The executive search industry is evolving—and firms that don't adopt the right A.I. tools risk falling behind. Without the right A.I. capabilities in place, teams face growing inefficiencies: cluttered databases, longer search cycles, more manual work, and fewer retained projects won.

That’s why we’ve built A.I. directly into Clockwork’s executive search platform—to help you compete, grow, and deliver top-tier executive talent to your clients faster. Our suite of A.I. tools and features are designed to enhance the unique workflows of retained executive recruiters, and let you do what you do best.

Here’s a look at how each A.I.-powered feature helps your firm streamline operations, reduce time to placement, and strengthen candidate and client outcomes.

Assess, Rate & Benchmark Talent with A.I.

Evaluate longlist candidates with deeper context and clarity as it relates to your specific search project. Clockwork’s A.I. assessment features give your team the ability to rate and score candidates, generate assessments, and benchmark - based on the role, and search data itself including: 

• Instantly generate candidate fit ratings with search-specific context to prioritize outreach
• Highlight any overlooked profile insights and reduce bias in screening
• Recommend next steps in the evaluation process
• Enable your team to go from longlist to shortlist faster

A.I.-Generated Position Briefs & Role Descriptions

Create job descriptions and position profiles with speed by leveraging your executive search data. Our generative A.I. tools for executive recruiters create tailored job descriptions, position requirements, and role summaries based upon company, industry, and position-level data—refined with your firm and team's input, enabling your firm to:

• Generate position details using firm intelligence and search data
• Create job descriptions, research criteria and requirements all at once
• Edit A.I.-generated drafts to align with client communications and reporting
• Enable alignment for research efforts earlier and deliver talent sooner

A.I.-Powered Research Criteria For Every Search

Generate unique research criteria, for every search. Automatically generate unique benchmark criteria to rate and score candidates for every search with A.I. that utilizes position details, project, company and specialization data for deeper search context.

• Generate search-specific benchmark criteria unique to the company, industry and position requirements
• Identify key skills and leadership traits required for success in a candidate
• Auto-distribute weight percentages or edit for higher-value competencies 

Leadership Trait Matching & Skill Prioritization

Instantly identify the leadership traits that matter most—before you start researching and sourcing talent. Based on your search project data and firm insights, Clockwork’s A.I. identifies the critical skills, experience, and leadership characteristics required for the role.

• Generate a blueprint for your ideal candidate profile

• Align internal teams and clients on foundational criteria

• Establish a research framework for targeted talent mapping

• Build stronger, more defensible candidate pipelines

A.I. Built for Specialized Executive Search.

Clockwork's A.I. tools and features were designed and specifically built to enhance and support the executive search process. To learn more get a demo here, and see how to strategically implement A.I. into your executive search process.