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Press
WilliamCharles - March 7, 2008
The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) appoints Chuck Smeester to its Board of Directors
GRAND RAPIDS - The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Western Michigan Chapter has appointed Chuck Smeester, co-founder of WilliamCharles Search Group, to its Board of Directors. ACG is a global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Many of West Michigan's leading companies are members of ACG.
WilliamCharles - February 15, 2008
Smeester Appointed Secretary of the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre's Board of Directors
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre has appointed Chuck Smeester, co-founder of WilliamCharles Search Group, as Secretary of the Board of Directors. In this role, Smeester will ensure that accurate and sufficient documentation exists to meet legal requirements, and to enable authorized persons to determine when, how, and by whom the board's business was conducted. Prior to being elected as Secretary, Smeester served the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre as an active Board Member.
WilliamCharles - December 19, 2007
"How to Avoid Costly Hiring
Mistakes in the New Year"
GRAND RAPIDS - Hiring the wrong candidate, could cost you a bundle. Exactly how much depends on your overall investment. Add up the cost of termination, replacement, cost of vacancy, and learning curve productivity loss to name but a few. Don't forget to factor in the non-monetary costs such as lower employee morale, corporate confidence in your management team, and customer relations.
WilliamCharles - June 6, 2007
ExecSupport Staffing Division of WilliamCharles Search Group Expands - Announces Merger with 4-Point Staffing
GRAND RAPIDS - WilliamCharles Search Group has joined forces with Beth Van Slyke, former owner of 4-Point Staffing and an industry veteran with over 10 years of recruiting experience. Van Slyke will serve as Senior Associate with the organization and specializes in the placement of finance and accounting professionals on a permanent and/or project basis.
WilliamCharles - March 7, 2007
WilliamCharles Executive Search hires Brian Prevost as Senior Associate in the Banking and Financial Services Division
GRAND RAPIDS - WilliamCharles Executive Search announces Brian Prevost as Senior Associate in the company's banking and financial services division. He will work with financial service industry companies to search and place professionals in functional disciplines that include commerical, retail and mortgage lending, investments, branch management and executive management.
WilliamCharles - February 9, 2007
WilliamCharles Executive Search launches new division to deliver the right dose of talent
GRAND RAPIDS - WilliamCharles Executive Search is pleased to introduce ExecSupport - a newly formed, specialized division of the company focused solely on delivering the permanent placement of executive "support-level" staffing.
WilliamCharles - January 9, 2007
Sentiment Mixed but Management-Level Jobs Expected to Grow This Year - Sales, Marketing and IT Positions Lead the Pack
4th Annual Michigan Executive Hiring Outlook Survey
GRAND RAPIDS - Sixty Percent of major West Michigan companies are optimistic about the local economy, with 61% planning to hire managment level talent this year - up from 18% in 2006, according to the 326 companies surveyed in the 4th Annual West Michigan Executive Hiring Outlook Survey released today by WilliamCharles Executive Search, a professional recruiting and executive search firm based in Grand Rapids, MI.
WilliamCharles - May 8, 2006
WilliamCharles Executive Search Partner and Co-Founder, Bill Benson, appointed as Chair of FinanceNet for Grand Rapids-based National Personnel Associates (NPA)
GRAND RAPIDS - The National Personnel Associates’ (NPA) Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of Bill Benson as Chair of the NPA’s accounting, banking and finance specialty recruitment group, FinanceNet for the 2006 through 2007 term.
Benson, partner and co-founder of WilliamCharles Executive Search and its subsidiary, Financial Edge Executive Resources brings more than 26 years of recruiting and finance experience to the organization. Prior to forming WilliamCharles Executive Search and Financial Edge Executive Resources in 2001 with partner, Chuck Smeester, Benson served as senior manager for a large, international recruiting firm where he managed four regional offices.
WilliamCharles - May 8, 2006
Bill Benson Appointed to the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Board
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce recently appointed Bill Benson as Board Director for the 2006 term. Benson, partner and co-founder of WilliamCharles Executive Search and its subsidiary, Financial Edge Executive Resources has been actively involved in the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce for 15 years, and has served as Chair of The Chamber Open (formerly the Briefcase Open) for the past four years.
WilliamCharles - April 4, 2006
WilliamCharles Executive Search Taps Global Talent Pool
GRAND RAPIDS - A worldwide network of more than 1,500 professional contacts enables WilliamCharles Executive Search to search globally and remain competitive by tapping into vast personnel resources from places such as Taiwan, Japan and the United Kingdom—while serving West Michigan-based clients.
WilliamCharles - March 30, 2006
Is Employee Loyalty a Relic from the Past?
GRAND RAPIDS - Throughout West Michigan companies have been reducing staffs to a minimum in order to reduce costs, often placing tremendous strain on those left to run the business.
How do employers reduce this strain on existing employees, while continuing to motivate them? How do employers maintain morale during challenging times? Is employee loyalty a relic from the past? HR leaders from hundreds of area companies will gather (April 25, 2006) during a special breakfast presentation entitled, “Achieving Employee Commitment in Uncertain Times,” to explore and answer these questions and more.
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Januaury 2005
Hiring Outlook Is Fairly Positive
GRAND RAPIDS - An executive employment and recruitment study paints a somewhat gloomy picture of the availability of top talent in West Michigan but shows that roughly 65 percent of companies forsee an improving regional economy and an up-tick in hiring for 2005.
Grand Rapids Business Journal - February 2003
WilliamCharles Puts Right People In The Right Jobs
GRAND RAPIDS - At a time in 2001 when the economy was tough, business uncertainty was in abundance and employers existed in an environment of rising unemployment, Bill Benson and Chuck Smeester did something a little out of the ordinary: They started a business.
Michigan Banker - January 2003
WilliamCharles Executive Search : Banking on the Right People
GRAND RAPIDS - It has been a little over one year since the Grand Rapids based WilliamCharles Executive Search began providing recruiting services to the Michigan banking community. WilliamCharles was founded on the principle that having the right people strategically placed in key positions can have a profound effect on a bank's success.
Announcements
WilliamCharles Executive Search is proud to announce they've received an award from National Personnel Associates for the Largest Cooperative Placement in 2004. WilliamCharles leveraged their membership in the NPA network to fill a CFO position for a West Michigan based retail organization. NPA is a global network of over 1500 professional employment consultants.
VanDenHout to Support the Firm’s Global Talent Network
GRAND RAPIDS, MI. April 12, 2006—WilliamCharles Executive Search announces a new hire, Melanie VanDenHout to the newly created position of research and recruiting specialist.
