Recruiter Biographies

Michele Krebs

I like to say I grew up in the recruiting business, and that is the literal truth. I started working for a professional placement agency when I was quite young, a loooonnnggg time ago. Lucky for me, I had a mentor for my first 19 years in the business who taught me to be fair, tenacious, and humble: “But for our candidates and but for our clients, we do not exist. They are all customers, and they are all always right. End of lesson."

When the placement firm closed due to its owner’s retirement, I joined a consulting firm, and learned the staffing business from that side. After that, I joined a local Fortune 500 Company as its Technical Recruiting Manger. I met Susan Graham in 1998 when I hired her to help with a massive staffing initiative at Rite Aid Corporation. We worked together for a year before circumstances determined we had to go our separate ways, but not before vowing we would work together again some day. We energize each other in a way that is almost indescribable!

My recruiting philosophy is simple: I believe I need to keep in touch with my network to have the right candidate available when my client’s job opens. I believe that I need to actually have conversations with people to find out what they are feeling (a job change is a stressful life event). I need to learn from candidates and companies about new technology and business processes. I need to smile, say “okey dokey,” and find the next “perfect candidate” when the client’s requirement changes. This is my work. This is what I do.

Note from Susan: What you don’t know about Michele, and what Michele won’t tell you, is she is the most meticulous, fair, and loyal person you will meet. She means what she says about “But for our candidates, we do not exist”. Adding Michele to SGC is one of the best decisions I have made and it has taken my company to the next level. And oh, by the way, Michele is one heck of a tap dancer. Ask her about it!

Dave Sevenack

I first met Susan back in 2000 when she interviewed me for a help desk position. My career progressed to positions as an IT Technician and eventually an IT Manager, where I began working with various staffing companies to augment our existing staff. At the time I did not know much about the staffing world, but started to appreciate it rather quickly. I formed some great relationships and wanted to learn as much about the business as possible. At the same time, I was getting less and less interested in my current position. The passion I had at one point for being a “techie” was starting to diminish. I quickly came to the conclusion my personality and skill set would be better suited in an IT sales capacity. I also knew my technical background would give me an advantage because I understood how the technology worked.

I was perusing a job board one day in the fall of 2006 and noticed an ad for SGC. I said to myself, “that name sounds familiar”. I sent in my resume and Susan responded immediately. We met for lunch and remembered each other instantly. I told her I was looking for a change of direction and inquired about her new business. Well, like they say, the rest is history. I started working for Susan in September 2007 and have not looked back since. Susan is amazing to work for and we are having way too much fun!

Notes from Susan: I hired Dave in 2007 and I think he spent about 3 seconds being a ‘new’ recruiter. In all seriousness, I am still amazed at how fast he understood what it takes to be respected in this industry and how quickly he made placements for SGC. I already consider Dave a seasoned recruiter and enjoy watching his career take off while his competition is still in a learning curve. I couldn’t have said it better where he states above “we are having way too much fun.” And that, my friends, is why we are so good at what we do.