In an industry known for turnover, Jan's professional search career has spanned 25 years (she'll tell you she started right out of high school).  She has been successful in finding superior candidates who match the required skills of the position and are an excellent cultural fit for the company .  Jan's education, a B.A. from Emory University and an MBA from University of Cincinnati, prepared her to understand a variety of business functions.  With a natural intuition for knowing what a company needs, she is able to connect the right talent to each role.

Jan has placed candidates in a variety of mid- to senior-level positions in finance, purchasing, pricing, acquisitions, technology, sales and marketing and engineering.  While she can recruit successfully in any industry, a niche for Jan has become non-profits.  She has helped numerous organizations place new leadership at the executive level.  She understands the unique aspects of working with a non-profit board and is able to develop and guide their efforts in the recruiting  process.  Jan provides education and training along the way to both the boards and candidates on the nuances of team-based interviewing and selection.  She is skilled at counseling candidates who wish to make a career change from the for-profit to non-profit environment.

When asked about the importance of developing a solid job profile, Jan said, "Sometimes you get a textbook job description and sometimes you get a REAL real job description - it's important to know the difference.  You need to get beyond the textbook job description.  Tell me what the employee will do, who they will be working with and what their short-term and long-term goals should be.  That's the formula for a successful hire."