HSiQ 360 Training Certified
Module
01

Winning New Search Work

Build a disciplined, insight-led business development capability. Generate high-quality opportunities. Convert client demand into more mandates.
Module at a glance

June 15

Module 1 runs June 15 to 19, 2026. Five live sessions, weekday cohort.

5

Sessions covering BD foundations through pipeline systemization

$750

Standalone module. Or take all 10 in the full program for $2,950.
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Module Overview

What you'll learn. What it delivers.

This module will help you develop a repeatable end-to-end system for winning new search work by creating more relevant entry points with clients.

It goes beyond theory, providing practical frameworks, real-world language, and proven techniques drawn from live mandates. Recruiters will learn how to:

  • Generate more qualified client meetings through insight-led outreach
  • Run commercially focused conversations that uncover real hiring needs
  • Position themselves as strategic advisors rather than transactional recruiters
  • Increase conversion rates from meeting to mandate
  • Build a predictable pipeline of high-quality search work

The End Result

A measurable improvement in business development effectiveness, revenue generation, and long-term client relationships, moving participants from opportunistic wins to a consistent, scalable growth engine.
The Curriculum

Five sessions. One end-to-end BD system.

Each session builds on the last, taking you from BD mindset to a sustainable, repeatable pipeline.
SESSION 1 Mon
June 15, 2026

The Foundations for Winning Search Work

Objectives
  • Reframe the business development mindset: shift from transactional outreach to a strategic, insight-led approach where you are valued as an advisor, not a vendor.
  • Introduce insight-led engagement: learn how to use market intelligence and context to create relevant, differentiated entry points with clients.
  • Identify current BD gap: diagnose where activity, messaging, and positioning are falling short and limiting conversion into meaningful opportunities.
Outcome

Participants will leave with a fundamentally different approach to business development, moving from reactive activity to proactive, insight-led engagement, resulting in stronger positioning, more credible client interactions, and a measurable increase in qualified opportunities entering the pipeline.

SESSION 2 Tue
June 16, 2026

Opening Doors: Mastering Insight-Led Outreach

Objectives
  • Craft outreach that generates responses: build concise, compelling messaging that cuts through noise and earns engagement with senior decision-makers.
  • Use market and talent insight effectively: leverage real-time intelligence to make outreach timely, credible, and impossible to ignore.
Outcome

Participants will significantly improve response rates and meeting conversion by deploying targeted, insight-driven outreach, leading to more successful first meetings with clients and a higher-quality top-of-funnel pipeline.

SESSION 3 Wed
June 17, 2026

Running High-Impact Client Conversations

Objectives
  • Improve meeting execution: structure conversations with clear intent, control, and flow to maximize impact and move clients toward action.
  • Strengthen questioning and positioning: ask sharper, insight-driven questions and position your perspective in a way that elevates you to trusted advisor status.
Outcome

Participants will run more effective, commercially focused client meetings that build trust quickly, uncover real hiring needs, and increase the likelihood of progressing conversations into live opportunities.

SESSION 4 Thurs
June 18, 2026

Converting Conversations into Mandates

Objectives
  • Improve conversion to signed searches: turn interest into commitment by clearly articulating value, process, and differentiation.
  • Build confidence in closing: develop the language, timing, and conviction needed to ask for and secure retained engagements.
Outcome

Participants will improve their close rates and ability to secure more mandates, leading to stronger client commitment, and more predictable results.

SESSION 5 Fri
June 19, 2026

Building a Sustainable BD Pipeline & System

Objectives
  • Create a repeatable BD system: establish disciplined habits, workflows, and tracking mechanisms that drive consistent new business generation.
  • Build a long-term pipeline strategy: move beyond short-term wins to develop a durable, strategic advisory-led pipeline that compounds over time.
Outcome

Participants will leave with a structured, repeatable business development system that drives consistency, visibility, and scale, resulting in healthier and more robust pipelines, reduced revenue volatility, and sustained long-term growth.

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Meet the Facilitator

Richard Stein

Program Director, HSiQ 360 Recruiter Performance Training

Richard Stein is CEO of HSiQ – the talent intelligence advisory unit of Hunt Scanlon. He is widely recognized as one of the executive search industry’s most prolific billing consultants over the past 25 years. He has worked across virtually every aspect of the executive search lifecycle – from research and candidate development to client acquisition, retained search execution, and large-scale team lift-outs.

Richard is a long-time advocate of disciplined, practical recruiter training focused on repeatable commercial outcomes rather than theory. Earlier in his career, he helped build a training program that contributed to a more than 400% increase in revenues over a seven-year period with only a modest increase in headcount. His approach is grounded in real-world execution and designed to help recruiters build stronger client relationships, win more work, and perform at a consistently higher level.

Investment

Enroll in Module 1, or take the full system.

Two ways to access this module. Both deliver practical, immediately applicable frameworks from live executive search mandates.

This Module

Winning New Search Work

$750 / participant

All five live sessions, June 15 to 19. Self-contained framework you can apply immediately.
  • Live cohort sessions with Richard Stein
  • Protected recordings (not downloadable or shareable)
  • HSiQ 360 Certificate of Completion
  • Social media medallion
Best Value
Full Program

Recruiter Performance Training

$2,950 / participant

All 10 modules, 35 sessions across the full performance lifecycle. Save $4,550 (60%) versus enrolling module-by-module.

  • 10 modules, 35 sessions · June through December 2026
  • Live cohort sessions with Richard Stein
  • Protected recordings (not downloadable or shareable)
  • HSiQ 360 Certificate of Completion
  • Social media medallion
Enrolling a team?   Customized group pricing available for firms bringing the program in-house.
Frequently Asked

Common questions, answered.

How is this different than the Advanced Certificate in Executive Talent?

This program is fundamentally different in both intent and application. While the Advanced Certificate focuses on foundational knowledge and broader industry frameworks, the Recruiter Performance Training Program is designed as a practical, execution-driven system grounded in real-world experience.

How is the program delivered?

Live virtual cohort sessions led by Richard Stein. Each module runs over consecutive days within its scheduled week, combining frameworks, real-world examples, and discussion.

What do I receive upon completion?

An HSiQ 360 Recruiter Performance Training Certificate of Completion plus an HSiQ 360 Certification Badge, which could be used on social media, your website, or an email signature. The credential is designed to signal credibility, differentiate your practice, and reinforce your ability to operate as a high-impact talent advisor.

Are group rates available?

Yes. Customized group pricing is available for firms enrolling multiple participants or bringing the program in-house. Contact Richard Stein to discuss options tailored to your firm.

What do I receive upon completion?

An HSiQ 360 Recruiter Performance Training Certificate of Completion plus an HSiQ 360 Certification Badge, which could be used on social media, your website, or an email signature. The credential is designed to signal credibility, differentiate your practice, and reinforce your ability to operate as a high-impact talent advisor.

Can I enroll in a single module instead of the full program?

Yes. Each module is self-contained at $750 and delivers a complete framework on its own. Many participants start with a single module before committing to the full $2,950 program.

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