Why Work for Ascendo?
If you are an individual looking for a fast-growing, award-winning entrepreneurial environment, then you should consider joining Ascendo Resources. We hire, train, and provide growth opportunities to our professionals, allowing for a rewarding career. 
Because of our extensive recruiting industry experience, we know the best practices that enable success in this competitive marketplace. Ascendo Resources is transcending the staffing industry.
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What makes us different?
Job openings at Ascendo
Now, If you answer YES to ANY of the following – Then we need to talk!
- Do you feel trapped doing only one side of staffing?
- Would you like the opportunity to identify both qualified candidates and new business in order to help control your own income potential?
- Do you feel like you have more to give than what you are currently doing?
- Do you want a chance to build a “full desk” and build relationships in the marketplace?
With Ascendo you will have the opportunity to:
- Bring in, develop, and grow new and existing clients/relationships in the local market
- Identify qualified candidates to place
- “Solve” ALL your client’s needs – Temp, Project, Permanent or other solution
- Control your own income potential with uncapped earnings
What you’ll need to bring:
- Understanding of either full life cycle Recruitment or Business Development
- A desire to succeed and work ethic to match
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate ideas / solutions to candidates and/or clients
- Prior Staffing industry (agency) is preferred but not requiredBanker, Client Associate, Operations, Etc…
Job Descriptions
Ascendo Resources is an award-winning firm that places accounting, finance, financial services, compliance, healthcare, legal, information technology, human resources, and administrative professionals. Whether it is a temporary, project or direct hire position, Ascendo Resources’ business professionals give client companies and candidates a competitive advantage.
Ascendo Resources is seeking an experienced Producing Managing Director. The Director will be responsible for maintaining >20k PDA in personal production through new business development and motivate, train, and develop their staff.
Results
- Establish, drive, and execute a business development plan
- Build strong relationships with hiring managers and create a business partnership
- Manage the operation of the Recruiting and Business Development team (Metrics, Compliance, etc.)
- KPI must be met or exceeded
- Negotiate pricing on temp/contract and permanent fees
Employee Retention and Management
- KPI team management
- Attract new employees
- Staff development
Requirements
- BA preferred in related line of business industry
- Prior experience working in a team-oriented and fast-paced organization
- 2+ year of Sales/Business Development
- Proven closing skills
- Prior management experience
- Staffing industry experience required- Agency experience preferred
At Ascendo Resources we believe in empowering our employees. We have an open-door policy and always welcome new ideas that will contribute to our company’s overall success. We have a “Wolf Pack” mentality and strongly believe that we are more POWERFUL when working together as a team. At Ascendo Resources, we continuously reward our team members to make sure they stay motivated to collaborate, innovate and produce. We believe that a positive work culture elevates employee enthusiasm, encourages better productivity, increases retention, and leads to better customer satisfaction.
Ascendo Resources, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Ascendo Resources is an award-winning firm that places accounting, finance, financial services, compliance, healthcare, legal, information technology, human resources, and administrative professionals. Whether it is a temporary, project or direct hire position, Ascendo Resources’ business professionals give client companies and candidates a competitive advantage.
Ascendo Resources is seeking a Business Development Manager.
The position will be responsible for maintaining >20k in personal production through new business development and recruitment of best in class candidates. This is a Full-Desk opportunity that will comprise both recruiting and new business development.
