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We Know The Food Industry And Its People.

We have over twenty-five years of first-hand experience with the specialized players, politics, language, and needs of the food business. And we maintain contact and awareness of industry concerns through membership in numerous professional organizations. For example, we belong to IFMA and regularly attend its functions. And we also attend the National and Regional tradeshows sponsored by organizations such as the NRA, ASFSA, and IDDBA.

We know how to evaluate the company and the job.

We're selective. We won't work with every company out there. The way we see it, only when we're sold on a company can we communicate its strengths - with enthusiasm and confidence - to a potential candidate. We know how positions fare against others out in the marketplace, and what aspects to focus on in presenting these positions to applicants.

We know how to find the most qualified candidates.

And we pinpoint them through a variety of sources, including:

Database Review: Compiled since 1983 our database contains thousands of names of consistent high performers currently working in every segment of the Food Industry, including Food Service, Supermarket, Warehouse Clubs, Convenience Stores and Vending, Dairy-Deli-Bakery, and Industrial Foods. We update this database continuously.

Trade Advertising: We regularly advertise in national and regional industry trade journals and on the Internet to let people know of jobs we are in the process of filling.

Personal Contact: We spend time each day recruiting appropriate candidates for specific positions we're trying to fill. We also review over twenty new, unsolicited referrals that we receive each day from satisfied clients.

Screening: We use our reference checking formats to screen each candidate. So far, we've developed 12 different questionnaires to fit every type of reference relationship a candidate will list.

We know how to negotiate win/win situations.

Naturally, our primary commitment is to the employer who pays our fees. However, we recognize that if an opportunity isn't right for the candidate, both the employer and the candidate lose. We strive for a WIN/WIN scenario instead. Through personal contact and careful qualifying, we make sure that a position can fulfill a particular candidate's professional aspirations and at least some personal goals. This makes it easier to avoid the pitfalls of "counter offers," and to counsel candidates through the various emotions they experience in separating from their former companies. As a result, we rarely lose a placement.

We know how to maintain trust and confidentiality.

Secrecy is often basic to a company's search for the right manager or executive. It's equally important to the candidate who hasn't yet made a final commitment to the position. No one is more understanding of this than Ann Bond Associates. We're frequently chosen to conduct the industry's top secret searches because our clients know we don't discuss their names until authorization has been given.

When food companies look to invest in new executives, they put stock in Bond.

We'll be happy to introduce you to our services, provide references, and discuss your company's specific employment search needs. Just call (814) 838-2936.

 


 

Ann Bond Associates, Inc.
PO Box 8529
Erie, Pa. 16505
Phone: 814-838-2936
annbondassociates@earthlink.net

 

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