Reverse Recruitment Authority

Your next role isn't found.
It's built.

For Director-to-C-suite leaders who refuse to leave their next move to job boards, recruiters, and luck. International recruiting insight plus 32× award-winning executive branding — engineered into a transparent system that puts you in front of decision-makers.

Arno Markus, CEO of iCareerSolutions
CEO & Founder
iCareerSolutions
BA, MSc, CPRW · NRWA Board
As featured in
97%
First-interview rate
1,000+
Leaders placed & promoted
32×
National branding awards
2021
Year Reverse Recruitment formalized
The Reverse Recruitment Method™

Three disciplines. One system that puts decision-makers in your inbox.

Most executive job searches fail because they're built backward — résumé first, then strategy. Arno built the inverse: target the rooms, build the brand that gets you in, and engineer the conversations that lead to offers.

01 — Reverse Recruiter

Targeted access, not job-board roulette

Precision targeting of the companies and decision-makers that fit your next chapter. Warm-path outreach, interview pipeline design, and senior strategist support — professionally run for you, with full transparency.

Reverse Recruitment →
02 — Résumé Expert

Documents that win the room

Executive résumés recognized by CDI's TORI, NRWA's ROAR, and PARW&CC. ATS-compatible and built for decision-maker clarity — not template polish. Crafted by a 32× award-winning team led by a CPRW with NRWA Board credentials.

Executive Résumés →
03 — LinkedIn Strategist

Profiles built for algorithmic retrieval

LinkedIn architecture, keyword strategy, proof-led features, and messaging. Profiles engineered for what recruiters actually search — and for what executive peers, boards, and inbound buyers respond to.

LinkedIn Strategy →
“Your next opportunity isn't found. It's built — through strategy, story, and execution.” Arno Markus · Reverse Recruitment Method™
Recent Outcomes

Senior moves, engineered.

All results
VP → SVP · SaaS

From: Stalled at VP for 3 years
To: SVP at a $1B SaaS, 6 weeks.

Reverse-targeted 14 PE-backed software firms with a clear thesis on go-to-market gaps. Re-architected résumé and LinkedIn to lead with revenue impact instead of function. First interview in week 2.

Total Comp Lift+38%
Time to Offer11 weeks
CFO → CFO · Public co.

From: Restructured out of a mid-cap CFO seat
To: Public-company CFO.

Built a board-facing brand package and a 9-name target list of audit-committee chairs. Two parallel processes, ten weeks. The offer included an equity refresh that more than replaced the prior package.

Offers in Hand2
Time to Offer10 weeks
“Arno doesn't write résumés. He builds an asset — and a campaign around it. I had three first interviews inside a month and an offer at a level I'd been chasing for two years.” — Verified iCareerSolutions client · SVP, Operations
Quietly exploring your next move?

Confidential. Senior. Done with you, not handed to a junior.

Engagements are limited and selective. A 30-minute call clarifies fit on both sides — no pitch deck, no script.

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