Business Development
- Prospect your own new contacts/clients
- Selling a suite of solutions – Perm, Temp, Contract, Project
- Network with industry associations
- Gather market intelligence – compensation models, system implementations, KPIs
- Reference checks
- Client relationship to assist in billing/revenue generation
Candidate Recruitment
- Source employed and passively looking candidates
- Use a variety of methods to attract candidates – cold calls, social media, job boards, internal CRM
- Conduct thorough interview to determine technical skills, work history, references, salary history & expectations, KPIs etc
- Determine match to client job description based on technical ability and cultural fit
- Conduct skill assessment if needed
Requirements
- BA preferred in related line of business industry
- Prior experience working in a team-oriented and fast-paced organization
- 2+ year of Sales/Business Development
- Proven closing skills
- Prior management experience
- Staffing industry experience required- Agency experience preferred
At Ascendo Resources we believe in empowering our employees. We have an open-door policy and always welcome new ideas that will contribute to our company’s overall success. We have a “Wolf Pack” mentality and strongly believe that we are more POWERFUL when working together as a team. At Ascendo Resources, we continuously reward our team members to make sure they stay motivated to collaborate, innovate and produce. We believe that a positive work culture elevates employee enthusiasm, encourages better productivity, increases retention, and leads to better customer satisfaction.
Ascendo Resources, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Ascendo Resources is an award-winning firm that places accounting, finance, financial services, compliance, healthcare, legal, information technology, human resources, and administrative professionals. Whether it is a temporary, project or direct hire position, Ascendo Resources’ business professionals give client companies and candidates a competitive advantage.
Ascendo Resources is seeking an Executive Recruiter. The position will be responsible for maintaining >20k in personal production primarily through the recruitment of qualified candidates while learning how to develop their business development skills. This is a Full-Desk opportunity that will eventually comprise both recruiting and new business development responsibilities.
Candidate Recruitment
- Source employed and passively looking candidates
- Use a variety of methods to attract candidates – cold calls, social media, job boards, internal CRM
- Conduct thorough interviews to determine technical skills, work history, references, salary history & expectations, KPIs etc
- Determine match to client job description based on technical ability and cultural fit
- Conduct skill assessment if needed
- Maintain candidate relationship over extended period of time
Business Development
- Develop skills to prospect your own new contacts/clients
- Selling a suite of solutions – Perm, Temp, Contract, Project
- Network with industry associations
- Gather market intelligence – compensation models, system implementations, KPIs etc in order to confidentially share information to assist clients
- Reference checks to begin relationship building process with hiring managers
- Develop client relationships to assist in billing/revenue generation
Requirements
- BA preferred in related line of business industry
- Prior experience working in a team-oriented and fast-paced organization
- 2+ year of Sales/Business Development
- Proven closing skills
At Ascendo Resources we believe in empowering our employees. We have an open-door policy and always welcome new ideas that will contribute to our company’s overall success. We have a “Wolf Pack” mentality and strongly believe that we are more POWERFUL when working together as a team. At Ascendo Resources, we continuously reward our team members to make sure they stay motivated to collaborate, innovate and produce. We believe that a positive work culture elevates employee enthusiasm, encourages better productivity, increases retention, and leads to better customer satisfaction.
Ascendo Resources, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
We are always looking for exceptional talent in all our locations across the United States.
Submit your resume today to learn how we are re-defining the Recruitment Industry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The responsibilities vary each day which makes work fun! Some tasks include:
- Managing your calendar
- Checking and answering emails
- Sorting through resumes
- Screening candidates & prepping them for interviews
- Checking recruiting platforms
- Advertising job openings
- Collaborating with hiring managers and fellow recruiters
- And the best part, extending offers!
Most recruiters share a combination of hard and soft skills that make them effective at their jobs. They are either innate to the recruiter’s personality or are learned and honed over time. Here are some of the top skills we find important:
- Being target-driven
- Confident
- Having strong communication skills
- Relationship-building experience
- Some sales experience
- Patient
- Time management skills
- The ability to multitask
- Excellent problem solver
- Technology-savvy
- The ability to work in a team setting
There is no degree in Recruiting, therefore, many recruiters come from varying careers and industries. Although an undergraduate degree is not mandatory, it could definitely help catapult you into your recruiter career. To be a recruiter, you must possess or acquire recruiter skills such as, sales, communication, time-management & problem-solving. Having work experience that directly correlates to those recruiting skills is a value add. There are a number of recruiter certifications that can help you get your foot in the door of a reputable staffing firm. The final step to becoming a recruiter is applying and going through the hiring process. Familiarize yourself with interview questions for recruiters and get ready to start a very successful and rewarding career!
