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Geoff Votta

Geoff Votta is a retained search consultant with O'Neill Consulting Group, a leading boutique retained search firm based in Providence, RI. Geoff’s experience includes leading national executive level recruitment efforts for Fortune 500 clients in CPG, Foodservice, Industrial Manufacturing, Financial Services, and Heath and Wellness. With an unprecedented track record of success in Supply Chain/Manufacturing Operations, specifically TPM/Continuous Improvement at both the corporate and local level, Geoff is quickly becoming an industry leader in all things LEAN. Geoff is focused on bringing a higher quality retained search product to organizations unfamiliar with the lower overall cost and greater ROI of the boutique retained search model. For more information about Geoff and O’Neill Consulting Group, please email him at gvotta@oneillconsulting.com.

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For the Times They Are A-Changin’



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The market is changing for recruiters and you better be prepared.

If you are stuck in the days of selling the fact that you can “find” talent then you are spinning your wheels, or you soon will be. Clients are more demanding and HR leaders need to believe that you can provide value so that they prove ROI.

Everyone is using social media to build their networks and connect with more people in more ways and in more places than ever before. With information so easily available, almost anyone with a computer can become a “recruiter” and throw a resume, or 10, out to an HR manager in need.

But how does this create value?