St. Thomas Opus Magnum: How Recruiters Work for You

Steve Yakesh

August 13, 2013

Have you ever worked with a recruiter? If you’re on the hunt for a new career opportunity, whether you are actively or passively looking, it never hurts to have a relationship with an established recruiter. Besides the natural incentive for the recruiter to help you discover the right opportunity (financially), if you find the right recruiter, they will genuinely be just as enthusiastic about your career search as you are!

Recently, I overheard a conversation between two of our recruiters. One of them said, “Do you know what I get excited about? When I get to give an individual the opportunity to catapult their career to the next level!”

Here are a few other benefits of working with a recruiter:

Recruiters have access to the hidden job market
Recruiters provide valuable insight to the company
Recruiters will guide you through the interview process
Recruiters have insider market intel

Check out details of the above bullet points in this St. Thomas Opus Magnum article!

Steve Yakesh / About Author

As President, Direct Hire & Executive Search, Steve leads Versique’s award-winning permanent placement division with more than 20 years of experience. Additionally, he guides strategy for Versique’s twelve practice areas, including IT, HR, Finance & Accounting, Engineering & Operations, Sales, CPG, Digital Marketing, Executive Retained Search, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Family Owned and Demand Generation.

His diverse background and wide breadth of expertise add considerable value to Versique’s executive retained search team. Prior to Versique, Steve held numerous sales and marketing leadership roles and gained extensive experience inside both a global 50 and fortune 500 company.

Steve’s Approach
With a background in sales and marketing, Steve brings a unique skill set to the team and understands there’s no room for error in the selection of critical roles like CEO. He has a natural aptitude for leadership, which was developed through roles at a variety of companies prior to joining Versique over fifteen years ago. Steve has spoken nationally to audiences ranging from business owners and leaders to agency recruiters on the topic of generating qualified candidates and leads, which has led to significant financial results for those in attendance as well as for the organizations he has recruited for.

Steve is a recruiting practitioner who intimately understands the industry and the issues facing each position he fills. Additionally, he has the expertise to identify which candidates are capable of effectively operating within each role and, equally as important, within the culture of each organization. Steve’s approach accounts for each candidates competencies, personality traits, motivating factors and the past experiences that make them a good fit for the role.