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The Hiring Plan

A plan for who to hire next, and when.

At the start of every search we map the role. The Hiring Plan does the same for the whole team.

From £2,000 Priced by team size Yours to keep

The plan, in four steps

1Today
Your team as it is.
Every seat, drawn function by function, so you can see the shape of the business in one look.
Leadership
Client services
Paid media
Creative
Operations
2Who’s at risk
The people you could lose, or are losing already.
We mark the seats that need your attention, and say why.
Leadership
Client services2
Paid media1
Creative3
Operations
1. Not hitting their scorecard.
2. Carrying too much: nine accounts, where six is the usual load.
3. Ready for more, with nowhere to go.
3The next 12 months
Four hires, in order.
Which hire comes first, and what has to be true before you make each one.
Leadership4
Client services2
Paid media1
Creative
Operations3
People
1. Paid Social Buyer. Now: the search is open.
2. Senior Account Manager. When two more retained clients sign.
3. Operations Lead. When the team reaches 20 people.
4. Managing Director. When the founder spends more than 20 hours a week on delivery.
5. Head of People. Not yet: your managers can carry this until 30 people.
412 to 24 months
Then four more.
The plan runs as far ahead as you can see, and we keep it honest as things change.
Leadership
Client services
Paid media
Creative
Operations
People
15 today19 at 12 months23 at 24 months

A sample plan. The detail is illustrative.

What you get

Your team as it is, and the seats you’ll need next.

The plan: Which hire comes first, which can wait, which you shouldn’t make yet, and what has to be true to trigger each one.
The map: Your team in our hiring software. It’s there whenever you want to open it.
The read on your team: Who’s hitting their scorecard, who’s stretched, and who’s ready for more. And from a short survey, how your team uses AI today.
The walk-through: A session where Adam takes you through all of it.

It’s yours to keep, and yours to act on with us, with someone else, or on your own.

How it runs

We sit down with you
A few sessions with you, the founder or CEO.
We map the team
The team you have today, drawn seat by seat.
Your team tells us how they use AI
Everyone fills in a short survey.

The price

Priced by the size of your team. Credited against your hires.

Up to 10 people: £2,000
11 to 25: £3,500
26 to 50: £5,000
More than 50: Priced on request

If you then hire through Puck, £1,000 comes off each hire you make in the 18 months after, up to the price of your plan.

Who it’s for

For the founder who isn’t ready to brief a role yet.

You know you need to hire, and you’re not sure who comes first.
You’re about to grow, and you want the order right before you spend.
You have a role in mind, and a feeling it might be the wrong one.

Already know the role? Go straight to a search.

It starts with twenty minutes with Adam.

Tell Adam where the business is going. If a straight search makes more sense than a plan, he’ll say so.

Adam CallowCo-founder · Puck