Hockenberg search

Hockenberg Search

Hockenberg Search

Are you unlocking the business opportunities that good hiring can cultivate?

Today’s economic climate means that many small- and medium-sized businesses are doing more with less-but along with challenge comes unprecedented opportunity.

At Hockenberg Search, we have a proven track record of providing focused, personalized search services to small- and medium-sized businesses to help find, recruit and retain top-tier talent. We take pride in partnering with our clients to build a recruiting strategy customized to their respective needs and in sync with their unique core business goals. Above all, we deliver results-helping companies find the right talent and a mutually successful employee/employer “match,” thereby reducing the financial risk, and lost time, of a potential “mismatch.”


Marni Hockenberg

Marni Hockenberg, Principal of Hockenberg Search, has more than two decades of recruiting and business consulting experience. Before establishing Hockenberg Search, she was co-founder of The Hiring Experts search firm, where she provided searches for companies of all sizes and in most industries. A professionally trained recruiter and interviewer, Marni previously was an award-winning senior search consultant for an agency that would become part of one the largest staffing agencies in the United States; while at the firm, she was repeatedly honored with top sales awards, qualities that she uses today to help generate successful search results for her business clients. Marni also was a founding member of and provided leadership to an information technology training company, where she focused on business development initiatives.

Marni is frequently sought out as a speaker and expert commentator on hiring- and employment-related issues. She has been quoted by the Star Tribune, Monster.com, One Nation News, CollegeRecruiter.com, and Upsize Magazine, to name a few.
Areas of Specialty

Our country’s current economic climate has changed the hiring landscape. Whether you are seeking to grow your business through the strategic hire of a key executive or director who can help your company innovate into the future, or whether your human resources staff is small and stretched too thin to keep up with the hiring of support staff positions, Hockenberg Search can help you achieve your business goals.

Outbound Retained Professional Searches –By Search Fee or By the Hour Today’s professional positions demand high performers who excel in multiple areas of expertise and who can get the job done from Day One. With more than two decades of experience, Hockenberg Search has successfully recruited top performers in the following areas:

* Attorneys, paralegals
* Product marketing managers
* Vice presidents
* Chief operating officers
* Marketing directors
* Benefits administrators
* Sales directors
* Sales representatives
* Project managers/ supply chain managers

Because every company is unique, we tailor our search efforts to meet your company’s specific needs and business objectives. Contact us to learn more about how our retained professional services can help you.

Inbound Recruiting Services – By the Hour For the budget-conscious business that has hiring needs to address while at the same time requiring predictability in costs, Hockenberg Search assures a budget-minded selection of services with superior results. Some of the services we provide for an hourly fixed fee include:

* Writing compelling job ads and receiving and evaluating inbound resumes
* Conducting initial job candidate screenings by phone and in person
* Conducting reference checks on candidates
* Determining the best 4 or 5 slate of top candidates for your business to interview
* Performing all follow-up, scheduling and feedback with candidates
* Partnering with you to evaluate the best hire for your business

Our Philosophy

Not all recruitment firms are created equal. Here are some of the ways that Hockenberg Search distinguishes itself from our competitors:

* We consider ourselves your business partner-a true “extension” of your business. When you succeed, we succeed. That’s because we build our business on relationships rather than transactions. The better we understand your business and the culture that is uniquely yours, the better we can serve your business needs by finding you the right job candidates.
* We choose quality over quantity. Because we limit our engagements to no more than three at a time, you are always top of mind and at the top of our priority list.