Steele Recruiting

Steele Recruiting is a retained search firm based in Edina, Minnesota, in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area. It places Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff and Personal Assistants, including assistants to CEOs, presidents and other C-suite executives, with employers across the United States. It describes itself as a WBENC-certified women-owned business.

The firm works on a retained, permanent basis. Its process begins with understanding the role and the client's culture, draws on a database it puts at over 4,000 active and passive candidates, and continues through interviews, negotiation, offer and onboarding. It gives a typical hiring timeline of three to six weeks. It also offers consulting on job descriptions, team structures, job reviews, the hiring process and interviewing.

Clients include non-profits, private foundations, family offices and higher education institutions, as well as businesses in manufacturing, construction, commercial real estate, private equity and banking, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Diane Steele and the team at the firm report over 20 years of experience.