Unposted Roles aren't a "silver bullet"

Whispered has THE deepest databases of unposted GTM roles anywhere...

When people discover our list of unposted roles, they get excited and think it is a shortcut to finding their next role.

But a list of unposted roles is just one component of an executive job search and it rarely is a silver bullet.

What does it take to find your next exec role?

We have observed that to be successful in finding your next role you need:

• Clarity in Your Focus: Many executives we speak with struggle to define their focus. They want to keep their options open but by doing so they hurt themselves. If you are struggling with clarity, visit our free Career Clarity guide and discover suggested coaches.
• Clarity in How you Communicate: Once you have that clarity, communicating it with recruiters and your network is critical. Find tactics in our free Search Strategy Guide
• The Playbook: Leveraging your network is challenging. Whispered’s free playbook on “The Search” shares the right tactics for your search.
• Connections: Top executives have been heads down operating. Whispered accelerates you with connections to top recruiters, venture firms and companies as well as connecting you to the networks of your peers.
• Information: Picking the right company is hard. Whispered’s Company Insights provides confidential insights on the real story on companies.
• Support: While you might take the first role, you need to make the right choice. To support you through the process, Whispered provides community support and targeted advice.
• Visibility on the roles: Whispered has built the deepest database of unposted GTM roles anywhere (see how we find the roles)

Why do people share unposted roles with Whispered?

Executives, recruiters and companies contribute roles they can’t post elsewhere because Whispered:

• Allows recruiter/company to determine how their role is shared: We understand that different roles require different levels of security. Some roles are unposted just to avoid a flood of unqualified applicants while others are unposted because a confidential transition is in progress. See all the reasons roles typically aren’t posted.
• Is Secure: Whispered only allows paid members who have signed our confidentiality agreement to view unposted roles. If we sold unposted roles to anyone, recruiters and companies wouldn’t trust us with these sensitive roles.
• Is Connected: Whispered can anonymously “whisper” roles through connected leaders, allowing qualified / passive candidates to discover roles without sharing your company information.

Why doesn’t Whispered sell roles ala carte?

To build something a platform that can help executives, we need:

1. Recruiters / talent teams to trust us: We partner closely with them on many roles because they trust that what they whisper to us stays confidential.
2. Executives to contribute: Our community is powered by contributions from executives.

For these reasons we consciously only accept paid members who:

• Have a clear focus: They need to be able to articulate it effectively
• Can take feedback: We provide deep feedback based on patterns we observe. Those who can leverage our feedback can leverage Whispered well
• Appreciate the entire Whispered model: We don’t take on executives who are transactional and just looking for a list of roles
• Pay it forward: Our community is powered by user contributions

There are rarely shortcuts. For those who understand this, Whispered is built to accelerate you.