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HR expert Darin Coble set up his HR consulting firm VersaBP to support businesses with HR services and build better HR teams. He engages us to recruit talent for his clients and for his own team.
Darin recalls, “I met Susan and Amy in 2020, when I was engaged with a public oil and gas organization and they needed help with recruitment.”
“The Dragonfly Partners stand out because they've got a unique process. They’re blitz recruiters in the sense that they take a really difficult position and apply a highly concentrated effort. And that has impressive results. I’m not used to getting three or four highly vetted, highly qualified candidates within seven working days.”
“Often I see recruiting firms take any job that comes their way. You can go weeks without hearing anything, and then all of a sudden get a rush of candidates. The Dragonfly Partners are different because they blitz your job fast, and they only take jobs they’re confident they can fill.”
“I've seen other firms claim to do what The Dragonfly Partners do, but I've not seen one deliver as well as they do. They really focus on understanding the business and delivering quality candidates. And they deliver in a very short amount of time, whereas their competitors can take weeks, if not months.”
Darin explains that The Dragonfly Partners approach is a unique hybrid of retained search with a contingent close. “They offer the focus of a retained search for a small portion of the usual up front cost of a retained engagement. In fact, their pricing is on par with contingent recruiters, but they provide a higher level of service than other firms. You get a white glove, hands on approach.”
One other aspect of the The Dragonfly Partners package Darin rates is our market report. He says, “This report helps you understand the market for the positions you’re recruiting. It includes info on availability of candidates, competition, and compensation. It's a nice bonus that you walk away with more understanding of the market, and as an HR professional it helps you explain to your executive team what's going on out there.”
“I've seen other firms claim to do what The Dragonfly Partners do, but I've not seen one deliver as well as they do. They really focus on quality candidates. And they deliver in a very short amount of time, whereas their competitors can take weeks, if not months.”
Experts in filling tough roles across all industries
We specialize in filling those tricky specialist positions across all verticals in all industries. Darin says, “One of the things I love about Susan and Amy is if they don't know an industry, they're not afraid to go learn it and they're quick studies.”
“We were helping establish a presence in the US for a data center startup. I remember The Dragonfly Partners got out there and hired top talent away from the likes of Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. This was an absolute startup with no brand presence in the US, but Amy and Susan were able to find top talent willing to make the leap to a complete unknown. They did a great job learning the culture of the company and helping hire the right people to build that culture here in the US.
“And the extraordinary thing about that project was Susan and Amy had never worked in the sector before. But they were able to quickly pick up on a new industry, learn it, and learn the corporation’s unique culture.”
The recruitment firm even HR consultants recommend
Darin also trusts us to recruit talent for his own team. He says, “I own an HR consulting firm so I should be able to go out and recruit on my own. But I was swamped earlier in the year because my business was growing so fast, and Amy and Susan were the first people I called to find me the right HR business partner.”
“In that situation, you need somebody who’s going to learn your company and learn your culture. That's one of the things The Dragonfly Partners do really well and when they deliver your batch of candidates, they very rarely miss.”
“Their value comes in their ability to quickly learn a corporation's needs and culture and to apply a focused approach to their recruitment efforts while also educating you on the market. They're true partners with HR, and for my company, they provide a strategic partnership I'm proud to recommend to my clients.”
“Amy and Susan are both amazing humans. Their personalities make them a joy to work with. They're good humans and they make the recruitment process fun.”
“The Dragonfly Partners stand out because they've got a unique blitz recruitment process. They take a difficult position and apply a highly concentrated effort. That has impressive results. I’m not used to getting highly vetted, highly qualified candidates within seven working days.”
Darin Coble, CEO & Founder, Versa Business Partners
We help businesses recruit those challenging specialist and senior executive roles, guaranteeing you at least three exceptional candidates within seven working days. If you’ve a tricky position you need to fill fast, book a first meeting (it’s free) and tell us about your recruitment needs.
