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Whispered Executive Directory
The secure, curated directory that provides a unique way for recruiters to find and connect with top talent. 

Recruiting and talent partners want to find and meet top executives who are hunting for their next role.  So we built a better version of LinkedIn's 'Open to Work' – where approved recruiters can:

  • Search profiles of actively searching executives

  • Get connected with personal introductions

  • Endorse 👍 executives they are impressed by

see example of what recruiters see

Sample of executives confidentially searching

Join Whispered's Executive Directory for free

Please polish your LinkedIn profile before applying
If you qualify, being listed is free!

More About Whispered's Executive Directory

Security: Whispered's executive directory is not publicly available.

  • See below for which fields can be seen without a login

  • Secure fields are only available to recruiting and talent partners we collaborate with via secure google authentication

Qualification: We only include executives who have:

  • Specifically agreed to be listed. If you want to remove yourself at any time, contact support@whispered.com

  • Meet certain criteria. These criteria are not limited to but include:​​

    • Type of Role: Focused on FT role

    • Seniority: Director+​

    • Company Quality:  Score 3/5 or more

    • Tenure:  Score 3/5 or more

    • Search status:  Active/Casual/Preparing (we confirm this every 2 months)

Your Profile: For executives who meet the criteria above (if you don't receive an email but feel you do qualify, you are welcome to email us at team@whispered.com to have us manually review your profile):

  • We will email you your draft profile for comment - since we are built for executives we give you the ability to review and comment.  

  • You can remove yourself at anytime within our app (see "Update Profile")

  • We will email you every 2 months to ensure you are still actively searching for a role

Fields: The Executive Directory includes the following fields (fields with * can only be accessed by approved recruiters to ensure executive confidentiality): 

  • Provided by Executives

    • Name*
    • LinkedIn*
    • Search Status (Active, Casual, Preparing, Not)*

  • From Recruiters

    • Endorsed  If recruiter has had a great call with executive they can endorse them

    • Connect  Recruiters can click to request a connection

  • From LinkedIn:

  • From Whispered's AI talent model:

    • LinkedIn anonymous summary

    • ​Score (0-5) and Reasoning*:  Focuses on the last 8 years' experience as this will be most aligned with executives' experience at senior levels.

      • Company Quality: Measures the number and quality of Series A+ companies exec was at

      • Tenure: Measures length of non-advisor/fractional roles

    • Tags:  AI powered tags describing specific experiences recruiters prioritize.  

      • ​Searching: Not in current full-time role with company with more than 25 employees

      • Enterprise: Worked for companies >Series D for >5 years in total across all companies over past 10 years

      • Early: Worked for at least 1 company stage D or later before it raised its A round

      • IPO: At company when it went pubic and was there for at least 3 years in total duration with role at least Director level

      • PLG: Worked at PLG company that has raised a Series B for at least 2 years

      • Recommended: Has at least 15 LinkedIn recommendations

Are you a recruiter or talent partner
who would like access to the Executive Directory?

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