Prepare for Your Next Hire: Search Committee Readiness Checklist

The single thing board members tell us most often after a search: "I didn't realize this would require so much of my time." It's the surprise that precedes almost every rushed finalist decision, every committee that runs out of steam before closing, and every search that ends with a hire the board isn't fully confident in.

Readiness isn't about having the right people on the committee. It's about setting them up correctly before the search opens. This checklist — 22 items across 6 phases — is how you do that.

Edgility's executive search process is built on the competency framework in this checklist. We partner with boards end-to-end — so you spend your time on the decisions that matter.