I, Kathy Brodie, own, manage and operate Katherine R. Brodie Recruiting Services. Since graduating from Westhampton College at the University of Richmond in 1979, I have worked in the “people placement business.” In 1994, after years of managing both permanent and temporary staffing agencies from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta, Georgia, I opened my own recruiting company. After twenty-four years of placing people with a wide array of skill levels in many types of positions, I have gained significant insight into companies, candidates, trends, and technologies. The intuition and instincts I have developed are critical in securing appropriate candidates for my customers.
Early in 1995, I began specializing in telecommunications and technology recruiting. Today the vast majority of individuals in my files have some kind of technology sector experience.
My candidates come from CLEC’s, ILEC’s, carriers, software companies (ERP, EAI, supply chain, CRM, network management, OSS, messaging, etc.), internet companies, and equipment manufacturers. They come from a variety of disciplines: sales, marketing, business development, finance, operations, engineering, corporate security, public relations, human resources, program management, legal, and regulatory. They are Managers, Directors, Vice Presidents and Officers. When you call me with a specific search, I will know right away whom to call for your vacant position, or I’ll know where to look for referrals. If I believe that your search is outside of my scope of capabilities, I will inform you right away.
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Although I have in my database candidates from all across the United States, the majority of my candidates are located in the eastern half of the country. I have large concentrations of candidates in cities such as Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, and Dallas, with candidates in smaller markets as well.
The majority of my candidates come from personal referrals.
With eleven years in telecom
and technology recruiting,
I have established an expansive
network of business contacts.
Every week I receive unsolicited
referrals from individuals within my network
of contacts. Former and current
candidates and customers
willingly share with me names
of prospective candidates for specific searches. I
rarely advertise for candidates
on any of the popular large-scale
recruiting sites or in newspapers.
With personal referrals, I am
certain to get top quality
candidates who have been
endorsed by people I know
and trust. As a result, you, my customer, gain access
to candidates who will perform
well as employees and who
will make a positive contribution
to your company’s success.
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Many of my candidates have backgrounds in both domestic and international corporate environments. Some have lived abroad, some live abroad currently, some are eager to accept international assignments. Many of my candidates are bilingual, some are multilingual, and some are multicultural. I have had very good success finding candidates with an international background for my global clients.
The first step in successfully filling your open position is
for me to gain a clear understanding
of your company, your culture,
your products, your competitive differentiators, and your goals.
Then, you communicate to
me the duties of the position,
the background that is required to
carry out those duties, and
the parameters of the compensation package.
Once we agree upon the custom
service level that best fits your needs, I begin your search, submitting
resumes either by e-mail
or fax. I set up phone and
in-person interviews and check “soft” references
on finalists. When you ultimately
decide upon a particular candidate, I make recommendations
and provide information that
will enable you to extend
an offer that will effectively secure that candidate.
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As a small business owner, I make decisions quickly about matters concerning your account. Any special requests require only my consideration for approval. If your search is confidential, I am the only person handling your request, eliminating the possibility of information leaks. If a mistake is made, it is quickly identified and easily remedied. As my customer, you can count on me to subscribe to the highest level of traditional business ethics in all of our business dealings.
The candidates and customers who know me best have observed that I balance my business requirements with an active family life. My husband is a 20+ year IBMer, and we have 2 busy teenagers. Our son plays travel ice hockey, and our daughter enjoys playing soccer at her middle school. We live on a 20 acre farm where we raise, train and sell horses, of which we currently have 9. Add to that 6 cats and 2 dogs, and clearly there is never a dull moment in the Brodie household!
My recruiting business has been such a blessing in our lives. It has allowed me the flexibility to devote valuable time to my family, while at the same time providing for me a very good living and a wonderfully challenging profession. I enjoy this work as much today - after almost 10 years in operation - as I did the first day that I established the business back in 1994. Finding jobs for people and people for jobs is my life's work, which I plan to continue for many years to come.
To all of the very kind people - both customers and candidates - who have put their trust in me by supporting my business over the past 10 years...THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS.
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