Jenifer Lambert began her career in the recruiting industry, the way so many have. “I literally fell into it.” What started as a summer job coming out of college filling in for a recruiter on maternity leave, turned into a the sort of perfect job match we all dream about orchestrating. “I had planned to go into journalism, but I discovered I love selling, I really loved earning commission checks and I enjoyed uncovering someone’s life story and helping them write the next chapter.”
Jen started out in the temp side of the business eighteen years ago and for many years ran a blended temp and perm desk. She has worked in a variety of capacities including management, training and business development roles and eventually became a partner in TERRA Staffing Group, one of the largest regional staffing firms in the Seattle area. In 2003, she found herself on vacation at the beach, Corona in hand, listening to a Danny Cahill CD (“some people read romance novels, I listen to training CDs!”) and was inspired to launch a new division of the company focused exclusively on senior-level sales search nationally.
Since launching this new division of the company in 2003, she has become the dominant recruiter in her niche and has been featured in business publications including “Selling Power” magazine and has been a speaker at national sales conferences. She has also been nominated as a member of the Pinnacle Society, a consortium of the nation’s top producing recruiters.
In addition to running a high-billing desk she also manages and team of recruiters and serves as the Director of Training for the firm’s 50+ staff. She loves the industry and has now set her sights on a new goal. “I want to help other recruiters elevate their game and breakthrough to new levels of production. After nearly two decades in this crazy business, I still love it and I want to show others how to get the most out of the toughest job you’ll ever love.”
