Blue Diamond Prospecting
Blue Diamond Prospecting describes itself as a direct hire, nationwide recruiting firm with a focus on dealerships. Its about page says it was founded in 2020 with the goal of being a true partner to dealerships, and that its recruiters have strong dealership experience.
Blue Diamond Prospecting: Direct hire recruiting
Its site offers a career opportunities page for candidates and a mailing list.
| Product or service | Function |
|---|---|
| Direct hire recruiting | Finding permanent dealership employees. |
| Career opportunities | Openings for candidates. |
| Mailing list | Updates from the firm. |
Blue Diamond Prospecting: product details
Blue Diamond Prospecting's about page says Cindy Miller Wilson founded it in 2020 as a nationwide dealership recruiting firm and that in 2022 it became a firm solely focused on auto dealers. It says every recruiter has dealership experience, that its president spent more than twenty years in dealership accounting and handles controller, CFO, general manager and chief operating officer searches, and that its vice president of operations, who has a human resources background, runs a confidential search department.
It says it works nationwide, including relocations.
Its home page says rates are competitive and that it offers a guarantee, states that inquiries from job seekers are confidential and that no information is shared with dealers without permission, and lists open positions with others unpublished. The page says it places all positions in the dealership.
A dealership comparing recruiters should ask for the fee schedule, the length and terms of the replacement guarantee, how candidates are screened for compensation plans and licensing, what its placement record is for the role in question and how confidential searches protect a sitting employee. Ask for two references from dealerships that hired for the same position.
The firm states that it works nationwide, supports relocations and runs a confidential search department. Because many dealership roles, such as controller, general manager and chief financial officer, are hired quietly, ask how it protects a client's identity, how it presents compensation expectations, how long searches usually take for each role and what the guarantee covers if a hire leaves within the first months.
Also ask whether the firm places candidates only at dealerships.
Ask also how the firm compares candidates for finance and accounting roles, which it says its president knows from twenty years running dealership accounting, and whether it provides references from controllers or general managers it has placed. Since the firm lists open positions publicly and keeps others unpublished, ask how a candidate's confidentiality is protected during a search.
Check the fine print.