Who this is for
Why recruiters run with AISS
- Built on a real desk, not in a lab. AISS runs the same plays a top biller runs, because it was built by one who still runs a desk. Not a generic automation wrapper.
- It works in your voice. Outreach and follow-up go out sounding like you, not like a bot blast. Your relationships stay yours.
- The machine takes the 30 hours, you keep the 3. Sourcing, sequencing, logging, and admin move to the engine so your week is built around conversations, not buried under them.
- Paced to what one desk can close. Not a firehose of leads. A workable handful every morning, sized to what you can actually work.
- Independent-first. Made for solo recruiters and boutique firms, the desks the enterprise tools were never built for.
What boutique firms should demand from AI
- Built for lean teams with no ops department behind them
- Runs the repeatable load across every desk, not one task in isolation
- Works in each recruiter's voice, so client and candidate relationships stay personal
- Priced for a small firm, not an enterprise TA budget
- Helps a small team produce like a larger one, without adding headcount
- Consistent across desks, so firm-wide quality does not depend on the founder
What to take away
- Boutiques were the market enterprise AI skipped.
- The win is producing like a bigger firm without the headcount.
- Relationships are the boutique's edge. The AI has to protect them, not blunt them.
Frequently asked questions
Why not just use enterprise recruiting AI at a boutique?
Enterprise tools assume an ops team, an enterprise budget, and enterprise workflows. Boutiques have none of those. They need AI that carries the whole load for a lean team at a price a small firm can bear.
Can AI help a small firm compete with big agencies?
Yes. By offloading the repeatable work across every desk, a small team can run the volume and consistency that used to require far more people.
Who built this
Lee Fossey has spent nearly thirty years in executive search and talent acquisition, running business development, building desks, and billing at the top of the market. AISS is the system he built to run his own desk: the BD, sourcing, sequencing, and follow-up handled by an engine in his own voice, so his hours go to the conversations that actually close. He would rather show you the desk working than sell you on it.
See AISS →Want the engine that runs it for you?
AISS is opening early access to a small group of independent recruiters and boutique firms. It runs the BD, sourcing, sequencing, and follow-up so you spend your hours where they count.
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