POLARIS PLACEMENT, LLC
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Polaris Placement is a boutique executive search firm specializing in the healthcare field, with offices in New York City, Raleigh, NC and Ontario, Canada. Our consultants average 17 years of experience in the placement profession. Clients include large academic medical centers, progressive community hospitals, managed care companies and physician group practices. Our expertise and industry focus results in a higher level of responsiveness and accuracy when you need it most. I am the founder and managing partner of Polaris Placement. I have a background in sales, bond brokerage and small business development in the technology and executive search fields. I begin my training in executive search in 1993 at a leading medical search firm in New York. From there, I was myself recruited to be the lead physician recruiter for another boutique agency. In time, I decided it was time to spread my wings - hence the founding of Polaris Placement in 2008. I truly enjoy the ever-changing challenges of serving the medical community. My guiding ethos is that honorable service never goes out of style: and that treating each person with respect, enthusiasm and integrity attracts more than just business benefits. It brings a richness far beyond material rewards. Plus, it gives me the flexibility to be fully present in the life of my family and friends. When not "headhunting", I practice Chen style Taiji, write far-out screenplays and play in my son's air-guitar band. Rock on As the Operations Manager at Polaris, I have the role of making sure everything is running smoothly in the background and creating a supportive environment for our Recruiters and Researchers to flourish and make the best of their time. During my University years, I started my career with part-time jobs in the Car Parts trade industry, I then worked as a freelancer for a Chicago-based company and filled the role of a Recruiting Coordinator. During these years, I gradually focused more of my time towards work and by the time I finished my Master’s Degree in Business Development, I found myself in a full-time collaboration with Polaris Placement. The enjoyable aspect of my work is that I have the opportunity to create processes that improve the company on an operational level and use my problem-solving abilities to coordinate our projects. I am the Research and Recruitment Specialist at Polaris Placement. Previous experience includes business communications, marketing and employer branding. With a Master’s Degree in International Business Management, I started my career at a Human Resources agency and worked in their Marketing department for three years, before making the move to Polaris, where I reconnected with my initial professional calling. Praise for Polaris Placement "I consider the Polaris group my go-to company for hiring physician and nurse executive staff. The response is superb and the care and attention are first rate..." "I have always found James to be attentive, very responsive to my recruiting needs, and always communicate with me on the progress of any search. I recommend Polaris Placement without reservations. "The experience I had while working with Polaris was very positive. Great communication. Clear, accurate and helpful. I would gladly recommend Polaris to anyone who is interested to pursue career further." "James was thorough and articulate, and effectively communicated detailed descriptions on the organization and the job position. He was extremely helpful, and went up and above of any other conversations I had previously with other recruiters. "It was a delight working with James. He is honestly the most professional recruiter I have ever worked with during search for employment. He was able to communicate the different interview times, set real expectations, was informative, and helpful in important feedback and ways to navigate difficult questions. I will absolutely recommend Polaris and James to any one in my field looking for new employment." Is your dream team missing its star candidate? Polaris Placement is committed to delivering true-blue employees that go above and beyond employer expectations, every time. Together we develop an executable plan of action with your management team to ensure we fill your vacant positions with all of the desired and required skills and ethics that are on your candidate list. We practice the NAPR Code of Ethics without exception—trust our team to get your team back on track with your star recruit. Are you looking for a more rewarding career, and fast? At Polaris Placement we have a variety of job opportunities always available and waiting to be filled by top-notch, qualified candidates like you! 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