A focused 60–90 minute review discussion, followed by independent analysis and written findings within five working days.
• you are about to approve a new role
• a vacancy keeps changing shape
• you are replacing someone but are not sure the old role should simply be recreated
• pressure is building and hiring feels like the obvious answer
• several different needs are being bundled into one proposed job
• you want independent assurance before salary and recruitment cost are committed
A job description tells you what you think you want to hire.
The Before You Hire Review looks first at the work the role is expected to solve:
• what work exists
• where it sits today
• who owns it
• where pressure is building
• what capability is missing
• what decision authority is required
Only then do we establish what response the requirement supports.
Capacity
Is there genuinely more work than the current team can absorb?
Capability
Is a capability genuinely missing?
Ownership
Is the problem actually unclear responsibility or authority?
Structure
Is the way work, responsibilities or reporting lines are organised contributing to the pressure?
Every Review gives you a clear, independent view of the requirement, set out in four practical outputs:
1. Hiring Hypothesis
A clear statement of what the proposed role is expected to solve and how success will be evidenced.
2. Work Map
A practical view of the work, ownership, handoffs, pressure points and capability requirements behind the proposed hire.
3. Decision & Recommendations
A written conclusion setting out the evidence, the key risks and one clear outcome: Proceed, Redesign, Strengthen or Pause.
4. Recruitment-Ready Brief
Provided where the outcome supports recruitment, so the role can go to market with a clearer requirement, responsibilities, capability and expected outcome.
The hire is justified.
A hire may be right, but the proposed role is not.
The need can be addressed through existing capability, redistribution, development or another non-permanent response.
Hiring should not proceed yet.
If the answer is Proceed or Redesign, you receive a Recruitment-Ready Brief that can be taken through your existing recruitment process once any recommended role changes have been made.
If useful, Before You Hire can also introduce an appropriate specialist recruiter through TEAM.
If the answer is Redesign, Strengthen or Pause, there is no obligation to buy any further advisory work from Before You Hire.
Sometimes that decision exposes a wider issue involving management capacity, unclear ownership, future capability or team structure. Where it does, we will make that clear in the findings and recommend what should be addressed now, what can wait and whether any further support is needed.
If the Review uncovers a broader structural issue, additional advisory support can be discussed separately, but it is not automatically included or sold.
It is not:
• a full organisational redesign
• a recruitment assignment
• candidate sourcing or selection
• a full HR audit
• a company-wide workforce review
It is a focused review of one proposed hiring decision.
Get the requirement right before you spend.
