CIO Bulletin

Pivotal Talent Search – Adding diversity to supply chain by sourcing the perfect talent for your business

Finding and retaining top talent has become a major challenge for businesses in all industries in today's competitive job market. The significance of a staff recruitment agency in this regard holds high value. Companies are turning to staff recruitment agencies to streamline recruitment procedures. Finding the best candidates as the demand for skilled professionals continues to rise. Employers and top talent are connected by staff recruitment agencies, ensuring that businesses expand and achieve success in their respective fields.

Pivotal Talent Search is one such full service search firm serving North America, South America and Europe. Pivotal Talent Search is the cutting edge of talent acquisition. They do things differently than traditional recruiting firms. First, the firm specializes in cold calling the most desirable candidates and engaging them to make the switch to your company. That’s right! In this competitive job market, the best employees are likely already employed. Second, the company utilizes a completely unique pricing structure based on an hourly rate that saves their clients up to 30% in recruiting fees. That’s why it is the recruitment experience you deserve at a price you’d never expect.

The New-Age Talent Recruiters

Pivotal does this every day. Listening to clients’ needs, consulting with you and anticipating what it takes to make a truly successful hire, tapping into a global network of relationships to find the best possible candidates. They will take on your project as if they are on staff full time. Their team takes the time to get to know you so that the candidates they provide will fit the job description, the company culture, and the team you’re creating.

They recruit effective retail experts to match the brand, aesthetic or vibe of your field, pop-up or corporate positions. Pivotal has found a niche supplying talent for both lawyers and legal staff in law practices throughout the United States. They will help you find employees who share your mission and will help your company grow from the get-go. Financial experts with skill, experience, and sound judgment are a big part of your value proposition. Pivotal knows where to find them. From the front lines to the C-suite, they help find people that will delight your customers. The implementers of great ideas enable to tackle your tech and keep your business on the cutting edge. They fill positions across the supply chain spectrum from warehouse staff to senior management. They have successfully filled openings in companies making everything from car wax to health supplements to tennis shoes.

Pivotal Talent Search is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the US. They recognize the commitment to supplier diversity that is embraced by corporations and government agencies today, and can add diversity to your supply chain.

Pivotal vs. The other guys: Pricing Case Study

The company uses a completely unique pricing model in the recruiting world. Most agencies charge a percentage of the salary for the position you’re looking to fill (usually around 20%). This means when hiring a position with a $100,000/year salary – you’ll pay $20,000 in recruiting fees. Yikes! Pivotal charges per hour based on the industry and position to be filled. We work faster (and smarter) to deliver results and you’ll only pay for the time we spend searching on your behalf – no matter how high the salary. This means huge savings for our clients (YOU!). There are many real-world examples of how Pivotal filled 10 positions for different clients across a wide variety of seniority levels, salary ranges, and industries resulting in a total average cost savings of 75% in recruiting fees!

Pivotal’S CSR

The Pivotal Team is proud to continue their tradition of giving back through their nonprofit initiative, Pivotal Talent Serves. They believe it’s important to give back to the community. By combining the strengths of their business with philanthropy, they can make a positive impact on the important work that nonprofit organizations are engaging in each day. As a demonstration of their commitment to helping nonprofits find their dream candidate, they will donate all profits from these searches back to the organization. The recruiting fee will be significantly reduced compared to the cost of hiring a traditional agency, with cost-savings of over 50% in most cases.

Debby Mandeville-Jackson & Bill Jackson | Founders

Debby founded Pivotal Talent Search in April of 2017 and Bill became her partner in life and business later that year. Debby’s vision is a revolutionary hiring method that offers an innovative and cost-saving approach to their clients. Debby has 25+ years of senior leadership experience directing talent acquisition teams for well-known companies. She was recognized as an Enterprising Woman of the Year in 2020 by Enterprising Women Magazine. With a passion for philanthropy, Debby sits on the boards of Wings Program, Inc. and Enterprising Women.

Bill is an Air Force Academy Graduate and former Air Force pilot. His post-military career includes positions in executive leadership and management consulting with over 30 different Fortune 1000 organizations. Since joining Debby in leading Pivotal, he has managed and developed their business operations to support a growing multimillion dollar company. In addition, Bill leads Pivotal’s HR consulting practice, is a SHRM-SCP and a Compensation Metrics Certification Manager.

Together they lead a team of experienced and highly successful recruiting professionals. The fusion of their experience and passion, along with the hard work of the entire team, has made Pivotal a disruptive force in the recruiting and staffing industry.