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The Mads Hatter
Talent advisory and candidate strategy built from real hiring decisions.
Mads Hatter helps companies build stronger hiring systems and helps candidates position themselves with more clarity, leverage, and credibility.
0→1 recruiting systems
Executive and founder advisory
Candidate strategy and negotiation
Practice
Advisory
Partnership on hiring strategy, recruiting operations, and organizational buildout.
Candidate Services
Direct support across resume review, interview preparation, and offer negotiation.
Operating Context
Experience across high-growth technology, leadership hiring, and 0→1 recruiting buildouts.
Practice Areas
Focused support across both sides of hiring
The firm is structured around a small number of focused engagements rather than broad generalist services.
Candidate Strategy
Resume positioning, recruiter-style review, and practical edits tied to interview outcomes.
Interview Prep
Preparation built around signal, hiring debrief patterns, and delivery under pressure.
Offer Negotiation
Compensation framing, leverage strategy, and negotiation support without losing trust.
Talent Advisory
Hiring strategy, recruiting systems, and org design for teams building from zero.
Experience across high-growth teams including
Sui • Polygon • Robinhood • DoorDash • Yelp • Instawork • GoPuff • Habitat Company • Swoon
Engagement Paths
Start with the context that fits you
Candidates
Positioning, preparation, and negotiation
Structured support for professionals who want sharper materials, stronger interview performance, and better offer outcomes.
Companies
Hiring systems, search strategy, and org design
Advisory for founders and leadership teams building recruiting infrastructure and making higher-quality hiring decisions.
About Us
Built for hiring decisions that need more signal and less noise
Mads Hatter operates at the intersection of talent advisory and candidate strategy. The work is shaped by real hiring environments where speed, judgment, and signal matter.
The service is designed for two groups: companies building stronger hiring systems and professionals who want sharper positioning, better preparation, and stronger negotiation outcomes.
Rather than broad coaching or generic consulting, the approach stays focused on practical decisions: role calibration, interview readiness, recruiting structure, and how hiring judgment works in the market.
Every engagement is built to improve clarity, tighten execution, and increase confidence on both sides of the hiring process.