John Kaufman

About Me

What sets me apart from other recruiters?
I am not your typical recruiter that simply takes job orders, and throws resume’s back at you hoping something will stick.  I have run my own successful IT companies since the 90’s (My hosting & consulting company recorded 100% compounded annual sales growth for 10 years prior to being sold to private investors) and I have recruited, hired, managed, and fired IT executives, salesmen, customer service specialists, and technical personnel like developers, and networking specialist.  This gives me a unique insight when recruiting.  I personally interview, fact check, and reference check every candidate that I choose to represent and ask myself whether I would hire this person if I were in your shoes and what kind of impact he would have on your company’s success.  If I wouldn’t hire the candidate myself, I don’t present him to you.  

Why should you use me for search assignments?
If you are ever in need of a search professional, not just a recruiter, I can assure you that I am the person you need to call.  I have been searching for the best and brightest candidates since the 90’s when my IT consulting company began doing Y2K consulting and staffing.  The situation would often come up where a company was using older systems with mixed technologies, many written in “dead languages”, or programming languages which were not actively being taught, and where qualified developers were in short supply.  I was able to successfully provide contract and permanent staffing for all of my clients needs.  I even provided private label sub-contract staffing services for many of my competitors because they just couldn’t find the quality of people that I had.

Why do I succeed where other fail?
Why was I able to provide such a high success rate while my competitors were forced to come to me?  I have a proven methodology for finding top talent which pre-dates using the major job boards, social networks, and all of the places that average recruiters search for talent.  I have an extensive personal network of highly qualified IT executives, and technical resources which I have built over my career in consulting, staffing and recruiting.  In my recruiting practice today, I do use the major job boards, social networks, and all of the tools that other recruiters use; I just use these tools differently.  I don’t believe that there are never good candidates on the major job boards; I just believe that it’s my responsibility to find the best candidate for each search assignment.  The top talent (Those people that can have the largest positive impact on your business) are rarely found on a job board like CareerBuilder or Monster, they are being well taken care of by their current employers, and are not on the active market.    I can help you reach and recruit those STAR quality people that can make all the difference in your company’s future.

A recognized Expert:
I am a nationally recognized recruiting expert, quoted by Smart Money, Harvard Kennedy School, Cincinnati Enquirer, and more.  I am also the author of “The Recruiter’s Secret: Market Yourself to Employers like a Pro” available on Amazon.com.

The Recruiter’s Secret – Market yourself to Employers Like a Pro

Hardcover:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Recruiters-Secret-Yourself-Employers/dp/1456378538
Kindle:          http://www.amazon.com/The-Recruiters-Secret-Employers-ebook/dp/B0089ETSU2/

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