Background

Katie worked as a General Accountant at a mid-sized food processing plant for 3.5 years. As the junior professional in her department, she reported to both an Accounting Supervisor and a Plant Controller.

At night, Katie took advanced accounting courses online to help prepare her for a job opening at the next level.

Our Challenge

Our conversations with Katie revealed two things: She wanted to become a CPA and she had out-grown her current role. Her bosses were “working managers” who kept the challenging duties for themselves and Katie was not getting the management experience she needed to obtain her professional designation.

Our Solution

We helped Katie find a new position in which she now reports directly to the Plant Controller. Some of her accounting responsibilities remain the same. But as the Controller’s right hand, she is now charged with creating the monthly financial packages.

She also works on year-end statement generation and the tax preparations. Recognizing ambition, her boss is helping her develop the skills needed to advance to a controller role.

The Outcome

For Katie, changing jobs was also a financial windfall. Her last employer hired staff right out of school at low wages, allowing them to learn on the job. Her new employer pays market value for staff and upped her salary by $13,000.00.

Background

Awhile ago, we had contacted James about a job near Toronto. At the time, he was uninterested because he wanted to move closer to his South Western Ontario hometown. Recognizing James’s talent as a Purchasing Manager, the recruiter took extra time to get to know him.

Our Challenge

Finding a position for James was not easy. A Senior Purchasing Manager, he controlled a large spend, and had a higher salary than most employers outside of Toronto would pay. For a company to find value in James at his existing salary, there had to be close match on industry and the commodities with which he had experience.

Our Solution

Eight months later, ATER called James with a great opportunity just 20 minutes from where he grew up. The hiring client was impressed when we presented a candidate with experience negotiating corporate wide blanket orders for steel in the same industry.

The Outcome

AppleTree Executive Recruitment negotiated an excellent salary for James. In addition, his new employer also paid James’s moving expenses.