Brooks Recruiting is a contingency and retained recruiting agency providing talent acquisition services firm founded by Jeffrey Brooks in 2015.
After having great agency success working with the Big 4 and Fortune 1000 companies, Jeff created the Brooks Recruiting to offer a more focused and better recruiting user experience for both companies stakeholders and individuals.
We Prides Ourselves On:
- Driving Business & Shaping Companies
- Being the Search & Sourcing Expert to deliver top talent to our clients
- Working on a Contingency Model to mitigate risk for our clients &
only being paid upon successful hiring - Persisting until results are met
(going the extra mile to find until the job is done) - Being, Honest, Ethical, Direct & Timely in all interactions
- Providing Great Client Service & a Positive Employee Journey
Areas of Expertise:
- Executive Leadership
- Business Development
- Technology Development & Automation
- Marketing & Product
- Operations, Human Resources
- Regulatory Risk & Compliance Reporting
- Accounting & Finance (A&F)
- Business Transformation & Project Management
For more details, Areas of Expertise
Companies We Help
We pride ourselves on being able to quickly get up to speed on new functions, subject matter expertise, and insight into what makes someone great in a role.
We’ve primarily helped:
- The largest Public Accounting & Advisory Consulting Firms hire Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) & SME/Business Development hybrids.
- These individuals advise the largest global companies who’s products and services we rely on, improve their businesses, remain compliant, implement changes, and transfer knowledge.
- (Associate, Senior, Manager, Director, Managing Director)
- Startups, Younger, and Emerging Markets Companies hire Executive leadership & SMEs by function.
- Executives are responsible for hiring out their team, bringing products to market, and turning ideas into a tangible reality.
(i.e. SaaS, FinTech, Blockchain, Cannabis Series A, B, C, etc. Pre-IPO, STO, ICO)- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
- Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
- Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
- Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
- Chief Compliance Officer (COO)
- Chief Audit Officer (CAO)
- Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
- General Counsel (GC)
- SMEs by function, build out and hire:
- IT teams (IT Project Manager, Developers/Software Engineers, DevOps, SDETs, IEs, SREs, Architects, VP of Engineering/Software Development, CTO)
- Sales Teams – VP of Sales, Account Executives, Customer Success
- Product – Web Design, UI and UX Designers
- HR/People – VP of HR, Director of HR, HR Manager, HR Senior – Recruiting, Administration, HR Generalist.
- Compliance – Chief Compliance Officer, Deputy Compliance Officer, Compliance Officer
- Large Multi-National Companies (public & private) with hiring Back-Office Operations.
- HR, A&F, Audit, Compliance & Legal, Project Management
- Investment Management Companies (Private Equity, Venture Capital)
- Compliance Officers
- Project Managers & Business Analysts (Hire full-cycle) for their Pre & Post Mergers & Acquisitions
- Investment Bankers, Structured Financial Analysts
Meet the Team
Jeffrey Brooks
Founder & Principal
Jeffrey Brooks is the principal member and lead recruiter at Brooks Recruiting.
Jeff is a recruiting professional & sourcing expert who understands people, business drivers, growth strategies, and creating a successful corporate culture.
He has experience running businesses and wearing every hat.
(Sales, Marketing, IT, Legal, Compliance, Accounting & Finance, Human Resources & Administration, Legal).
Client experience: Big 4 Advisory, Fortune 500, Start ups, and Growth Companies.
Jeff is married with 2 kids and is based in Chicago.
Arianna Brooks
Managing Director
Arianna Brooks is Managing Director who’s involved in business development, talent acquisition recruiting, as well as website and candidate marketing.
She’s recruited and sourced for Big 4 advisory, SaaS, and FinTechs.
Prior to recruiting, Arianna was a tenured third grade teacher and she holds a Master’s Degree in Education.
She is married & the proud mom of 2 beautiful kids.
Paul Wolf
Senior Executive Recruiter
Paul Wolf is a Senior Executive Recruiter.
He’s a Professional Recruiter and Search Expert with experience helping Big 4 Advisory, SaaS, and FinTechs companies hire top talent ranging from Operations, Project Management, IT (Software Engineers & DevOps), and Executive Leadership.
In addition to being a Recruiter, Paul is also a very talented Musician, and you can find his music on iTunes.
Paul is married with 2 kids and resides in NYC.
Jeffrey Brooks
Founder & Principal
Jeffrey Brooks is the principal member and lead recruiter at Brooks Recruiting.
Jeff is a recruiting professional and a search expert who understands people, business drivers, growth strategies, and creating a successful corporate culture.
He has experience of running businesses and wearing every hat (Sales, Marketing, IT, Legal, Compliance, Accounting & Finance, Human Resources & Administration, Legal).
Client experience: Big 4 Advisory, Fortune 500 Back Office & Sales, Start ups to Younger Growth Companies (Executive Leadership, Developers/Software Engineers, DevOps).
Jeff is married with 2 kids and is based in Chicago.
Arianna Brooks
Managing Director
Arianna Brooks is Managing Director who’s involved in business development, talent acquisition recruiting, as well as website and candidate marketing.
She’s recruited and sourced for Big 4 advisory, SaaS, and FinTechs.
Prior to recruiting, Arianna was a tenured third grade teacher and she holds a Master’s Degree in Education.
She is married and the proud mom of 2 beautiful kids.
Paul Wolf
Senior Executive Recruiter
Paul Wolf is a Senior Executive Recruiter.
He’s a Professional Recruiter and Search Expert with experience helping Big 4 Advisory, SaaS, and FinTechs companies hire top ranging from Operations, Project Management, IT (Software Engineers & DevOps), and Executive Leadership.
In addition to being a Recruiter, Paul is also a very talented Musician, and you can find his music on iTunes.
Paul is married with 2 kids and resides in NYC.
What Makes Us Unique?
We Live & Operate by the Golden Rule
- We treat you as we want to be treated
- We don’t sling resumes
- We value your time & don’t waste it on unnecessary submissions or correspondence
- We are prompt in our communication
- We provide status updates
We are Search & Sourcing Experts
- We are search experts, which goes way beyond performing a Boolean search
- We start with our databases of lists, organization charts, & perform keyword research to your competitors you may not know exist
- We narrow down the list, identify potential candidates with hand-crafted specific messaging & a sequence of touch points to elicit a response, moving the conversation from text to phone
We Know How to Differentiate Talent
- We know the questions to ask to elicit the information you need to know in making your decision on a candidate
- We have a specific line of questioning to identify candidate values and a methodology on determining direct vs. indirect communicators
We Understand the Employee Journey
- We understand the Employee Journey & that every interaction with your prospective employee represents your company and their attitude toward your company
- We are positive, direct, honest, timely, create a safe & trustworthy space with every interaction, so your company is positioned in the best light when being considered and not detracting from your organization
We Go Above & Beyond
- We go above and beyond, eliminating future sticking points that reduce job tenure & optimal fit
- Ensuring candidate commute’s aren’t excessive, leading to burn out
- Determining their career goals and reverse-engineering their interim steps to make sure your job fits into their career progression
- Asking a specific line of questions to determine their job priorities
- Determining if their personality aligns with your culture and is indicative of someone you want representing your organization
Our Communication Style
- Professional & Courteous
- Honest & Direct
- Prompt (24 x 7)
- We provide status updates
Streamline the Process
- We streamline the interviewing process and can be as involved or hands-off as you prefer
- This includes scheduling interviews, Negotiating salary, Performing reference checks
Speed & Agility
- We have the ability to work around the clock and on weekends
- By interviewing candidates and performing reference checks before and after work hours, and on weekends, our clients hire candidates often lost to slow timing