Careers At SBR

Practice areas for which we are currently interviewing recruiters:
  • Supply & Demand; The Bureau of Labor statistics predicts 10% annual growth in the search profession through 2025 due to changing demographics
  • Balanced Lifestyle: Limited travel and state-of-the-art technology allow for work/life balance

"Within the next five to ten years, labor shortages will become acute. Blame an aging population, education weaknesses and a lack of visas for workers from abroad. Tightest markets ... engineers, database administrators, systems analysts, skilled manufacturing works ..." The Kiplinger Letter ~ 2011

  • Ranking: In the top 6% of search firms by the National Association of Personnel Services
  • Accolades: Best in Business Award honoree by the American Business Journals / Nashville Business Journal, Top 25 search firm by Modern Healthcare Magazine,
    National Banking Network #1 practice in 2010 and 2011
  • Heritage: 150 years of training and development
  • Retention Rate: Twice the profession average
  • Continuous Improvement Philosophy: Weekly training lunches, two semi-annual training conferences, distance learning programs, national seminars and continuing education units
  • Collegial Environment: Professional work spaces of cubicles and offices creates a rich environment for knowledge sharing and relationships
  • Career Development Path: Merit based
  • Apprenticeship/Mentoring: To enhance core competencies and unique abilities
  • Multiple Financial Benefits: 401(K), profit sharing, stock
  • National Philanthropy: SBR professionals average 15 hours or give a total monthly in public service, per person

Academic

  • Audio/video workshops
  • Monthly companywide training lunches
  • Weekly practice area training
  • Semi-Annual National/International conferences
  • Leadership retreats
  • Distance learning
  • National seminars
  • Professional designations
  • Continuing education units

Apprenticeship

  • Immediate involvement in the service cycle, under the tutelage of an experienced recruiter.
  • Modular, sequential step-by-step training

Mentoring

  • Continuous improvement of core competencies and unique abilities

Tenure

  • 43% of employees have called the company home for over seven years
Years With SBR < 1 1-2 3-5 6+
Number of Recruiters 10 7 7 16
Percent of Total 25% 17.5% 17.5% 40%
  • Entrepreneurial culture encourages employees to test new markets, launch micro companies and grow into practice management roles
  • Practice leaders are working managers, serving a personal base of clients while simultaneously mentoring other recruiters
  • Career track opportunities as Manager, Partner-in-Charge, Director and Vice-President
  • Profit sharing
  • 401K
  • Employee stock ownership
  • Major medical, dental, prescription, vision, disability and life insurance
  • Health Savings, Flexible Medical Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Continuing education
  • Matching gifts
  • Employee purchase plan
  • Service awards
  • Incentive trips
  • On site health facility and programs

 
For more information or to submit your resume, please contact Erin Coleman at ecoleman@thinkingahead.com or Casey Pianta at cpianta@thinkingahead.com.