He has been back in New Zealand since early May and said yesterday he was in the process of applying for the Chiefs position left vacant by a former Waikato teammate, Kevin Greene, who decided not to seek reappointment for next season.
A genial figure back in New Zealand, Searancke left Glasgow amid criticism of his abrasive management style and public slating of players for lack of basic skills and fitness.
Searancke said he was restricted by the sign-off arrangement he had with the SRU over what he could say but said he had taken the direction the national body had asked him to take with Glasgow only for the Scottish union to get cold feet over the swiftness and extent of the changes he was trying to implement.
"The season had virtually finished as we had only one more local game to go and we'd been knocked out of the Heineken Cup and Celtic League. I would like to have stayed on and implemented the changes, some of which have subsequently been carried out.
"We were pretty successful, winning two in a row in Wales to reach the quarterfinals of the Celtic League.
"I enjoyed the experience but it was certainly an eye-opener."