What People Are Saying About Talent Market

“Now that we’ve completed the process of making this very important hire for Atlas, I just wanted to say thanks for your wonderful help in making the process so easy and for finding such a wonderful candidate. For an organization of our size, it’s so tough to put on the brakes and commit to spending the time that’s necessary to execute an important hire.  I can’t tell you how happy I was to be able to take advantage of your skills, so that we could avoid so many time-consuming parts of the process, and simply concentrate on interviewing top candidates.  What a wonderful service you are providing to the free-market movement!   I will definitely be recommending Talent Market to others.”

-Brad Lips, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Economic Research Foundation

 

“Talent Market was tremendously helpful when I contacted them looking for a development director.  They sent me several well-qualified candidates within days, complete with resumes, recommendations and salary requirements.  It made the whole process much easier than I thought it ever could be.”

-Alfred S. Regnery, President, The American Spectator Foundation

 

“Talent Market is an invaluable resource and Claire Kittle is truly exceptional. Claire is deeply committed and understands the crucial elements involved in bringing talent and an organization together for success. Claire is easy to work with, smart, straightforward and highly effective.  When talent is needed, the Talent Market will always be my first call.”

-Michael Barnhart, President, Sunshine Review

 

“The Bill of Rights Institute owes a big “Thank You!” to DonorsTrust and Talent Market.  Claire Kittle’s search strategy produced several outstanding candidates and resulted in the recruitment of a Chief Operating Officer who will help drive organizational growth.   I could never have done it without the services of Talent Market.”

-Victoria Hughes, President, Bill of Rights Institute

 

“By their careful and thoughtful screening of job prospects, Talent Market saved us valuable time and resources which enabled us to focus on hiring a candidate with just the right combination of skill sets and belief in the mission. I would highly recommend using Claire and her team for your future hiring needs.”

-Nick Reid, Director, Donor Relations, The Heritage Foundation

 

“I really enjoyed working with Claire and Talent Market. As the head of a start-up organization, I didn’t have the time to proactively identify candidates for our national executive director role.  Talent Market did it for me, and I am very pleased with the results.”

- Ned Ryun, President, American Majority

 

“The biggest challenge for our free-market community is finding the human capital necessary to fill critical roles. Talent Market addresses this need by proactively identifying candidates at no charge for organizations. If our side is to succeed in protecting and advancing liberty, we will need to dedicate more resources to entities like Talent Market.”

 -Tracie Sharp, President, State Policy Network

 

“Talent Market helped Sunshine Review, a new non-profit, through the process of finding an executive director.  Claire did an exceptional job.  She found a very qualified candidate, and she also made a complex process pleasant and manageable.”

-Leslie Graves, President, Board of Directors, Sunshine Review

 

“Talent Market made our search for a bureau chief fast and easy.  By identifying and screening candidates, Talent Market saved us time and found us an excellent person to fill our opening.  We are already using Talent Market for our next talent search!”

- Sarah McIntosh, Vice President, Missouri News Network

 

“Talent Market was an invaluable resource in State Policy Network’s recent search for a senior-level Executive Assistant.  The search was quick, efficient, and, ultimately, successful in identifying the right candidate for the position.  We were thrilled with the experience, and I’d recommend Talent Market to any free-market nonprofit that needs a professional search for the best talent available – and worry free!  This took a huge chunk of the project off my plate, and for that I’m tremendously grateful.” 

-Daniel Erspamer, Vice President for Development, State Policy Network

 

“Talent Market is unique because they place people, not just skill sets.  I worked with Claire Kittle, who matched me with a position in a free-market organization that was a perfect fitin terms, not only of job description, but also core values, goals, style and personalities.  Claire is a consummate professional with a great understanding of people and their character and needs.  She is efficient, personable, genuine, and a skilled, tactful balancer of the interests of employer and potential employee.  If I should ever find myself in the job market again, I will call Talent Market first.”

 -Betsy Thraves, Executive Assistant to the President and VP for Development, State Policy Network

 

“When you told me about Talent Market, it sounded great — because of the talent constraints we frequently face, and because I know you’re perfectly suited to the task. I thought the Assistant Director of Finance position was going to be difficult for us to fill, but the very first resume you sent me hit all the marks exactly.  We met with several potential people for the position.  He was our pick, and he starts Monday. Thank you.”

-Gary Leff, Chief Financial Officer, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

 

“Claire Kittle at Talent Market really cares about people. She shows it in how she finds the right career for the right person. She is personable and professional and will always look after your best interest. I have never been happier with my career.”         

-Steve Lancaster, IT/Web Fellow, South Carolina Policy Council

 

“If you are interested in advancing the idea of liberty through a career at a nonprofit institution, Talent Market is a resource you would be foolish to ignore. Not only is Talent Market well positioned to open doors for you, but Ms. Claire Kittle is intelligent, shrewd, and savvy.  Her advice is always dead-on and her suggestions always produce immediate results.  Finally, and perhaps, most importantly, Ms. Kittle is honest, generous, and has a great sense of humor.  Looking for work is never fun or easy, even more so in this tough job market.  But Ms. Kittle is a kind heart in the heartless world of job hunting.  She won’t just find you a job, she will find you a job you love.”

- Michael Zarowny, Assistant Director of Finance, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Institute for Humane Studies

 

“I had given up on finding a job that matched my qualifications and my interests until I found Claire Kittle and Talent Market. Claire made the cumbersome task of job searching more palatable and personable. Her professionalism reassured me through every step as I found my new position. I highly recommend Talent Market to any job seeker.”

