Sanford Rose Associates-Columbus is an executive and professional search firm that has served the recruiting needs of of business and industry in Central Ohio since 1993.

SRA - Columbus works on behalf of client companies to search for and recruit highly qualified IT professionals; all fees related to the search are client-paid. In every search we establish a solid working relationship with the client company. This includes developing a thorough understanding of the position specification, organizational structure and company culture, as well as the client's expectations for the prospective employee. We then search for the best candidates, using our extensive network of referral sources and our central database of already identified candidates. Our job at this point is twofold:

1. To determine whether a person's qualifications, interests and objectives are consistent with the opportunity, and
2. To brief the prospective candidate on the position requirements.

Only if we determine that there is candidate interest and appropriate qualifications, will we discuss the candidate's credentials with the client and arrange for an interview.

Once a mutual interest is established between the client and candidate, we become facilitators. Your SRA - Columbus Consultant will brief you thoroughly on the client company and the interview process. Your Consultant will assist in negotiating all aspects of any employment offer and will help identify any problems that may arise, working with you to resolve them. Counsel on cost of living and relocation issues also can be provided. SRA - Columbus is not an employment agency, outplacement firm or advisor on career strategies. We counsel only on the opportunities associated with our active search assignments.

Most of the people we approach are not actively in the job market. Frequently, they are qualified professionals in satisfactory situations — interested only in having exceptional career opportunities brought to their attention for serious consideration.

If you are going to leverage your career to its maximum, you will probably make several timely job changes over the course of your working life. In order to do that most effectively, you need to give careful thought to your professional goals and what you must do in order to achieve them. You and your family, if appropriate, need to define your values with respect to your work and desired quality of life. If we are aware of your qualifications, goals and values, we can approach you with those opportunities that are consistent with your objectives.

In this era of corporate restructuring and downsizing, anyone can lose a good job with little notice. Therefore, it's a good idea to establish an early relationship with SRA - Columbus. If you should unexpectedly lose your job, we'll be ahead of the game by already knowing the kinds of opportunities that will be attractive to you.

Career development is a serious process. If you use an opportunity that an SRA - Columbus Search Consultant has presented to you simply to "shop" or to try to establish your market value, you are doing yourself a disservice and are wasting everybody's time. There are less risky and more cost-efficient ways to establish your worth. In exploring a career opportunity with your SRA - Columbus Search Consultant, you should keep some important points in mind: