Cornerstone

Cornerstone is a team of experienced recruiters who connect companies with talented professionals, and the company says it has more than 23 years of experience in the industry. Its stated mission is to match the right talent with the right companies and to create long lasting relationships that benefit both parties, on the view that finding the right fit is essential to success. Cornerstone commits to making the hiring process as smooth and efficient as possible, and it is direct about its single measure of success: placing the right person in the right job is its only goal.

The team has expertise across a range of industries, from finance and accounting through to healthcare and technology, and says it uses that knowledge of each sector's particular needs to identify the best candidates. Its own experience is concentrated in sales, marketing and operations, which it credits for its ability to uncover a company's recruiting needs quickly. The roles it works on are set out explicitly: Sales Development Rep, Account Executive, Director of Sales and VP of Sales, all marketing positions, all product positions, technical recruiting and software developers, and C level searches for CMO, CFO and CRO.

Cornerstone operates from Grass Valley, California and works to Pacific Standard Time. Clients choose it for the depth of its research: the company says its professional research standards identify highly qualified candidates who are very often not actively seeking to change employer and would not otherwise come to a client's attention. Because referrals form a large part of that approach, Cornerstone treats confidentiality as being as important to itself as it is to its candidates. Every candidate referred for consideration has been thoroughly screened by a member of the team against both the requirements of the job and the profile of the hiring organisation.