𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿! Our team recently came together to launch Fiscal Year 2026, taking a moment to reflect on key achievements from the past year and setting our sights on the year ahead with renewed focus and a commitment to driving success for our clients. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗬𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: ⭐ Jeff Vernick – Associate of the Year, surpassing $14.3M in client-facing billings ⭐ Peter Aloi – Rookie of the Year ⭐ Ann M Barrieau – Recipient of "The Barb" Award ⭐ Joseph Abate MD – Recognized for delivering high-value placements that support client growth Here’s to building on our momentum and making FY2026 a year of growth and meaningful impact! . . #HobsonAssociates #ExecutiveRecruiting #Headhunters #TalentAcquisition #Staffing
Hobson Associates
Staffing and Recruiting
Plantsville, CT 45,380 followers
More than an executive search firm—we’re the Executive "Found" Firm.
About us
More than an executive search firm—we’re the Executive "Found" Firm... Proud to be named one of Forbes' Top 100 Recruiting Firms—three years in a row. We help companies find the talent they were meant to hire. Our expert recruiters specialize in: #Technology | #LifeSciences | #DigitalHealth | #Insurance | #Manufacturing | #Sustainability | #MedicalDevices | #Staffing | #OfficeServices There are many things that differentiate us from other executive search firms—which we think will be readily apparent from our first conversation. But in the meantime, here are a few reasons we should connect: • 50+ years of experience, making us one of the oldest, and largest, privately held search firms in the country. • Exceptional veteran recruiters who average over 12 years of recruiting experience—and who represent the highest concentration of Pinnacle Society members, the society of top-producing recruiters. • In-depth industry expertise so you don’t have to waste time getting us up to speed on your business and its challenges and opportunities. • A focus on “delivering” rather than “placing” the candidate, which ensures that more of your offers are accepted and your transitions are painless. • A unique partnership model for our recruiters that further motivates their commitment to your success. After decades of experience and thousands of successfully completed searches, we know how to find and secure talent and help you achieve superior results — quickly.
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http://www.hobsonassoc.com
External link for Hobson Associates
- Industry
- Staffing and Recruiting
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Plantsville, CT
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1973
- Specialties
- Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Software, Industrial, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Technology, Insurance, Contract Staffing, Medical Devices , Sustainability, Healthcare Technology, and Office Services
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409 Canal Street
Suite B
Plantsville, CT 06479, US
Employees at Hobson Associates
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Jeff Vernick
Senior Partner, Hobson Associates-Executive Recruiter- Enterprise software. SCM, Retail software, Industry 4.0., ML,AI, Analytics, Security, Digital…
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Lisa Iannone
Vice President and Headhunter Hobson Associates
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Beth Schneider
Sr. Partner Hobson Associates Director Client Strategy
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Larry Botelle
Updates
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Hobson’s Insurance Recruiting Team is known across the country for 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 💼📈. We help companies hire with confidence, securing the underwriters, leaders, and specialists who drive results. Now, we’re looking for YOU. If you’re an insurance underwriting professional ready for your next role, we’re partnering with leading organizations nationwide — Commercial E&S, Excess & Surplus, Personal Lines, and Leadership — with hybrid, remote, and on-site options. 🔥𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄: • Commercial E&S / Excess & Surplus Underwriters (Hybrid) – Birmingham, AL; Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA; Carteret County, NC • Managing Directors (Hybrid) – Chicago, IL; Baltimore, MD; Atlanta, GA • Personal Lines E&S Underwriters (Hybrid) – Charlotte, NC; Houston, TX • Plus many more hybrid & remote roles across the U.S. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: https://lnkd.in/d4TqnW6r . . #InsuranceCareers #UnderwritingJobs
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🎉Today we’re spotlighting Susan Gallagher, our Insurance Recruiting Consultant, who recently marked 4 years with Hobson Associates! Susan has been a driving force in our insurance division—partnering with companies to secure top talent across Sales, Underwriting, Claims, Loss Control, Premium Audit, and Marketing. Her expertise, dedication, and industry insight have made her a cornerstone of our insurance practice and a trusted partner to professionals nationwide. 👉 Get to know Susan: https://lnkd.in/ef2CEptP . . #InsuranceRecruiter #InsuranceJobs #TalentAcquisition #HobsonAssociates #InsuranceCareers
