Management Recruiters of Salt Lake City was recently listed in Utah Business Magazine, as one of the best places to work in Utah. With so many companies watching out for their own bottom line, people are left to scramble to just keep their jobs let alone feel secure and happy in their employment.
Management Recruiters is one of the world’s largest search and recruitment organizations. They provide services for small-to-mid-size firms as well as Fortune 500 companies in a number of specialized industry segments.
Some of the reasons that people like working for their company is that Dirk Cortell, president of Management Recruiters of Salt Lake City actually watches out for his employees and says that he hasn’t had to lay anyone off for eighteen years.
What makes this company fun to work for?
“Although we have a professional dress code, the men don’t wear ties, he says. We also have a workout facility, a kitchen stocked with many free items, and various office outings and incentive trips. In-fact 12 couples from the company just returned from a seven day Southern Carribean cruise with stops in St Thomas, St Maarten, Antigua, St Lucias and Barbados.
Advice for hiring new employees
Based on his nearly twenty years as a recognized expert in the area of hiring, Cotterell offers practical advice for hiring and retaining the right people:
- Look for people who have a recent successful track record, who are smart and who have stable personal lives.
- If you don’t connect with the candidates, don’t hire them.
- Determine upfront whether your opportunity aligns with the candidates’ ambitions.
- Once you’ve made the hire, strive to bond with your people.
- Provide a stable, ethical and professional environment, as well as the resources your people need for success.
- Assuming you hired right, don’t give up prematurely on people.
In a recent press release, the keys to Cotterell’s success were shared with everyone.
The effectiveness of Cotterell’s approach to hiring and retention was underscored recently by the selection of Management Recruiters of Salt Lake City as one of seventeen companies recognized by Utah Business Magazine as the best companies to work for in the state. In addition, the Mountain West Capital Network cited the company in the Fastest Growing Category of the Utah 100, a program that highlights the achievements of both emerging and mature businesses in Utah.
Management Recruiters of Salt Lake City was the only company in the state of Utah that achieved both awards in 2008. The company is also ranked number three in 2008 among the more than 1,000 offices within MRINetwork.
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