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    How your placement agent works, in plain English. Search or scroll.

    QUICK START

    5 things to do first

    1. Upload your board CV in Profile so the agent knows you.
    2. Set your sectors, regions and pay preference, then save.
    3. Open the Dashboard and work the top card.
    4. Read the warm path before you apply cold to anything.
    5. Publish your public profile and share the link.

    Still need help?

    Email our team and a real person will get back to you, usually within a few hours.

    team@getseatsignal.com

    Your director profile

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    The single input the agent works from: your board CV, sectors, geographies and what you will and won't take.

    How to use

    1. Open Profile.
    2. Upload your board CV so the fields fill themselves.
    3. Set sectors, regions and whether you're open to unpaid seats.
    4. Save. The agent re-runs against the new profile.

    When to use it

    Once at setup, then whenever a new board or skill lands.

    Today's shortlist

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    Live and pre-public seats matched to your profile and ranked by fit, refreshed continuously by the agent.

    How to use

    1. Open the Dashboard.
    2. Work the top card first: it is the seat the agent rates highest today.
    3. Save the ones you want, dismiss the ones you don't.

    When to use it

    Daily. It takes about two minutes.

    Warmest way in

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    For each matched board, your shortest human route in: shared boards, mutual connections and common history, ranked by strength.

    How to use

    1. Open a seat from your shortlist.
    2. Read the mapped path and who the bridge is.
    3. Use the drafted intro note, or edit it first.

    When to use it

    Before you apply cold to anything.

    One-click application packet

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    A director-grade packet drafted for that specific board: tailored CV, cover letter, fit memo and independence note.

    How to use

    1. Open a seat and go to the packet step.
    2. Generate, then edit anything you want in your own words.
    3. Download or copy it straight into your email.

    When to use it

    Every application.

    Interview prep

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    Rehearsal against the questions that board's chair is most likely to ask, based on the role, the committee and the gaps found.

    How to use

    1. Open the seat you're interviewing for.
    2. Run interview prep.
    3. Practise the answers you're weakest on.

    When to use it

    The day before any board interview.

    Apply anywhere

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    Bring a seat you found yourself: paste the ad and the agent treats it exactly like one of its own matches.

    How to use

    1. Open Apply Anywhere.
    2. Paste the role text.
    3. Get the fit read and the packet.

    When to use it

    Any time a seat reaches you outside SeatSignal.

    Public profile

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    A shareable director profile page with an embed snippet, so chairs and nomination committees can read you in one link.

    How to use

    1. Profile, then Public Profile settings.
    2. Pick a slug and toggle it public.
    3. Share the link, or embed it on your site.

    When to use it

    Once at setup, then share everywhere.