Changing executive recruiting with Bleeker Careers

Announcement

Bleeker’s business model has always focused on supporting talent with career-building resources. We’re proud of how our business has grown - demand for our coaching and development services has more than doubled each of the past four years. However, until 2021, one vital resource was missing from our platform: Supporting you in landing your next great job.

I’ve always taken a dim view of the executive recruiting business model - because candidates are the product of this business, they lack autonomy over the way in which opportunities are presented (or withheld). Misaligned economic incentives mean that typical recruiters only care about completing the placement; they don’t have the career-long interests of candidates in mind. While there are exceptions to this characterization, today’s talent - especially underrepresented talent - don’t trust recruiters because their relationship with them is, well, transactional.

Bleeker’s Careers business is out to change all of this. We’re here to put YOU in the driver’s seat of your career, and that means you’re no longer the product of the executive recruiting business - you’re the client. Our service to you? Before presenting any opportunity, we’ll endeavor to diagnose and qualify all of our potential clients so that you can make the best possible decision on your next Career move:

  • What are the organization’s values?
  • How does the leadership team embody these values?
  • What’s it like to work there as a BIPOC professional?

Knowledge is your power.

The best part? If you’re a Bleeker Collective member, we already know how great you are. You’re curious. You’re generous. You live with integrity. Our relationship with each of you has been built over time on a foundation of trust and support. And now, we have the Careers team in place to advocate for you. We can’t wait to get started.

Let’s go!

Jay Liddell
September 26, 2021
Career Development