Beyond Resumes.
We have operated. That changes what we see.
We understand the business behind the mandate and the person behind the résumé — and that is why we find long-term fits, not résumés.
Operators first. Search, second.
We have operated globally.
Built businesses. Worked inside corporates. Made decisions under ambiguity — and lived with the outcomes.
We have worked alongside investors.
Seen leadership through the lens of value creation, change and consequence — where a hire either compounds returns or quietly dilutes them.
That changes what we notice.
Ownership behind titles. Judgment behind outcomes. Trajectory behind tenure. The variables a résumé cannot capture.
Global private equity funds managing over $100 billion in AUM trust our judgment.
We search across investment teams and portfolio leadership.
We think with you — before we search for you.
Three moves, in sequence. The work happens before the shortlist, not after.
You give us the problem
Not always a clean brief.
Sometimes a difficult mandate, an unusual context, or a role the market does not yet neatly define.
We think it through
We understand the business behind the search.
We challenge the brief where it needs it, map the market, and form a real view on fit — updating it as the mandate evolves.
We bring back conviction
A considered few.
Why each one fits. Where the evidence is strong — and what still needs testing.
Fewer profiles to process. Stronger reasons to meet.
What a résumé can’t show.
Being operators, we read a candidate the way a peer would — for what they owned, not simply what they were called.
What a résumé can't show
Not a set of keywords.
We seek to understand the choices they made, the problems they repeatedly solved, the responsibilities they earned, what gives them energy — and what they may be ready for next.
“People reveal more when they feel understood.”
Senior leaders rarely open up to a checklist. They open up when the person across the table understands the decisions, tensions and trade-offs behind their work.
That is often where the most important evidence begins.
Technology expands the field of view. Human judgment decides the fit.
Five moves. All visible at once — so the arc stays in view from first question to final judgment.
Understand
What must become true in the business?
Before the first name is discussed, we get to the underlying question the hire must answer.
Search
Where is the most directly relevant talent?
We start where the evidence is strongest — proven operators inside adjacent problems.
Expand
Where does capability genuinely transfer?
We move outward only where the skill, temperament and stage-fit still hold — not for the sake of a longer list.
Assess
Does the hypothesis survive contact?
Every profile is a hypothesis. Conversations are the test — not a formality after the shortlist.
Judge
Would we bet on this person, in this role, now?
We present a considered few with a real view — not résumé volume dressed up as a shortlist.
Led by an operator who has built and run businesses.
CEO & Founder, Beyond Resumes
Sahil Mittal
MBA — ISB. Computer Engineer — NSIT. A global operator across India, Europe, the Middle East and the US.
18 years of professional experience. Former:
- India Head for a SEA-based executive search firm
- Director at Cisco
- Founder of a SaaS company
- Value Creation Director at a European growth fund
Natural rapport with candidates. They open up to a peer in ways they won’t to a recruiter.
We work where the wrong hire is expensive — and judgment matters.
If you’re carrying a difficult mandate where the right person can change the trajectory, we should talk.
Share the mandate as it stands today. We’ll begin with what the résumé can’t tell you.