Executive search · the agent loop
From a brief to a shortlist your client trusts.
dogo runs the sourcing, scoring and outreach for one search at a time, with the evidence attached to every name. So your judgment goes to the candidates, not to copying rows into a spreadsheet.
For owner-operators of boutique executive-search firms.
The bottleneck
Sourcing eats the days. Judgment is what the client pays for.
LinkedIn Recruiter, Google, a spreadsheet, and a junior researcher checking each name against the brief by hand. Days per search, and the firm’s hard-won knowledge of who it found evaporates the moment the search closes. dogo runs that mechanical work as one guided loop, so you spend your time on the calls only you can make.
The mission loop
One opinionated loop, end to end.
Set up once. Each step hands to the next, and every search compounds the firm’s talent pool.
Brief
Describe the search in plain language. A scorecard helps but is never required.
Criteria
A weighted must / nice-to-have plan you confirm before anything runs.
Source
Live web sourcing against the criteria — the whole gradient, not a pre-filtered few.
Score
Each candidate scored with per-criterion evidence: yes / no / unclear, with the why attached.
Enrich
Verified contact details on the people you pursue — enriched once, reused across searches.
Outreach
Drafts that sound like you, ready to send. A draft is never an auto-send.
The trust screen
It builds the evidenced longlist. You decide who to call.
Every candidate carries a fit score and, one click away, the per-criterion verdicts that produced it — each marked yes, no, or unclear, with the reasoning and the sources. No opaque match percentage. When a client pushes back on a name, the answer is already on the screen.
- ● meets the criterion, with proof
- ◐ unclear — flagged for a closer look
- ○ miss — shown, never hidden
What you get
Built to compound, not to drift.
Evidence travels with the number
Every score carries its per-criterion reasoning and sources. You defend the list because the why is one click away.
The whole gradient, kept
Near-misses stay visible and flagged, never silently filtered out. You decide where the line is, not a black box.
A talent pool that compounds
Every person discovered is enriched once and reused across every future search — your firm’s memory, not scattered spreadsheets.
Per-mission, no persistent ICP
Fit is judged against this brief, not a global profile. The same person can score 95 here and 30 next door.
You stay in the judgment seat
The agent does the sourcing, scoring and drafting. The calls that take taste stay yours.
Drivable from anywhere
Run a search from the workspace, the REST API, or Claude / ChatGPT over MCP. Same engine underneath.
Principles
Opinions, on purpose.
Keep the whole gradient
Never pre-filter to perfect matches. A flagged near-miss beats a hidden one.
Evidence travels with the number
No score without its reasoning and references attached.
Fit is per-mission
No persistent ICP. Every search is judged on its own brief.
A human reviews before send
We draft and prepare. The send is always the consultant’s click.
Run your next search in dogo.
One real brief is the whole pitch. Bring a search you’re working now and see the evidenced longlist for yourself.
