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05 / Market Pulse

Original thinking. Visible intelligence.

Research and observations about how talent markets work, where experience comes from, and how consequential hiring decisions get made.

BUILDING BLOCKS·Principal-led executive search
Research and perspectives

Ideas worth exploring.

Original research and perspectives on the markets, requirements, and decisions shaping leadership hiring.

RESEARCH / OCTOBER 2026

AI Talent Migration Into U.S. Healthtech

An analysis of 142 observed career transitions examining where U.S. healthtech businesses source AI talent and how those patterns differ across healthcare technology segments.

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PERSPECTIVE

We Solved Sourcing. Why Didn’t We Solve Hiring?

AI has made candidates easier to identify, but more precise searches do not automatically produce faster hiring. A look at candidate availability, escalating requirements, and the continuing role of market judgment.

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PERSPECTIVE

Private Equity’s Hidden Hiring Gap

How imprecise role requirements and misaligned expectations can undermine leadership hiring in PE-backed businesses, and why agreement on success matters before a search starts.

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PERSPECTIVE

When Hiring Becomes a Governance Decision

Why leadership hiring increasingly involves tradeoffs among growth, financial exposure, and accountability, particularly for talent leaders working under tighter constraints.

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SEARCH PERSPECTIVE

Hiring a Customer-Facing Data Scientist

How to define and assess a customer-facing data scientist through technical work, domain understanding, customer communication, and collaboration with internal teams.

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