A career in recruiting can be a very rewarding career if you are focused and work hard. A Recruiter’s salary varies depending on their industry, location, and line of business (temp/perm). Successful placements will guarantee an increase on income and business as well as referrals from both candidates and clients. At Ascendo, we want all our recruiters to be successful and experience growth. If you would like more information on salaries, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team.
- How would you describe your recruiting style?
- How Can You Contribute to the Company?
- What is the biggest achievement during your career?
- What is your process for setting and achieving goals?
Interviewing allows you to learn about the company, its culture, the way they do business, and other important details. While it might be a daunting experience for some, preparing ahead of time, doing research, and practicing Q&A’s will guarantee a successful interview.
A recruiter is the professional responsible for identifying the most qualified talent in order to fill job openings for businesses or organizations. The recruiter will review resumes and actively solicit candidates through different platforms, conduct interviews, and introduce them to what’s the candidates in what is called, “the interview process”. Recruiters also help candidates prepare for interviews, assist them with resumes and cover letters, manage salary negotiation, advise clients on employment issues, stay up to date with labor laws, as well as share market and industry knowledge. In addition, recruiters advertise jobs, build business relationships, and make the best possible matches between candidates and clients.
A Recruiter may either work for a staffing agency, or for an agency placed internally within with a client, or for a corporation. There are different levels of expertise when working as a recruiter and after a continued career in recruitment, they can shift towards senior and executive roles positions, management, talent acquisition, headhunting and other roles. The Recruiters may work on a contingency or retained basis. Finally, recruiters can work as well as in a number or different areas or industries depending on their level of expertise.
It is important to understand that recruiters come from all walks of life and varying educational backgrounds and job experiences. Not everyone follows the same guidelines. However, here are some helpful steps to follow if you have decided to pursue a recruiting career:
- Step 1: Earn a degree (not required but very helpful)
- Step 2: Possess or gain essential skills such as: communication, time-management, problem-solving, sales, etc…
- Step 3: Gain relevant experience withing the field you’d like to recruit in
- Step 4: Obtain certifications that will boost your resume
- Step 5: Start building your professional network
- Step 6: Apply to recruitment positions at Ascendo Resources
- Corporate Recruiters – Work for a company and are paid a salary and benefits just like any other employee. They have titles like “HR Manager” or “Hiring Manager”.
- In-house Recruiters – Are full time employees who work for a company’s HR department and are focused entirely on the onboarding of new employees instead of using an external agency.
- Contingency Recruiters – Work for an agency who pays them once their candidate gets hired.
- Retained Recruiter – Work for an agency who gets an initial retainer fee from the client up-front. They usually place higher-level positions.
- Staffing Agency (Temp/Contract) – Work for a staffing agency filling vacant positions with temporary employees. The contract employee is employed by the staffing agency and they pay their wages and benefits.
- Headhunters – They use multiple sources to find candidates and often hire “passive candidates”. If the candidate is hired, they get a percentage of their salary.
- Outplacement Recruiter – They provide career counseling, resume writing, and job hunting assistance to employees who have lost their jobs due to downsizing.
- Executive recruiter – Specialize in finding and placing executive personnel for high-level roles.
- Accounting & Finance – Placing professionals in accounting, finance, and tax positions.
- Financial Services – Placing professionals in private banking and wealth management, retail and consumer banking, banking operations, investment and commercial banking, corporate finance and hedge fund positions.
- Compliance & Risk – Placing professionals in BSA, AML, KYC compliance and risk positions.
- Healthcare/Pharmaceutical – Placing a wide range of healthcare professionals ranging from physicians to pharmacists, registered nurses (RNs), travel nurses, nurse practitioners, and much more.
- Legal – Placing candidates to fill a variety of legal jobs like attorneys, lawyers and paralegals. We also specialize in recruiting for a specific area of law, such as corporate law.
