The practice
PeopleWork is a recruiting practice built on trust, not transactions. For thirty years, we’ve connected designers, engineers, and product leaders with companies building with intention — from seed startups to Fortune 500. What makes us different is a two-way match philosophy: candidates evaluate companies as rigorously as companies evaluate them. We call it an employer search. It’s how we make matches that last.
About
Josh Silverman has spent thirty years at the intersection of entrepreneurship, design education, and recruiting. He built the DesignOps practice at Twitter, chaired the Master of Interaction Design program at CCA, and founded Schwadesign, a holacratic design studio he led for twenty years. He’s placed designers and product leaders at Netflix, Cisco, OpenAI, Target, and more. PeopleWork is his latest venture.
For companies
A strong talent foundation makes everything else possible. We start by understanding your practice, your team’s existing capability, and where you’re headed — then co-author the job description, align on a fair evaluation rubric, and shepherd candidates through hiring and onboarding. We find people who’ll grow with you.
For candidates
We start with your purpose — what brings you energy, under what conditions you thrive. From there we help you prepare your portfolio (and prepare you to pitch it), conduct your employer search, and help you navigate every stage of the process. We don’t stop at the offer letter. We coach you through your first 90 days, with a 95% retention rate to show for it.