The Leaving Ledger
Published 2026-09-17 · 15 sourced claims
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“every approach is confirmed with the principal first”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“interest is reviewed privately and never shared with anyone, including a current employer, without explicit consent”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“the Talent Concierge is dedicated to the member for the length of every role process: scheduling, preparation, negotiation and counsel, complimentary”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“membership is free for talent, forever: the companies pay to reach the member, never the other way around, and the salary is the member's own”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“the club approaches people who are not actively looking; the club reaches them”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“life-fit matching: location, family, lifestyle and wellbeing are weighed in every match; the work must fit the life, never a life bent around the work”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“ambition and wellbeing are optimized together, including check-ins after placement”
Company record: canonical fact sheet §3
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“the candidate intake asks what a next move would need to clear to be worth it: a ballpark on a wide scale, with a rather-not-say and an it's-about-equity way out”
src/lib/funnelsV2.ts:candidateFunnelV2
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“a golden hello is a signing bonus paid to a senior hire on joining, often to compensate for bonuses or equity they forfeit by leaving their previous employer; it can be cash, equity, or a guaranteed first-year bonus, is used to close the gap when a strong candidate would lose unvested awards by moving, and is sometimes clawed back if the hire leaves early”
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“a signing bonus is a one-off payment made to a new hire on joining, used to attract a candidate or to offset compensation they forfeit by leaving, also called a golden hello at senior level, and can be subject to clawback”
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“equity compensation is pay in the form of ownership, and its real value depends on the terms: vesting, strike price, and dilution”
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“total compensation is the full value of what an employee receives and not just the headline salary; at executive level base is often a minority of the package, and bonus and equity can dominate”
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“a notice period is the time an employee must keep working, or remain employed, between resigning and actually leaving, is often longer for senior roles, and, sometimes combined with gardening leave, determines how soon a new employer can bring a hire on board”
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“gardening leave keeps a departing employee away from work during a notice period, still paid but not active, to protect confidential information and relationships before they join a competitor”
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“a non-compete clause restricts an employee from joining a competitor for a set period after leaving, its enforceability varies widely by country and jurisdiction, and for executives non-competes and related non-solicit clauses shape when and where they can move next and are a routine point of negotiation in a senior offer”
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