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Hire with fewer, better interviews.

Wayfinder is a services-first recruiting partner. We take the work of alignment, qualification, and outreach off your plate, then introduce a focused shortlist of high-fit candidates so you can reach confident decisions with fewer interviews.

What we do

Most teams don’t need more candidates. They need less noise. We reduce application review and low-signal screening by doing alignment up front and only introducing candidates once intent, constraints, and role fit are already clear.

Outcome

Fewer, better interviews

Your loop is for decision-making, not elimination. We do the alignment work before you meet candidates.

Signal

Higher interview-to-offer conversion

Less resume triage and fewer low-signal screens. Candidates reach you only once intent, constraints, and role fit are aligned.

Finish

Fewer false starts

Less time spent tuning the funnel. Requirements, intent, scope and must-haves are enforced up front.

How it works

Upstream alignment → fewer, higher-signal interviews.

The goal is simple: protect interviews as a scarce, expensive resource. We move clarity, qualification, and alignment earlier so hiring teams spend their time deciding — not filtering.

  1. 1.

    Role intake & normalization

    We start by defining what success actually looks like. Scope, seniority, must-haves, constraints, and tradeoffs are made explicit and normalized into a structured role profile — not just a rewritten job description.

  2. 2.

    Candidate profiling & intent

    Candidates opt in with a resume and a short set of structured questions covering role preferences, seniority, compensation, location, and constraints. This establishes intent early and reduces late-stage drop-off.

  3. 3.

    Upstream evaluation

    Before any interview is scheduled, candidates are evaluated against the role profile using software-assisted matching and recruiter judgment. Role-specific technical or functional screens are used only when they materially reduce hiring risk.

  4. 4.

    High-fit introductions

    Hiring teams see a small number of high-confidence candidates, each with clear context on fit and tradeoffs. Interviews are used for decision-making, not elimination. We run the process end-to-end through close and follow-through.

Pricing

Wayfinder charges standard placement fees, aligned to successful hires. We keep pricing simple early on — you only pay when you hire.

Placement fee
15–25%

Of first-year salary. Exact fee depends on seniority and search structure.

When you pay
On hire

Fees are due only when a candidate accepts and you make the hire.

If you prefer to align first, book a 15‑min call — we’ll confirm fit and whether we can take the role.

Start with a role

Share a job link and a few constraints. We’ll respond quickly with whether we can confidently take it on.