// Performance Dashboard · as of July 27, 2026

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Unlike most recruiting firms, we don't lead with time to fill. Time-to-Fill is heavily influenced by client process — interview scheduling, stakeholder alignment, and offer timing after we've already identified the eventual hire.

We measure Time to Identify (TTI) — the number of days from search kickoff to the moment we surface the person who gets hired.

0 days average TTI
0 days median TTI
Across Director, VP, and C-suite level searches in engineering, product, operations, and go-to-market.

TTI Distribution across our most recent 30 completed searches

Under 2 weeks69%
2–4 weeks14%
1–2 months14%
Over 2 months3%
Why trailing 30?

Like an investor evaluating trailing returns — not since-inception performance — we measure across our most recent 30 completed searches. It's a rolling window that reflects how we're operating right now, not how we performed two years ago. Teams evolve, markets shift, and we believe you deserve to see our current form.

Time to Identify
0 days
average
0 days
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Across Director, VP, and C-suite level searches
Resonance placement records · trailing 30 searches
Search Success Rate
0%
2× the industry average · 30 placed hires out of 47 search engagements in the same period
Resonance search records
Active Searches Now
0
Engineering (12) · Product (2) · Finance (2) · Operations (6) · GTM (2)
As of July 27, 2026
// How we compare Retained-quality outcomes. Contingency terms. Just better.
Contingency Firms
Volume model · no exclusivity
Time to identify
Not tracked
Firms optimize for volume of submittals, not sourcing precision
Fill rate
20–35%
Most searches go nowhere — spread thin across many clients
Reqs per recruiter
20–40
Factory model; hard to go deep on any single search
Client investment
Low upfront
No fee unless placement — but low success rate often means wasted months
Resonance
Boutique · high-touch · contingency & contained
Time to identify
14 days avg
7-day median · our most important number
Fill rate
64%
Near-retained outcomes at contingency terms — no retainer required
Reqs per recruiter
~5
Focused, not spread thin — we go deep on every search
Client investment
Flexible
Contingency or contained, tailored per search — no retainer required
Retained Exec Search
Exclusive · upfront fee · slow
Time to identify
45–60 days
Industry-standard sourcing timeline for senior searches
Fill rate
80–90%
High — but they only take guaranteed, exclusive mandates
Reqs per recruiter
5–10
Focused — but slow and expensive to engage
Client investment
Upfront retainer
33–40% of fee paid before a single candidate is presented
Contingency fill rate: industry estimates range 20–35% (Staffing Industry Analysts, general market data). Retained exec search benchmarks: 80–90% fill rate, 90–120 day typical timeline (industry-standard engagement terms). Resonance operates primarily on contingency with a 64% fill rate — 2× the industry average for contingency and approaching retained-level outcomes. Resonance data: internal placement records, trailing 30 placed searches and all engagements within the same period (47 total).
// Current Capacity We take on select roles from select clients
Active search load — 5 recruiters
0 10 20 30 35 max
24
/ 40 searches
60% capacity
Active searches per recruiter (avg)
5
Open searches available
16
// Active Searches 24 open · Seed to Series B startups · company names withheld · as of July 27, 2026
Function Title Level Stage Location Status
EngineeringFull-Stack EngineerICSeedAustin/Dallas, TXIn progress
EngineeringApplied ML EngineerICSeries ANew York, NYIn progress
EngineeringEngineering Leader Applied MLICSeries ANew York, NYIn progress
EngineeringCo-Founder/Founding EngineerFoundingSeedSan Francisco, CAIn progress
EngineeringRobotics Control EngineerICSeries ANew York NY & San Francisco CAIn progress
EngineeringElectrical EngineerICSeries ANew York NY & San Francisco CAIn progress
EngineeringFounding Software Engineer (Full-Stack)FoundingSeedSan Francisco, CAIn progress
EngineeringFrontend Software EngineerICSeedNew York City, NYIn progress
EngineeringMachine Learning EngineerICSeedNew York City, NYIn progress
EngineeringFull-Stack EngineerICSeedNew York City, NYIn progress
EngineeringFounding EngineerFoundingSeedAustin, TXIn progress
EngineeringAI EngineerICSeedNew York, NYIn progress
ProductHead of Product GrowthVPSeries A100% RemoteIn progress
ProductProduct DesignerICSeedSan Francisco, CAIn progress
FinanceHead of FinanceVPGrowth100% RemoteIn progress
FinanceControllerICGrowth100% RemoteIn progress
OperationsGeneral ManagerICSeedAustin/Dallas, TXIn progress
OperationsChief of Staff (GTM)SeniorSeedSF or NYCIn progress
OperationsHead of Performance CreativeVPSeries B100% RemoteIn progress
OperationsChief of StaffSeniorSeed100% RemoteIn progress
OperationsChief of StaffSeniorSeedNew York, NYIn progress
OperationsChief of StaffSeniorSeries BMountain View, CAIn progress
GTMHead of MarketingVPSeries B100% RemoteIn progress
GTMHead of CSVPGrowth100% RemoteIn progress
Methodology & sources
Methodology: "Time to identify" = days from search kickoff to the moment we surface the person who ultimately gets hired. It does not include client interview scheduling, stakeholder alignment, offer negotiation, or start date — which is why the delta between TTI and TTF is primarily client process rather than recruiter sourcing speed. "Success rate" = searches resulting in a placed hire divided by all closed searches (excludes on-hold and queued roles). Company names and role titles withheld to protect client confidentiality. Competitive benchmarks: Contingency fill rate estimates from Staffing Industry Analysts general market data. Retained exec search benchmarks from publicly quoted industry timelines (90–120 day typical engagement) and fill rate ranges (80–90%).

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