The Early Approach
The Early Approach. The weekly newsletter for Heads of, Directors, and C-suite professionals who would rather be approached than apply. Every Thursday, one essay on senior career positioning. Built on the four-move methodology used inside Get Approached (Position, Signal, Target, Relationships) and the Career Practice that keeps your positioning sharp before you need it. Each issue: one signal explained, one profile breakdown, one fix you can apply this week. When the next move comes, you will know exactly where to start. Stop Applying. Get Approached.
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12 The full method. Free.
For a while now I have shared versions of this framework in fragments. This week, the whole thing. In one place. Free.
If you are Head of, Director, or C-suite in Australia, NZ, UK, US, Canada, Singapore, or Japan, this is how you stop applying and start being approached.
The Approached Method is...
by Cheraine Escott —
Jul 16, 2026
approached community
career practice
decision-maker map
executive career strategy
executive positioning
getting approached
linkedin positioning
peer-to-peer outreach
senior career positioning
senior leadership
the approached method
05 The quiet stage of a senior career. Read this.
Every senior leader I work with has the same observation eventually.
"It's gone a bit quieter than I'm used to."
Some name it. Most don't. The ones who do almost always rationalise it as inevitable. The pool of roles at Head of, Director, GM or CIO level is just smaller than what they had at the ...
by Cheraine Escott —
May 28, 2026
career coaching
career positioning
executive career transition
hidden job market
linkedin strategy
senior career strategy
senior leadership
signal vs capability
six-second test
the window framework