replace the job description with a designed role and the environment it thrives in. Most hiring is a costly gamble. This makes it a thoughtful chance.
We describe the professional you need by what they are capable of doing, not only by what they have done.
How we get a grip on who someone is and what they can do, with evidence in place of guesswork.
Role-based hiring is the subject of Dealer’s Choice, by Cody Alimondi.
Fit
A first conversation, then a written go or no-go. We vet the client as carefully as we vet candidates.
Design
The role, the profile and the interview process, shaped together and signed by you before any outreach begins.
Invite
A personal invitation, then a private portal that takes the experience to another level. Your sign-off comes first.
Present and close
We present five to seven Qualified Candidates and coordinate every round that follows. We carry the offer and stay through The First 90 Days.
What changes for you
- Reach. Talent a job posting would never reach, because they are not looking.
- Clarity. A precise profile and a clear conversation put the right people in front of you, and the right people say yes.
- Reputation. Every invitation represents your organization. The way we reach people builds your standing in the market and makes future hiring easier.
Three moments to look forward to
- Interviewing candidates you never expected, and could not have found yourselves.
- Meeting professionals who are excited and inspired by the role and your organization.
- Making a hire you are proud to have recruited.
We guarantee our hires for two years. It is a promise only a precise process can make. Fees are shared in the first conversation.
half at placement
Human at the center
- AI is a tool in our process. The headhunting is human, from the first conversation to the offer.
- World-class people respond to a world-class approach.
- We answer within 72 hours, in both directions, every round.
Our promise, and our ask
- Promise: your search stays confidential. No candidate is named to you, and your name goes to no candidate, without consent.
- Ask: tell us the real story behind the search, share the real compensation, and give us one decision-maker. We say no to a search when the fit is not there.
Fit first. Fee second.
Every engagement begins with a conversation with Cody Alimondi, founder of Jester. Tell us about the professional role, then we set a time.
Your inquiry is read personally and kept in confidence. Cody replies within one business day.
Received, in confidence.
Thank you. Cody will reply within one business day to set up a first conversation.
Cody Alimondi.
Founder of Jester, and author of Dealer’s Choice and Path Pavers. Dealer’s Choice introduces role-based hiring, the method behind every Jester search. Cody leads each one personally, from the first conversation to the offer.