- Information Technology (IT) – Placing professionals in web and application development, technical support and management positions. We identify people with technology skills, such as coding, data analytics and development.
- Human Resources (HR) – Placing professionals in HR, payroll, corporate recruiting, and compensation and benefits positions.
- Management & Administrative – Placing professionals in clerical, office manager, receptionist, administrative and customer service positions.
The term recruiter has its own negative connotations. That’s why many staffing firms have shifted from naming their sales staff “recruiters” and branding their recruitment employees with more holistic job titles such as:
- Career Consultant
- Career Advisor
- Assignment Coordinator
- Placement Coordinator
- Career Development Strategist
- Personnel Agent
- Personnel Officer
- Human Resources Officer
- Employment Consultant
- Labor Force Advisor
- Personnel Agent
- Personnel Management Specialist
- Placement Consultant
- Candidate Attraction Specialist
- Talent Officer
- Talent Coordinator
- Workforce Specialist
- Talent Selection Agent
- Sourcing Consultant
- Talent Consultant
- Sourcing Specialist
- Sourcing Advisor
- Talent Acquisition Consultant
- Staff Placement Officer
- Staffing Consultant
- Staffing Advisor
- Recruitment Professional
At Ascendo, we have the following titles within our recruiting team:
- Executive Recruiter
- Senior Executive Recruiter
- Business Development Manager
- Recruitment Manager
- Managing Director
- Talent Acquisition Manager
- Staffing Coordinator
- Recruiting Coordinator
Recruiters usually divide their work hours among several locations. They do research and communicate with candidates and companies while working at desks in office settings. However, they also travel to seek candidates at job fairs and networking events. They go out to meet with companies to interview potential applicants. Generally, most recruiters work full-time during regular business hours (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), although they are flexible with their time to accommodate candidates, clients and special events. Given the great deal of collaboration with colleagues that’s involved, recruiting offices tend to be an open floor plan, often referred to as a “bullpen”. Offices also have conference areas and meeting rooms to accommodate and give privacy to visitors. Although recruiters have historically worked in office settings for the most part, technology has made it possible for many to work from home.
With the ability to do most of today’s recruiting tasks via the internet and phone, recruiters now have the ability to work remotely as virtual recruiters. Depending on the organization the recruiter is working for, some recruiters may be partially in the office and partially working from home or fully remote.
As of the onset of the 2020 pandemic, remote work has become more widespread and accepted. As long as recruiters have the technology, self-motivation and skills required to work from home, many companies may be okay with this arrangement.
What Our Team Members Say
“I have worked for Ascendo for almost three years and have loved every minute. Amazing culture, work, ethics, and growing, growing, growing! They also helped me find my new opportunity, so thank you very much!”
“My experience at Ascendo Resources was the best I could have imagined. They were extremely personable, which put me at ease at our very first meeting. They looked at my resume and exuded confidence that my skills and experience would get me a job soon. In fact, I had an interview scheduled right away and they even provided me helpful tips for that interview. They stayed in touch and kept me updated about that job possibility. A former co-worker, currently working in New York City gave them my name. They called me that same day and I now have a job!”
“I like working here because I basically can do what I need to do to make money. It’s kind of like, the sky’s the limit with regards to deals and business. We have an open approach to how we can get new clients, which is awesome! You’re pretty much running your own business. Nobody bugs you.”
“During my 5 and a half years with Ascendo, I have experienced personal and professional growth. I have improved my time management and communication skills. I am now a better communicator and I use my time more efficiently.”
“I’ve been a recruiter for close to 20 years and it’s been amazing. I joined Ascendo almost eight years ago on September of 2013 and I never looked back. My first interview was with the Partners and they were just awesome. I took the job mainly because of the people, it felt like a family environment.”
“I’m new to recruiting, but Ascendo provided me with the resources I needed to be successful. I am now spearheading the financial services division here in Tampa.”