-Brittany Balmer, Special Events Coordinator, The Heritage Foundation

 

“Talent Market is one of the best tools DonorsTrust could give think-tank CEO’s.  We’ve all identified personnel as one of our biggest challenges – just as the right staff is critical to our success, the wrong staff can be a costly mistake.  What makes it harder is the limited talent pool for our specialized hiring needs.  We can’t be experts in everything, and most of us are not recruiters.  

Fortunately, Claire Kittle is an experienced, savvy professional with both common sense and a creative approach. She identified and vetted candidates for two key positions in record time – she even wrote the job descriptions.  Even more valuable was Claire’s unique plan to gauge candidates’ skills.  She developed a process to discern talent in candidates that gave us much greater insight than was possible through the standard interview process.  I would never have been able to do that myself, and it really made the difference in our hiring.  We are thrilled with our new employees!  Claire certainly understands what think tanks need, but more importantly, she helped me understand specifically what I needed.  I hope I never have to hire anyone without her!”

- Ashley Landess, President, South Carolina Policy Council

 

“Talent Market was instrumentalin helping match my background and skills with my current job at The Heritage Foundation.  Claire Kittle was professional, thoughtful, and provided perfect timing for this wonderful opportunity.  I couldn’t have done it without Talent Market!”

            -J.B. Horton, Manager of Donor Relations, The Heritage Foundation

 

“Talent Market presented a straightforward statement of my future employer’s expectations and conducted a thoughtful analysisof my skills to determine if I made a good match for the company. Claire Kittle guided me through the initial series of interviews and followed my progress until I received a firm offer. Talent Market served as an excellent support throughout the vetting process and I would confidently turn to the firm again should require its services.” 

 -Rebecca Townsend, News Director, Missouri News Network

 

“Claire and the Talent Market aggressively worked to find me the right job. It was a pleasure working with them and I urge every job seeker to utilize their expertise and experience.”

-Meghan Tisinger, Communication Director, The Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity

 

“Talent Market was so helpful in our search for an event coordinator.  Claire helped us find the perfect candidate, and she made it so easy.  I highly recommend Talent Market.” 

-Ann Bula, Director, Special Events, The Heritage Foundation

 

“For my first time using Talent Market, I can honestly say that I would definitely use their services again. Claire Kittle was willing to bend over backwards to get the right candidate for me. They were a pleasure to do business with and I look forward to working with them in the future.”

-Ed Turner, Vice President, Development, The Fund for American Studies

 

“Talent Market does a fantastic job of bringing together those in the free-market movement. They are like a free-market nonprofit cupid. One minute I was writing a short description of my experience for the “Candidates for Hire” section of Talent Market’s e-newsletter, the next I was being approached by an organization that was the perfect match for me!”

-Stacie Smith, Programs and Development Officer, Moving Picture Institute

 

“Talent Market and Claire Kittle prove that talent is as talent does. TM matched my eclectic skills, goals, and interests with a job that I didn’t even know existed–resulting in a very happy ending for all concerned. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

-Karla Bruno, Grant Writer, The Fund for American Studies

 

“TalentMarket provides an excellent compilation of existing opportunities in the free market movement, but it’s so much more than a job bank. If not for Claire’s proactive suggestions and career guidance, I might have pursued private sector opportunities. The thoughtful matchmaking of employee with employer is reassuring during what could otherwise be a stressful job transition.”

-Whitney Garrison, Director of Development, The American Spectator Foundation

 

“As a young organization with a small staff, the Moving Picture Institute needed to find an experienced program officer with a broad range of skills. We worried that the person we were looking for did not exist–but Claire at Talent Market connected us with just the right person. We were amazed by how easy and simple the process was, and are thrilled to have a new program officer.”

-Rob Pfaltzgraff, Executive Director, Moving Picture Institute 

 

“I love this effort and can’t tell you how grateful I am you are doing this!”

-Jeanne Allen, President, Center for Education Reform

 

“Working with Claire was a true pleasure.  From our first moments of conversation, she was warm, helpful and ultra-informative.  Her process is truly personalized based on organization and individual, and it’s very quickly clear (thanks to her) whether both are a fit.  Finding a job in a field you love has never been so much fun!”

-Matt Robbins, National Executive Director, American Majority

 

“I can’t thank Claire enough for helping me find that perfect job I’d been seeking for months!  She took the time to really learn my skills and interests, and never pushed me towards positions or organizations I wasn’t truly interested in. If you’re looking for a job in the free market movement, Claire’s remarkable knack for finding the right fit can’t be beat!”

-Erin Grant, Director of Development, Atlas Economic Research Foundation

 

“Talent Market has been instrumental in our growth as a non-profit.  The organization allowed us to streamline our recruitment and screening process for new employees.  Talent Market’s ability to handle the employment search process for the Franklin Center allowed our organization to focus on other areas of growth.  I would recommend any organization looking to hire a new employee to contact Claire first…you will be glad you did!”

- Jason Stverak, President, Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity

 

“Talent Market understands clearly the requirements of the hiring organization and takes the time to interview candidates to determine the right fit.  I thank Claire for finding an amazing opportunity for me.”

-Linda Cornish, Chief Operating Officer, Bill of Rights Institute

 

“Claire Kittle and Talent Market really came through when I sought to take a significant step in my career. Talent Market’s guidance and insight about the market were incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. Ultimately, I accepted a terrific position with an amazing start-up organization. Without Claire and Talent Market, I would have never come across the position. For all of this, I’m more than grateful.  I would recommend Talent Market to anyone seeking a strong candidate or a rewarding career move.”

-Jonathan Martin, Comptroller, The John Hancock Committee for the States