Employer Intelligence Worksheet

How It Works

Work the five research layers in order. Fill in what you find, skip what is not available. The worksheet generates a one-page intelligence brief you can review right before the interview. It takes 45 minutes. It is worth 45 minutes.

Your Five Research Layers

Each layer is 5 to 10 minutes. Write tight notes, not paragraphs.

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Organizational Health

Company name + entity type

Full legal name helps find filings and press releases.

Organization type

Most recent financial or operating signal

One sentence from earnings call, annual report, press release, or trade publication.

Leadership & Reporting Structure

Hiring manager, title, LinkedIn tenure

Skip-level and recent movement on the team

Who does the hiring manager report to? Any departures or new hires in the last 6 months?

Regulatory or Market Pressure

Relevant external pressure touching this role

CMS rules, payer policy changes, staffing ratio legislation, workforce trends for your specialty.

Cultural Signals

Three patterns from Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn

Not individual reviews. Patterns. What shows up more than once?

The Team's Current-Quarter Problem

Your best hypothesis for what this role is meant to solve

Your job is to name the thing, not prove it. The interviewer will tell you if you are close.

Your Three Intelligence Items

Item 1 (the strategic one)

Item 2 (the tactical hook)

Item 3 (the cultural tell)

The Employer Intelligence Worksheet

How It Works

Your Five Research Layers

Your Pre-Interview Intelligence Brief

The Employer Intelligence Worksheet

How It Works

Your Five Research Layers

Your Pre-Interview Intelligence Brief

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