01For candidates
How a Halftone engagement actually runs.
Five steps, one desk, one recruiter — apply, resume rewrite, LinkedIn optimization, the curated job board, then placement backed by live comp data. The same desk reads your file, writes your resume, and walks you into the interview. Read the flow below; open the intake when you're ready.
01.5Expected timeline
Day 1 to Month 2 — paced through the desk.
The flow below is the same one the desk runs against a portfolio when the brief comes in. The exact calendar moves with how much of the rewrite you want paired.
02Five steps
The five steps, in the order the desk runs them.
Every step ships with two readouts — what the candidate receives, and what the desk does on their behalf. Both are written so a candidate can compare before they open the intake.
Step 01Day 1
The desk does
Opens your file with a recruiter who briefs against your vertical — not a parser, not a chatbot.
Open the intakeStep 02Week 2
The desk does
Pairs the rewrite with the comp benchmark for your target role and seniority.
Read the resume practiceStep 03Week 4
The desk does
Writes the profile alongside the resume by default; the two move as a single paired engagement.
Read the LinkedIn practiceStep 04Week 6
The desk does
Surfaces only the roles the desk would put a candidate into — same recruiters, same brief list.
Browse the job boardStep 05Month 2
The desk does
Quotes the comp band from the calibration snapshot before the conversation starts.
See the comp index03Recap
What the candidate receives, by step.
The packet the desk hands back at each stage — written so a candidate can quote any single readout back when the conversation turns to fit.
Step 01
Apply.
You receive
A two-business-day read from a senior recruiter on your desk.
The desk does
Opens your file with a recruiter who briefs against your vertical — not a parser, not a chatbot.
Step 02
Resume rewrite.
You receive
A resume + portfolio review written by a creative director — never an ATS parser.
The desk does
Pairs the rewrite with the comp benchmark for your target role and seniority.
Step 03
LinkedIn optimization.
You receive
A LinkedIn rewritten for the next interview — hire-grade headline, about, and experience.
The desk does
Writes the profile alongside the resume by default; the two move as a single paired engagement.
Step 04
Curated job board.
You receive
Every brief the desk has vetted, on day one — direct hire, contract, freelance.
The desk does
Surfaces only the roles the desk would put a candidate into — same recruiters, same brief list.
Step 05
Placement, comp-backed.
You receive
An intro when there is a fit, and an honest read on why there is not when there is not.
The desk does
Quotes the comp band from the calibration snapshot before the conversation starts.
ClosingReady when you are
When you're ready, the apply intake is the same one the desk reads every weekday.
Seven fields, no account, no password. The intake lands on the desk of a senior recruiter — not a parser, not a chatbot. We respond within two business days with a real read on the brief and an honest take on fit.
Set in the template display face · Halftone Talent desk · printed on-screen