Meet Anthony Cayman.
Founder & Chief Talent Solutions Architect, HireDirectNow.
We're with you until day one.
Anthony has been recruiting since 1999. Before founding HireDirectNow in 2025, he led permanent placement practice inside a major national staffing firm.
The lesson he kept was simple. Retained-level focus works, but retainers don't serve most hiring leaders. So HireDirectNow runs every search the way a retained firm would, quietly, targeted and behind the scenes, on fully contingent terms.
One owner. One standard.
Every search has one owner. A Talent Solutions Architect runs it from intake to fill. Intake defines the outcome of the role, not just the requirements. Outreach is targeted, not blasted. AI handles the scale and a human screen handles the fit. Sourcing stays open until the new hire starts.
The standard: the right person, in the seat, without an upfront fee.
Advisory and speaking
Anthony still runs searches himself. He also advises HR and talent leaders who want to tighten their own process with an audit, the tools and a framework their team can run. The aim is fewer external searches over time, not more. He has presented on recruiting in the AI era, including at CAHR26.
Where we're headed
An AI-plus-human recruiting model: submit a role online, get a shortlist of vetted candidates within days, and have a human Talent Solutions Architect run the process through offer acceptance and the new hire's first day.