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Why Cornerstone Testimonials

Testimonials

What Our Clients are Saying About Us

“The hires we make at the executive level are crucial to our success and it’s too costly to make the wrong hire. Cornerstone has been a tremendous partner because they really understand our history, culture and people, and then have a broad network to bring the very best candidates to the table.”

Anissa Elsey, Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at NAZDAR (Shawnee, KS).

“Cornerstone is an amazing recruitment partner. They have really gotten to know our company and local KC team, and can represent us in the market just like they were part of our internal team. Very responsive, thorough, collaborative, organized, and passionate about helping us hire the best team!”

First Business Bank

“We loved working with this team! They had multiple people focusing on our open role and presented a variety of candidates with diverse backgrounds. The team was always prepared and overly communicative through the process.”

Conner Logsdon, WorkForge

"We had a great experience utilizing Cornerstone with our controller recruiting search. Within a week, we had many qualified candidates in our area that fit our needs. Not only did Cornerstone help find us qualified candidates, but they helped coordinate all the interviews, communication with candidates, and our final offer. I highly recommend Cornerstone to help find executive level talent."

Brock Zerener- Chief Strategy Officer (Pioneer Military Credit LLC)

"Great hiring service provider. Listened to the needs of the position I was hiring for. After the first round of candidates, Cornerstone was open to hear the feedback and in a way going back to the drawing board. Second round, I had a couple of great candidates that fit my needs and that I was able to select from."

Flavio Mizusaki- North American VP Finance (Molycop)

"The Cornerstone team delivered on their service level agreement. They engaged quickly, were thorough in their understanding of the requisition and company culture, and provided top-talent candidates in a short timeframe, leading to a successful placement. In addition, their post-hire follow-up was more than most agencies provide. I have used Cornerstone more than once and would use them again without hesitation."

Willie Ramirez- Director of People & Culture (City Wide Facility Solutions)

"My experience with the recruiting process was that Cornerstone was very thorough and alignment of the recruits was excellent. We've had a profitable experience."

Brad Wenger-President (Wenger Mfg., Inc)

"Cornerstone quickly dial's in to what our needs are and aligns his efforts to ours. Their time from start to finish/success is very effective, timely, accurate, and pleasurable."

Ted O. McMillin- Chief Development & Integration Officer (Wenger Manufacturing)

"The search was completed in a reasonable time frame and we are well pleased with the individual we hired. Cornerstone has a systematic and professional approach to executive search.

I have always felt that Cornerstone does a good job of balancing the interests of all constituencies; your client company, the candidates, and Cornerstone KC."

Brent Bradshaw-VP of Human Resources (Orscheln Industries)

“Overall, I was very impressed with the search and the quality of candidates we interviewed for the role. All of the candidates were strong, and we were able to choose a candidate who was the best fit for the role. I also appreciated the customer service throughout and comprehensive reference checks. Overall, I was pleased with the process.” 

Mark Riegel-CEO(FroDo Baking Company)

"It was a very transparent process. Couldn't have asked for better communication throughout. Very happy with the results."

David Cleary-Owner (Arrow Circle Electric, Inc.)

“Thorough job of listening to the needs, adapting to feedback on presented candidates, and providing candidates that were uniquely suited for our opening.”

Adrian O’Hara, Vice President of Human Resources, Safety & Risk

"Cornerstone did a great job understanding our goals and culture fit that we were looking for. Throughout the process they kept in constant communication which was very helpful." 

Kevin Grawe-Owner (Centriq Training)

“Cornerstone’s level of service was second to none in filling our open Plant Manager role. They listened to our needs and quickly went out to the market, providing us with candidates whose background and experience closely aligned with the criteria discussed.

Their hands-on approach, coupled with their sense of urgency, let us know we were being taken care of and appeared to elevate the candidates' experience interviewing with our company.” 

Emily Rassieur-Director of Human Resources (Paulo Products)

"From the beginning to the end, we were in constant communication with Cornerstone Kansas City. The candidates we received were spot on and the process was handled professionally every step of the way!”

Anissa Elsey- Chief Human Resource Officer (Nazdar Ink Technologies)

“Hiring a firm to recruit a senior level position is not one that we take lightly. Cornerstone did a great job scouring the market for the best talent and keeping us regularly updated. The whole team made Ad Astra and our search a priority. We trusted Cornerstone to find the ideal candidate because they know us and our business and values. They knew exactly what we were looking for and found amazing candidates quickly for us.”

Tom Shaver, Founder & CEO , Owner & Chief Culture Officer at Ad Astra (Overland Park, KS).

“Very thorough. Good communication during the entire interviewing and search process.”

Jonathan Mize, CEO at Blish-Mize (Atchison, KS).

“Cornerstone has a systematic and professional approach to executive search. I have always felt that they do a good job of balancing the interests of all constituencies; the client company, the candidates, and Cornerstone.”

Brent Bradshaw, Vice President of Human Resources at Orscheln Industries (Moberly, MO).

“I really like their process of sifting through potential candidates and only presenting highly qualified individuals.”

Owen Palm, President & CEO of 21st Century Equipment (Scottsbluff, NE).

StateBank

StateBank

Orscheln

Orscheln

WireCo

WireCo

Americo

Americo

Straub

Straub

Henke

Henke

Lockton

Lockton

KanPak

KanPak

Wenger Manufacturing

Wenger Manufacturing

Molycop

Molycop

Central Bank

Central Bank

City Wide

City Wide

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