SIA Features Beacon Hill Candidate in The Talent’s Voice Column

Placing an average of 25,000-30,000 candidates in roles each year, it’s no secret that Beacon Hill loves to find people for jobs, and jobs for people! Recently, one job seeker that Beacon Hill placed shared their experience in landing a role in an article featured by the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

In this article, Austin Witt explains how he went from being a post-grad adrift in the job seeking ocean, to reeling himself in and finding success as a contractor, all thanks to one connection that he had made.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

A connection I’d made while networking led me to apply for a job through Beacon Hill. I knew it was a shot in the dark — the company was recruiting for an HR intern — but I knew it wouldn’t hurt to try. And, to my surprise, the recruiter responded within minutes. She was the sweetest, most inspirational person and someone that became my friend over the next few months. She was impressed with my résumé — or perhaps my ambition to find her among a string of connections — and set up an interview for the following workday. An actual interview. I was beyond happy. Someone was going to take a chance on me.

The interview was unlike anything I had done before. The recruiter could tell I was nervous, but she made the space comfortable and inviting. We talked and talked, like two friends discussing dinner plans, about our experiences, how fabulous this opportunity was for an entry-level job seeker and how she would present my résumé that same afternoon. It wasn’t even three hours later when I received a call back: The company wanted to schedule an interview.

Within a week, I was starting at the company. It was, however, not like any place I had worked before: The staff was incredible, the onboarding was immersive and it had a feeling of community.

Instantly, I knew that I loved working for this company, but more, I appreciated the phone calls, emails and check-ins from my recruiter at Beacon Hill. She was encouraging and open, always responding within minutes, even on the weekend. At that moment, I understood the importance of leaping at an opportunity, trusting that it would all work out in the end, and it did.

Erin Koolen, Senior Account Executive of BH Associates, who helped place Austin in his role couldn’t say enough about working with Austin, stating that, “Austin is every recruiter’s dream!”

“Introduced to Beacon Hill through a mutual connection, Austin was able to articulate his experience and passion for entering the HR world after recently graduating,” Erin continues. “With Austin’s approachable, but professional personality, coupled with his interview preparedness, we were able to get him an immediate interview with one of our favorite clients. They were instantly impressed with him as well and the job was his. Best of all, now that Austin has been hired permanently by that company, we get to continue to grow our professional partnership. Austin is simply the best!”

Click here to check out the full feature on the SIA website.

About Beacon Hill   

Beacon Hill is a leading nationwide provider of staffing and consulting solutions delivered by our collective of 1,400+ of the industry’s foremost specialty practitioners. Job seekers and companies seeking to augment their staff receive white-glove service from our industry-focused divisions: Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Digital & Creative, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill Government Services, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences, Beacon Hill National Security,  Beacon Hill Technologies and OneBeacon.

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Beacon Hill’s niche brands provide direct hire, executive search, contract staffing, contract consulting, contract-to-hire, and MSP/VMS and RPO solutions to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across multiple market sectors and all industries. In 2023, Beacon Hill outpaced the market’s growth with revenues over $1 billion.