Finding people for you is what Craig Lindell & Associates, Inc. is all about. As president of the company, I should know. And, the fact is, I’m included in the top 1% of executive and management recruiters in the nation. There’s a very good reason for that. It’s because what I do is different, and the way I do it is different. No other recruiter uses my approach.


Lindell Approach

Forget the old ways...
The first rule of the game is that resumes are worthless. While it’s conceivable that you might someday find a message in a bottle, you’ll never find the exact employee you want in a resume. All you see in a resume are basic ingredients, not the whole menu. For much the same reason, I never run ads. And finally, I don’t form a pool from the unemployed. A person may be unemployed through no fault of their own, but there’s no way to measure their current ability and success. The point is, finding the right person for the right firm takes much more than flipping through resumes, placing ads, and maintaining a file on the jobless.

Think about it like this...
What I do is look for people who aren’t looking for you. Because when you stop to think about it, why should people like that be looking for you, or anybody else? That’s the point. They’re not. Instead, they are already happily employed elsewhere. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t open to moving. My job is to find those people—the ones you’d probably never get the chance to talk to otherwise. The ones you might not even know about. They’re the people with the right stuff.

Make sure you’re ready...
Of course, I've left out an important step. And that has to do with you—your readiness to hire, your willingness to spend time, and your commitment to the employee once that individual agrees to join you. After all, my goal is to make a custom fit, between you and your employee. But to play the game, I need you as my partner, willing and able to work closely with me.

"What I do is look for people who aren’t looking for you"

Here’s how we play...
I locate people who meet the requirements you give me. Then I start finding out what these people are really like and how they feel about where they are currently employed. If they meet the standards you and I have agreed upon, I begin talking to them about your firm, assessing their interest and willingness to make a move. If I think the individual is right for you, my next step is to get them to agree to talk with you. Once they do, I get back in touch with you.