For executives
DecisionIQ™
Workforce intelligence
Cost hiring against reskilling, outsourcing, automation and redesign before you commit.
Explore DecisionIQNorthwest Talent Solutions
Smarter workforce decisions. Exceptional talent. Stronger careers.
Workforce intelligence, retained search and RPO, hands-on transformation, career advancement technology and executive education, from one firm led by a talent executive who has made these calls at enterprise scale.
Led by Nikita R. Steals, CTAS, PMP, SPHR, former talent acquisition executive at Capital One, Amazon Web Services and Conduent.
What NWTS provides
Five ways to work with us.
Three for organizations, two for individual professionals. Each has its own page, price and next step.
For hiring teams
Retained Search & RPO
Talent acquisition
Retained search at every level, in any industry, plus volume hiring: single searches, partnership recruitment and RPO, delivered through TriSearch.
Explore Search & RPOFor organizations
Enterprise Solutions
Hands-on advisory
Workforce transformation, organization design and HR modernization, delivered with you under a written agreement.
Explore Enterprise SolutionsFor professionals
CareerIQ™
Career advancement technology
Career Mobility Intelligence™, résumé and LinkedIn studios, interview practice, cited pay insights and a private adviser.
Explore CareerIQFor leaders
Executive Academy™
Professional development
Self-paced courses in workforce economics, AI, planning and leadership, with written feedback and a certificate.
Explore the AcademyStart where you are
Two paths, one standard of judgment.
For organizations
Decide, hire and transform with evidence.
- Cost a workforce decisionDecisionIQ: hire, reskill, outsource or automate, compared before you commit
- Fill a critical role or a hiring programRetained Search & RPO: every level, any industry, volume hiring
- Transform how the workforce runsEnterprise Solutions: organization design, HR modernization, workforce planning
For individuals
Advance your career with the hiring side’s view.
- Land your next roleCareerIQ: career mobility intelligence, résumé, LinkedIn, interview practice and pay research
- Build executive skillExecutive Academy: self-paced courses with a free first lesson
- Try a free career toolRésumé bullet checker, no account needed
Featured tool · NWTS DecisionIQ™
What will your next hire really cost?
Most hiring decisions are approved before anyone compares them with reskilling, outsourcing, automation or redesign. DecisionIQ puts every option side by side, with total cost, break-even month and cash at risk.
- Diagnose headcount, cost and capability gaps
- Model six options on one baseline
- Decide with a board-ready brief
Free Preview: no card, no integration. Or explore the demo workspace.
Retained Search & RPO
The right people, at every level.
One critical hire or a whole hiring program, in any industry. NWTS stays your strategic talent partner; search and RPO are delivered through, and contracted with, our partner TriSearch.
Why it matters
Headcount is one of the largest costs most companies approve without a model.
Finance models every capital purchase to the dollar. Hiring plans usually get a spreadsheet built once a year, and AI is now changing which work needs people at all. The cost of guessing shows up later, in payroll, in open roles and in projects that slip.
19%
of CHROs say AI’s expected effects are built into enterprise-wide workforce and financial planning.
The Conference Board, CHRO Confidence Index Q3 2026, via HR Dive4%
feel very prepared to lead their organization through AI-driven change over the next two years.
The Conference Board, Q3 2026, via HR Dive~40%
of the skills used on the job today are expected to change by 2030.
World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025$1.43
is what each $1.00 of salary costs once benefits are added: benefits are 30% of private-sector compensation.
BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026Our methodology
Transparent by design.
The same principles run through our software, our searches and our advice.
Every number shows its working
DecisionIQ results come from fixed, published formulas applied to your inputs. No AI estimates any financial figure.
The formulasNo decisions about people
DecisionIQ works on teams, functions and plans. It never scores, ranks or recommends action on an individual.
What it never doesYour data stays yours
Each company’s data is isolated by database rules and never sent to an AI service or used to train models.
SecurityScope and price in writing
Software prices are public. Searches, RPO and consulting start with a written proposal: scope, timeline and fees before anything starts.
PricingThe judgment behind NWTS
Led by an executive who has made these calls at enterprise scale.
Nikita R. Steals, CTAS, PMP, SPHR
Managing Partner, Northwest Talent Solutions
More than 15 years leading talent acquisition and workforce transformation, including as Vice President, Tech Talent Acquisition at Capital One, and in talent leadership at Amazon Web Services, Conduent and PwC, across the public sector and private industry.
Career, recognition and press“We instructed Nikita and her firm to assist with filling two key roles in our US office. Since we were unfamiliar with the US market, we required a company that was knowledgeable and had access to a strong talent pool. Within four weeks, both positions were filled. Communication is one area that Nikita and her firm excel at. A pleasure to work with — we will be instructing the firm further in the future.”
“Nikita and I worked together during the build out of a new entity in EMEA for AWS. She was brought in to manage a highly ambiguous and unstructured global recruitment business. Nikita brought much managerial stability, direction and data use to the business reporting, and was able to use this data to demonstrate why decisions needed to be made. It was a pleasure working with Nikita, I highly recommend her ability to manage large complex businesses and deliver results.”
What does Northwest Talent Solutions do?
NWTS helps organizations make better workforce decisions and hire the right people, and helps professionals advance their careers. That work comes in five forms: NWTS DecisionIQ™ workforce decision software, retained search and RPO delivered through TriSearch, Enterprise Solutions consulting, CareerIQ™ career technology for individuals, and the Executive Academy™.
Is NWTS for organizations or for individuals?
Both. Organizations use DecisionIQ, retained search and RPO, and Enterprise Solutions. Individual professionals use CareerIQ and the Executive Academy. Each has its own page, price and sign-up, so you only see what applies to you.
What is NWTS DecisionIQ?
NWTS DecisionIQ™ is a subscription tool that shows executives what a workforce decision will cost before they make it. You enter your own numbers, and it compares hiring, reskilling, outsourcing, automating, redesigning and holding steady side by side: total cost, break-even month and peak cash exposure, with every calculation shown. A free Preview needs no card.
Which roles do retained search and RPO cover?
Every level, in any industry: one critical role through Targeted Single Search, several roles at once through Customized Partnership Recruitment, and volume hiring through recruitment process outsourcing. NWTS and TriSearch are independent companies; search and RPO are delivered through and contracted directly with TriSearch. Retained Search & RPO.
What do CareerIQ and the Academy cost?
CareerIQ is $39 a month and you can cancel anytime. Executive Academy courses are $249 per course, and every course has a free first lesson.
Does DecisionIQ use AI to make up numbers?
No. Every financial result comes from published formulas applied to your inputs. You can see and edit every assumption, and each result shows how it was calculated.
Whatever you are deciding, hiring for or working toward, start here.
Organizations can talk to NWTS or try DecisionIQ free. Professionals can start CareerIQ or a free Academy lesson today.