NLOS

The operating system for recruiting firms.

NLOS is an operating system built for recruiters. It finds candidates, writes first drafts and builds search packets, then waits for your OK. Your team spends more of the day talking to people.

See how it works See the workflows
RecruitingPrep the VP Operations search for a Midwest manufacturer.
Draft · waiting for you

VP Operations search packet

  • Role summary and must haves
  • Shortlist of 12 ranked candidates
  • First outreach note in your voice
NLOS Agent · Reading from
Intake notesOffice playbookhireEZYour ATS
Drafts wait for you

Exclusively for Starfish Partners, Sanford Rose Associates (SRA) and Dimensional Search (DS)

What it is

Your best recruiters' know-how, available to everyone

Every good office has its own way of running a search. Usually that knowledge sits in old emails and in a few people's heads. NLOS collects it and uses it to help every recruiter in your office.

  1. 1Today

    Every search starts from scratch

    What worked last time is buried in email threads, one person's memory and a spreadsheet nobody opens.

  2. 2With NLOS

    The groundwork is done for you

    NLOS writes the kickoff packet, the first outreach email and the next follow up, based on how your firm already works.

  3. 3You

    You make the decisions

    Who to recommend, who to hire and what to pitch stays with the recruiter. Every draft waits for you.

It's notAnother applicant tracking system
It's notA chatbot added onto your ATS
It isOne operating system where your firm's know-how, your data and AI work together

How it works

Ask for what you need and NLOS gets it ready

Type a request the way you would ask a coworker, like "get my VP of Operations search started." NLOS gathers what it needs from your files, your past searches and our network, does the work, and hands it back for you to check.

Nothing goes out until you approve it.

You're in controlEvery layer works for you. Drafts wait at the top until you say yes.
Six layers. One connected system.

The window where you work with NLOS

One simple screen where you type what you need, see the drafts and approve them. It works inside the tools you already open every day.

Six parts work together. Pick one to see what it does.

Connections

Works with the tools you already use

NLOS looks at your systems to understand your work. It never changes anything in them, and each person connects their own accounts.

Read only Looks, never changes

  • Your ATSYour firm's own searches and candidates.
  • Your emails and conversationsSenders, subjects and times around a search.
  • Your phone callsWho you called, when, and for how long, not recordings.
  • Your transcription notesNotes from calls and meetings that already live with you.
  • Your AI chat promptsPrompts and patterns you already use, kept private to you.
  • Your documents and filesPackets, briefs and working files for the search.
  • Your calendars and tasksWhat is on the day and what still needs a decision.
  • Your sourcingNew candidates for a search, delivered to you.
Included

Setup, connections to your systems, team training and ongoing support. We do it with you, not just hand you a login.

NLOSYour ATS, email, phone calls, notes, AI prompts, documents, calendar and sourcing in one place

What you get

More time with people, less time on paperwork

Recruiters and owners get faster, more accurate work without the busywork that slows a search down.

  • More time for relationships.The groundwork is ready so the day stays with candidates and clients.
  • Less time on admin.Kickoff packets, first emails and follow ups arrive already drafted.
  • Better prepared searches.Every search starts from your firm's method and history, not a blank page.
  • New hires get up to speed faster.New recruiters learn your office's way of working from day one.
  • Faster work.No more waiting on the one person who remembers how it was done.
  • More accuracy.Answers trace back to the call, the document or the record.
  • Higher quality.Better data and documents, with the same standard on every search.
  • Better results.A smoother running firm makes more placements and drops fewer balls.

Workflows

Help for the whole firm, not just the search

NLOS covers four areas of your business: Recruiting, Operations, Marketing and Education. Choose an area, then pick a task to watch NLOS do it.

Pick a task to watch NLOS do it

    Recruiting · Task 1 of 4

    You ask
    NLOS Agent · Sample data

    The draft comes back here for you to check.

    Reading from

    Nothing is sent until you approve.

    Safe and in your control

    Your data stays private and nothing goes out without your OK

    Try it here. NLOS has written a client update, and it won't send until you click Approve.

    Your data stays private

    Only you and your office can see your information. You get the benefit of the whole network without sharing your own data, and your clients and candidates are never used to train anyone else's AI.

    You can check every answer

    NLOS shows where each answer came from, whether that is a call, a document or a record in your ATS.

    You approve everything

    Nothing is sent, posted or changed in your systems until a person says yes.

    NLOS Agent · OperationsSample data

    Hi Marcus,

    A quick update on the VP Operations search. We have spoken with 9 candidates this week and 3 are moving to first interviews with your team.

    Two of them can meet next Tuesday or Wednesday. Could you share times that work for you?

    Thank you,
    Dana

    Reading from
    ATS activityCall logCalendar

    Membership

    Available only through our recruiting networks

    You can't buy NLOS on its own. It comes with membership in Starfish Partners, Sanford Rose Associates (SRA) or Dimensional Search (DS).

    Already in the network?Ask your coach or network contact how to get access.
    Considering it?Explore our networks below.

    Sanford Rose Associates

    A network of independent recruiting offices that share practices, ideas and expertise.

    Explore the SRA network

    Dimensional Search

    A network of independently owned recruiting offices for executive and professional search.

    Explore Dimensional Search

    Starfish Partners

    A growing group of recruiting firms, with investment and support to help each one grow.

    Explore Starfish Partners

    FAQ

    Common questions

    What is NLOS, exactly?

    NLOS (Next Level Operating System) is an operating system for recruiting firms. You ask for things in plain words, and it does the work using your firm's own searches and candidates.

    For example, it can tell you who is waiting on you, show where a search stands, or draft your next follow up.

    Is NLOS another applicant tracking system?

    No. NLOS works with the ATS you already have. It reads from it to understand your searches and never changes anything in it.

    Your team keeps working the way it does today, with the groundwork done for them.

    How is NLOS different from hireEZ?

    hireEZ helps you find candidates, and NLOS can read from it. NLOS does more than sourcing: it uses your firm's playbook and history to do the groundwork for the whole search, from intake notes to the first outreach.

    It also helps with operations, marketing and training, and every draft waits for your OK.

    What are NLOS-R, NLOS-O, NLOS-M and NLOS-E?

    They are the four areas NLOS helps with. NLOS-R is Recruiting, NLOS-O is Operations, NLOS-M is Marketing and NLOS-E is Education.

    They share the same know-how, so the whole firm gets help, not just the search.

    Does NLOS replace the recruiter?

    No. NLOS does the groundwork and the busywork. Recruiters still decide who to recommend, who to hire and what to pitch.

    The goal: more of the day spent talking to people.

    What happens to our website, LinkedIn and ATS?

    They stay as they are. NLOS looks at your systems to understand your work and never changes them.

    Nothing is sent, posted or changed until a person says yes.

    Are our calls and conversations recorded? Who owns them?

    NLOS does not record your calls. It sees who you called, when and for how long. Notes you already take stay where they are.

    Your office owns its data, and your clients and candidates are never used to train anyone else's AI.

    How does an office get access?

    NLOS is not sold on its own. It is included when your firm joins Starfish Partners, Sanford Rose Associates (SRA) or Dimensional Search (DS).

    Already in the network? Ask your coach or network contact how to get access. Considering it? Explore our networks above.

    See NLOS working on your own searches

    Ask your network contact for a walkthrough. We will show you NLOS with your searches and your way of working.

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