Private equity recruiting firms Denver, CO? Don’t sweat it if you truly cannot hire any new employees now. However, you can, and should, still actively recruit and remain in contact with your candidates. Maintaining an open line of communication and being transparent about your current hiring operations will keep your company relevant and top of mind with candidates. Keeping them engaged, even if it’s as simple as checking in with them, increases the likelihood that they will want to come work for your company once you resume hiring.

Since February, senior executives have increasingly been asking how the pandemic, and now the presumed recession, will affect hiring in 2020. The answer is that it will vary. In any time of economic distress, not every industry slows down. While some companies lay off people, others hire them. As every prior downturn has shown, there is opportunity in chaos, and not just the unethical sort. Of course, hiring, productivity, and retention will likely be more challenging in this time of pandemic and recession. At least for now, there’s a new normal. But even if hiring decreases overall, at most companies there will be pockets of ethical opportunity and business continuity that warrant hiring at certain levels. Again, there is ethical opportunity in chaos. It’s imperative to look for potential leaders as well as rank-and-file employees who have shown they can survive and thrive in uncertain times, and that holds true for current leaders as well. Hiring practices have to adjust accordingly.

Each of the candidates we present to our Clients have the ability to be impactful, strong builders of high performing teams, and true business partners to CEO’s and their Board of Directors. Over 80% of the CEO’s we’ve placed and have gone through our process have hired us to build out their teams in the areas of Accounting, E-Commerce, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Operations, Product Development, and Sales. See even more info on retained executive search.

Jay joined Spectrum at its inception in 2009, and established its recruiting function. He pioneered the Company’s ability to develop impactful, customized Recruiting strategies that successfully target highly desirable candidates who thrive in private equity-owned businesses. In his current role, in addition to leading the Recruiting team, he manages functional leadership assignments, C-level search assignments and client relationships. He has worked on several hundred searches during his tenure at Spectrum and has considerable knowledge within every core vertical we support. His deep expertise and insights in information technology, SaaS, and E-Commerce are tremendously valued by Spectrum’s clients. Jay’s passion for helping clients manage change in this rapidly evolving world enables Spectrum to remain a trusted advisor and a valued source for industry trends and best practices.

Leveraging more than 85 years combined executive search industry experience, Spectrum’s team has collectively made 1,350 placements. The majority of the work we do stems from 6 core verticals, though we are also proficient at working within industries that are either outside these core areas, emerging, or new to Private Equity. Regardless of the level of difficulty, we are built to adapt, execute, and perform at “Private Equity speed.” This resourcefulness has endeared us to Private Equity firms seeking to align with one go-to partner who truly understands their diverse needs. See extra information on executive search Denver.