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Last week, we brought out both our competitive and collaborative sides at the 'Hobson Associates Olympics'—one of our favorite team-building traditions! Congrats to the Red Team for taking home the gold! 🎖 A big thank you to Sr. Partner Larry Botelle for hosting, and to Partner Jennifer Millea & Manager of Finance & Business Services Jessica Montano for making it all happen. (𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦/𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯—𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶! ) . . #Workhardplayhard #Recruiting #Headhunters #TalentAcquisition #RecruitingPartners #Hiring #TheExecutiveFoundFirm #HobsonAssociates
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🏨 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 ChemOutsourcing 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (Sept 2–5, Parsippany, NJ)? Look for Alex Halstead, our Director of Business Development, Life Sciences! 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 100+ 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 30+ 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘗𝘐𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, #ChemOutsourcing 𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵. 👋 Say hi, swap ideas, and explore opportunities🚀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅: https://lnkd.in/ej6MMRMz https://lnkd.in/eTm_bWDC . . #chemoutsourcing2025 #hiring #cdmo #executivesearch #biotechjobs
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 "𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲. Forget “job hopping.” Today, top talent is staying put—not out of loyalty, but 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳. Economic uncertainty, AI concerns, and low confidence in the market are keeping professionals locked in roles they may not love. Companies relying on postings and networks? They're hearing crickets 🦗. And the candidates who do respond? Often not the highest caliber 👎. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: ◽ What looks like loyalty is often fear—only a skilled recruiter can uncover it. ◽ Lowball offers risk being ignored. ◽ With the national quits rate hovering around 2%, talent isn’t moving without a strategic approach. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Skilled recruiters connect with high-caliber professionals quietly “job hugging”—those who won’t respond to generic outreach. At Hobson Associates, we make those connections happen. We bridge the gap between your open roles and the talent you actually need, connecting you with top-tier professionals who aren’t actively applying—but are open to the right opportunity. If your goal is to hire the best, passive posting strategies aren’t enough. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: https://lnkd.in/eDWjwtcQ . . #TalentAcquisition #RecruitingStrategy #ExecutiveSearch #JobHugging #TopTalent #Recruiters #HobsonAssociates
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🙌 We’re thrilled to welcome Jessica Gurley to Hobson Associates' #MedicalDevice practice as an 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿! Jessica brings 18+ years of experience across sales, marketing, and business development—including seven years in medical device sales and several years in life sciences recruitment. Her passion? 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 🚀 We’re excited to see the impact Jessica will make for our clients, candidates, and the medical device community. Welcome aboard, Jessica! 👏 👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dpaCR_-B . . #MedicalDevices #MedDevice #MedTech #ExecutiveRecruiting #MedicalDeviceRecruiters #MedTechRecruiters #HobsonAssociates
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💡 Words of wisdom from one of our recruiting experts: “𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣.” A simple reminder that confidence and clarity go hand-in-hand when landing your next role. 👏
Most people never actually close the interview. The more senior they are, the more they assume their background speaks for itself. It doesn’t. You still have to ask for the job.
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🚀𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺—𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀! We’re thrilled to welcome Louis Phillips as a Senior Consultant on our Digital Healthcare team here at Hobson Associates! Louis brings deep executive search expertise and a passion for helping high-growth, mission-driven health tech companies scale. He’s led talent acquisition teams at industry innovators Kindbody and Redesign Health, where he helped build leadership teams from the ground up. With a proven track record of placing senior and C-suite leaders across digital health platforms, clinical technologies, and next-gen care models, Louis knows what it takes to connect visionary founders with transformative talent. 📩 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁: https://lnkd.in/ebt8aSge Welcome aboard, Louis— we’re excited to see the impact you’ll make 🙌 . . Kevin M. Carroccia Steve Rosen Bethany Walsh #ExecutiveSearch #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #LeadershipHiring #HobsonAssociates #DigitalHealthRecruiter #HealthcareTechTalent #MedTechRecruitment #DigitalHealthJobs #HealthTechRecruiter #HealthTechCareers #DigitalHealthLeadership #CSuiteTalent
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