What Scouts Do
and How to Become
a Reverse Scout

Expert professionals ensuring specialized technical assessment in selection processes

Definition and operational role

The Scout is an external professional collaborating with our Head Hunters during search and selection processes, representing the key figure in Collaborative Recruiting®. This is a highly specialized profile with the technical skills we seek in candidates, whose contribution ensures objectivity and precision in evaluating specific competencies.

The Scout's role unfolds on several operational levels: conducting in-depth technical interviews, providing strategic advice on the most promising talent pools for specific skills, expanding sourcing channels through their professional network, and guiding Head Hunters in identifying the most relevant technical competencies for each assignment.

Collaboration methodology

The Scout works according to a structured methodology that combines technical evaluation and industry experience. After each technical interview, they prepare detailed reports documenting candidates’ specific skills, identified training gaps, and professional growth potential. This documentation gives clients an objective foundation for informed decisions and provides candidates with top-notch professional feedback.

Collaboration happens via scheduled video calls outside the Scout’s working hours to avoid interfering with their business activities. Prompt response times are critical to the process’s effectiveness, considering timing is a strategic variable for our clients.

Contribution to the selection process

Within each assignment, the Scout contributes to activities essential for the search’s success: collaborating on drafting technically accurate and appealing job descriptions for target candidates; suggesting specific talent pools to identify the most qualified profiles; participating in CV pre-screening by providing preliminary technical assessments; and conducting in-depth technical interviews that generate detailed reports on finalists’ hard skills.

This approach enables Head Hunters to support client companies with vertical technical expertise, ensuring accurate evaluations even in highly specialized fields.

Selection and onboarding process

The first step to joining the Scout network is completing an application via the dedicated platform. Once registered, our Head Hunters conduct an in-depth evaluation of the profile to assess technical skills, experience in selection processes, and ability to manage structured interviews.

Once included in the network, Scouts are involved in assignments where their expertise is strategic. Assignment takes place based on the match between required skills and the Scout’s specialization, with priority given to those ensuring prompt responses and operational availability.

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What qualities do I need to be a Scout?

Scouts are professionals with extensive experience in specific technical skills, not direct employees of Reverse. The ideal profile includes: several years of seniority in the relevant sector; direct experience in recruitment processes within their own organization; roles involving or having involved managing teams of collaborators; ability to conduct structured selection interviews; and skills in objectively assessing specific hard skills.

It is necessary to currently hold or have previously held positions as a team leader, senior manager, or other key roles within your company, with skills ranging from specialized technical expertise to broad managerial abilities.

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