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Hiring is not a sourcing problem. It is a fit problem.

Recruiting Smiles partners with companies hiring senior talent in construction, industrial, and IT. We find the candidates your job board cannot.

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The Problem We Solve

Every hiring manager has the same complaint. The applicants are wrong. The good ones ghost. The ones you actually want are working somewhere else and will not respond to a cold email from your in-house recruiter.

That is the gap we fill.

Most of the people we place are not on the market. They take our call because we have a relationship with them and because we vet the opportunity before we send it their way.

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Two Ways to Engage

01

Contingency Search

  • Contingency, pay only if you hire
  • Executive, leadership, Mid-management roles

See Contingency Search

02

Retained Search

  • Flat fee, billed in milestones
  • Executive or confidential roles

See Retained Search
Industries for Executive IT Recruting

Industries We Recruit For

  • Construction
    Commercial general contractors, Industrial builders, Civil and infrastructure firms, Multifamily developers, MEP subcontractors, and Specialty trades. Roles from project engineer through chief operating officer.
See construction recruiter
  • Industrial
    Manufacturing plants, Supply chain and Supply chain operators, Engineering firms, Aerospace companies. Roles from technicians to manager to vice president of operations.
See industrial recruiting
  • Information Technology
    Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity teams, Infrastructure and cloud, Software engineering leadership, and IT executive search. Roles from senior engineer through chief information officer.
See IT recruiting

Our Process — 5 Steps

1

Kickoff call

We learn your business, the team, the role, the must-haves, the dealbreakers, and the comp band. We will also tell you if the search will be harder than you think.

2

Active sourcing

We start with our private network, Phones, LinkedIn

3

Vetted shortlist

Candidates who pass our screen on skills, motivation, comp expectations, and culture.

4

Interview support

Scheduling, candidate prep, post-round debriefs, and red flag surfacing before it costs you an offer.

5

Offer and close

We help structure the offer, manage the counter, and walk the hire to onboarding.

FAQ

Direct hire fees are a percentage of the candidate’s first-year base salary. Retainer fees are flat, paid in installments. We share exact numbers on the kickoff call.
A typical mid-management direct hire: 4–8 weeks. An executive retainer search: 8–12 weeks.
Yes. If a placement does not work out within a defined period, we replace the candidate at no additional fee. Terms are written into our agreement.
Most of our best clients do. We handle the searches their team cannot reach: passive candidates, niche skill sets, and senior roles where confidentiality matters.
From growth-stage businesses making their first executive hire to multi-billion dollar enterprises building out divisional leadership.
Yes, including CEO transitions, leadership replacements, and senior hires that cannot be publicly posted. These run on retainer.
Yes, including CEO transitions, leadership replacements, and senior hires that cannot be publicly posted. These run on retainer.

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