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Become a Friend of the Firm

The Good Search makes it a practice to cultivate friends of the firm. We enjoy ongoing relationships with some of the world’s most powerful and accomplished leaders. Of course, we do find it incredibly frustrating that we cannot engage with every deserving candidate the moment the executive wishes to speak with us. There are simply too many candidates and too few of us. We have to manage our time to do what we do well. We will reach out when the opportunity is right.

This is the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship

Until then, we invite you to share your resume and preferences so that they are pulled directly into our candidate database. To do so, you can simply visit Not Actively Looking (NAL) to share your information. Not Actively Looking (NAL) is a platform designed for executives to share their CV with the executive search firms they choose to follow.

NAL Benefits for Executives:

  • Keep all the search firms that you deal with up to date at the same time.
  • Less time wasted on searches that do not fit your skills, experience, and aspirations.
  • Choose which search firms have access to your CV and confidential information.
  • Manage your profile – you control who sees what.
Become an exclusive member of Not Actively Looking

It is Free to Join. Better yet, it is Discreet.

Because we are inviting you, Not Actively Looking is free to join. Unlike LinkedIn, it is discreet. That’s essential for planning your next move, particularly at the senior executive level. Your profile is not public and is not shared with other search firms unless you say so. Your profile is yours to control. Not Actively Looking is GDPR compliant with strict data protections — including the right to be forgotten. See our Privacy Policy. Better yet, it’s a private space to explore your career options. Career coaching, educational content, and webinars are available to help you advance in your career.

Next, You Can Get to Know Us

Next, check out what The Good Search founder Krista Bradford has to say. (Because she was a journalist, she does not hold back.) She shares her thoughts on navigating your career in our blog. We invite you to have a look at The Career Collection. Alternatively, check out our Best of Blog posts for insights on artificial intelligence, trends in executive search, and more. We welcome your comments.