# Before you authorize a search.

Use this working brief with the person responsible for the hiring decision. A complete brief gives the employer and recruiter a shared starting point. This resource is a planning aid; it does not create a recruiting agreement.

## The opening

**Company and role:** ______________________________  
**Hiring decision owner:** _________________________  
**Date and intended start:** ________________________

## The work to be done

What are the three most important outcomes during the first six to twelve months?

1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________

What team, budget, process, client relationship, or decision will this person own?

____________________________________________________

## The evidence that matters

Which three to five qualifications are genuinely essential? Connect each requirement to a responsibility in the role.

**Requirement:** __________________ **Why it matters:** __________________

Which preferences are flexible? ______________________

Who can competently evaluate any specialist work? __________________

## The practical conditions

**Approved compensation range:** __________________  
**Location and working arrangement:** ______________  
**Office expectations and travel:** __________________  
**Availability or timing constraints:** _______________

## The hiring and agency decisions

**Authorized agency signer:** ______________________  
**Vendor or procurement route:** ___________________  
**Interview stages and decision-makers:** ___________  
**Feedback contact and timing:** ____________________

## The agreement

Confirm the fee percentage, exact compensation basis, payment event and deadline, prior-candidate handling, and introduction-protection period. Record the 90-day candidate-replacement coverage and the agreed procedures for using it.

**Recruiting agreement reference:** _________________  
**Job-order approval:** _____________________________  
**Permission to publish company, role, and compensation:** _____________

## A final check

Can both sides explain what qualifies a candidate, who can approve the engagement, and how the hiring decision will proceed? Resolve missing information before treating the role as an active recruiting assignment.

[Discuss This Brief With Ivy Recruiter](/employers/request-search)