“Ascendo hires individuals from all different backgrounds in order to really be a well-rounded agency. We have expertise in almost every field which helps us find the best fit for both candidates and clients. The recruiters who do work here, I can say really, really care about everyone’s wellbeing and career. It’s not just a numbers game. There is an emotional aspect to what we do here.”
“Ascendo’s culture is fun, competitive, fulfilling, cooperative, and free. I feel like Ascendo is a great environment for somebody that just wants to produce and kind of be free of all the little things that get in the way of business. It’s really allowed me to be myself, produce, work with my clients and candidates, staff and make a lot of money.”
“I like the fact that I have a lot of autonomy to lead the team in the direction that I think makes sense for my market. I like that they push the entrepreneurial spirit within the organization. I like the comradery that we’ve built with my local team in Orlando, as well as the relationships we’ve built with other offices.”
“I truly love coming into work every day. Our office is unique in that we all really do truly get along. We look out for each other; we love working with each other and we have a great culture. At Ascendo you can take a day off, go on vacation, or leave early as long as you are hitting your numbers. Sometimes you have to work hard and work longer hours, but you definitely have flexibility.”
“I would describe Ascendo’s culture as Competitive, Celebratory, and Appreciative. We are encouraged to produce and compete with other offices in a friendly way. We celebrate holidays, birthdays, and other special days. We also get rewarded for our achievements and milestones. I like the lack of micromanagement here at Ascendo. You can work from home, you can work remotely, or you can work in the office. Basically, if you perform well, you can enjoy a good work-life balance.”
“Having the industry knowledge is key to being a recruiter. To be successful, interpersonal skills are also very important as well as the ability to building long-lasting relationships.”
“I’ve grown from being a brand-new recruiter, to senior recruiter, to managing director, to being the top producer within the whole company. Ascendo has given me the ability to grow in my career pretty rapidly. I’ve been fortunate enough to have gone on every superior circle trip which is for all the top producers in the company, so that’s been amazing. This trip is something I look forward to every year and it gives me something to strive towards.”
“Within two years, I was promoted to managing director and as of last year I was given a piece of equity into the company to reward me for my growth at the company. I joined Ascendo with truly no experience in recruitment and sales and I learned by being surrounded by professionals in this space. I have built comfort and confidence in my ability to vet candidates, to quantify and qualify them, and to build longstanding business relationships.”
“I’ve worked with different staffing firms and this is by far the best because you have great leadership, you have your resources and your tools when you need them, they don’t babysit you, they let you run on your own and they’re there when you need help.”
“I love working for a Ascendo because it’s like having my own business at my desk. We have protocols to follow, but everybody’s selling in their own way and recruiting in their own way. I really like the atmosphere; it’s like something I’ve never experienced before. Our company culture is like a family environment. Everybody helps each other. The support is always there.”
“First and foremost, I would say the management team, especially my Regional Manager, Peter Soto, has been a huge asset to the growth and development of my office. He has been very supportive, definitely someone you can pick up the phone and call for guidance. The partners have also allowed us to utilize resources that I didn’t have in my previous companies, which has been huge in terms of generating new clients.”
“The main reason I joined Ascendo is that I thought it was a good opportunity because we have a fair amount of autonomy. I essentially make my own schedule after I hit my numbers and that flexibility is very important when accepting a new job. I was sold on it as soon as I heard we could do that.”
“If you really want to make money in recruiting and you have the entrepreneurial spirit, Ascendo is a great way to jump into the market. They will give you the tools and the functionality to be very successful and make a lot of money.”
“I look at the structure and the culture of Ascendo as a whole and It’s not just one type of face or background that I’m looking at. I think that they do a very good job trying to create diversity by hiring people from different cultural and racial backgrounds, gender and age groups. The current structure of our team here in Atlanta is a lot of fun. I truly enjoy my job. I like the people that I work with; it’s more of a family feel than just a stuffy, corporate staff.”