Why pay for Whispered

People sometimes ask "why does Whispered charge candidates?"  

We give away our content to help as many people as possible.  If you are early in your career, use our free guides to focus your search and apply through the backdoor for posted jobs.

But as you get more senior, roles increasingly aren’t posted. 

We built Whispered to help executives

Recruiting firms get paid by companies, rather than candidates.  Most recruiters help where they can but can rarely coach candidates beyond a single call. Execs don’t have anyone in their corner until Whispered - we work to accelerate your career.

Our founders felt the pain of executive job searches and we built our platform to help executives. 

Unlike recruiters who work for companies, Whispered works for executives.

You can do your search alone... but...

When you are out of work it is hard to stomach paying for help. We see many executives who want to do it alone first. Many end up coming back to us because they realize they can accelerate their search and find a better job by leveraging Whispered to:

• Tap into the flow of unposted roles from recruiters and fellow executives

• Use the power of the Whispered Network™️ to get into companies they couldn't otherwise

• Connect with investors / recruiters they wouldn't otherwise meet

• Build deep relationships and get advice from the Whispered community

• Get the inside story on companies

The average tenure for a GTM executive at a VC-backed company is 17 months!  Whispered has built the platform to help you master the search and get back into the right next role... fast.

“Not being in the right role isn’t just an inconvenience—it comes with real costs. There’s a financial toll, as you’re not maximizing your earning potential. Professionally, you miss out on growth opportunities that could set you up for future success. And emotionally, staying in the wrong position can lead to stress, burnout, and a lack of fulfillment.”   Ashley Artrip

We don't just help you find a job...

Whispered isn't a job board to see unposted roles.

Yes do we have the deepest database of unposted roles anywhere;)

But if we sold roles, they wouldn't be unposted anymore and companies/recruiters wouldn't share them as there are valid reasons not to post roles.

Because we know that just being aware of an unposted role isn't enough, we have built a platform that helps executives collaborate on insights, introductions, roles and support accelerate their careers.

Bonus: We love keeping our alumni involved:  Many Whispered alumni are our best contributors and stay involved in the community after their search.

We price our model to make it affordable and align with your success

Whispered is more affordable than virtually every other platform out there. We are able to keep our price low because we don't sell coaching and are powered by user contributions, data and AI. We give away our tactics for free and focus the value on what you need most - unposted roles and connections!

• We help you do your search better but don’t do your search for you:  Candidates who work-out-loud get huge value from the Whispered model.  But because your search success is ultimately up to you, we don’t work on a success fee approach like recruiting firms.

• We provide databases and (mostly) async coaching:  Whispered provides a complete system for executives looking for their next role.  This system differs from expensive live coaching - If we sold live coaching, Whispered would be MUCH more expensive. 

We only work with top candidates looking to invest in their career. Our fee includes both:

• An upfront fee for onboarding, coaching and early support

• A monthly fee for access to the platform, community, introductions, roles, and databases

"Not only did I find my role fast with Whispered, but the interview process was also expedited as I was able to use the Whispered network to come in as a trusted referral to the C-level.”  Hannah Duncan Wendt

The ways we accelerate each individual vary so we love sharing their stories (see more here).

Compare Whispered to….

If you are committed to investing in your career, you've probably also considered:

• Exec/Career Coaching:  Coaches can cost upwards of $400-500 / hour to help you get clear and focused on what you want next but they don’t help you find and close roles.

• Resume Review:  Resume review services often cost more than $1,000 for several hours.  

• Communities:  There are lots of free and paid communities for job searchers.  These provide much-needed support during the search process.

• Networking with Recruiters and Talent Partners:  Doing this is free and we give you the cheat sheet on how you can engage these valuable nodes.  While recruiters and talent partners are valuable, they aren’t working for you but rather the company.  Whispered on the other hand, is working to turbo-charges you with connections to these nodes, helping you position yourself well, and data to leverage them. 

“Whispered is defining a new category.  It's democratizing access to information that previously is private in order to better serve the job seeker, which in turn benefits companies as well.”  Leading career advisor

People pay for all of these models but none help you find your next role and accelerate your search.  That is what Whispered is designed for … and why we charge.