Charles Hillman is an Independent Research Specialist and the founder of Something to Think About™. 

With more than two decades of experience across talent research, business and market research, and intelligence-driven analysis, Charles has helped recruiters, sales and marketing teams, business owners, and professionals uncover insights that clarify markets, identify expertise, strengthen strategic decisions, and support credible storytelling. 

He specializes in uncovering talent often missed by LinkedIn and traditional sourcing channels — professionals who are underrepresented, minimally visible, or simply outside the usual recruiting pathways. His work brings structure and clarity to ambiguity by decoding market dynamics, mapping competitive landscapes, and expanding talent pipelines beyond the obvious. 

This same research discipline also informs CareerIntelligence, where Charles helps individuals better understand how their skills, interests, and experience align with evolving market opportunities, and ResearchIntelligence where he supports businesses, writers, and independent professionals with business research, market insight, and competitor intelligence. 

At the center of all three practices is SearchIntelligence— a structured, intelligence-driven research methodology that integrates talent insight, market signals, and competitive context to uncover information others often overlook. 

His approach combines the precision of a researcher, the curiosity of a market analyst, and the perspective of a strategist — helping organizations identify the right talent, helping individuals better understand their place in the market, and helping businesses and writers uncover the insight needed to move forward with confidence. 

In many ways, Charles Hillman is Something to Think About™ — a research mindset built on curiosity, disciplined analysis, and the belief that better intelligence leads to better decisions. 

To bring clarity, intelligence, and strategic thinking to decisions that shape organizations and careers.   

Something to Think About™ transforms data into insight, insight into strategy, and strategy into informed action. 

Research alone is not enough. Every engagement is designed to ensure clients understand the intelligence, apply it confidently, and move forward with purpose. 

This expertise is delivered through three complementary practice areas: 

SearchIntelligence™ & Market Intelligence for organizations navigating complex hiring challenges and seeking deeper visibility into talent markets. 

CareerIntelligence™ for individuals seeking clarity, direction, and a better understanding of how their skills and experience align with evolving market opportunities. 

ResearchIntelligence for businesses, writers, and independent professionals who need structured business research, market insight, and competitor intelligence to inform decisions and strengthen their work. 

Each engagement is grounded in the same intelligence-driven mindset — combining structured research, market awareness, and strategic thinking to turn information into meaningful insight. 

Something to Think About™ is the independent research practice of Charles Hillman, an Independent Research Specialist with more than two decades of experience uncovering insight in talent markets, business landscapes, and career decisions.

Through disciplined research, open-source intelligence, and structured analysis, Charles helps organizations identify hard-to-find talent, helps professionals understand how their skills align with evolving market opportunities, and helps businesses and writers uncover the intelligence needed to make informed decisions. 

This work is delivered through three complementary practices: 

SearchIntelligence™ — talent research, strategic sourcing, and market intelligence for organizations navigating complex hiring decisions. 

CareerIntelligence™ — structured insight and strategic guidance for individuals evaluating career direction and opportunity. 

ResearchIntelligence — business research, market analysis, and competitive intelligence for organizations and writers seeking credible insight. 

At the center of all three practices is the same principle: 

Better research produces better intelligence — and better intelligence leads to better decisions.