Meet the Savior of Today's Tight Labor Market: How Patrice & Associates Became Your Company’s Favorite Service-Based Recruiting Firm

For most companies today, the biggest challenge is based around finding their most important asset: their team members. A whopping 77% of all employers are having difficulty filling open roles, according to the Manpower Group. Luckily, that is an area where Patrice & Associates — one of the nation’s largest service-based recruiting firms with more than 30 years of experience — excels. 

“You’re only as good as the people around you,” said Brian Miller, CEO of Patrice & Associates. “While it’s true in both life and business, it’s certainly magnified in today’s fast-paced business environment. With limited resources and global competition, the line between success and failure is extremely small. The world around us is changing every day. This means leaders can no longer rely solely on their technical skills and know-how; they must be flexible and have the ability to do so much more. At Patrice & Associates, we know what it takes to find the best possible talent in today’s extremely tight labor market.”

The History of Patrice & Associates 

Founded by Patrice Rice in 1989, Patrice & Associates began as a management recruiting firm specializing in the hospitality industry. “There was a major need in the restaurant and food and beverage industry for talent,” said Miller. “It has a high degree of turnover. Patrice started the company in her basement and decided to franchise around 15 years ago. She is really the one who blazed the trail and built the system that has been the foundation for everything we have today.”

Although Patrice & Associates started with a focus on hospitality, the company has expanded into a wide range of service-based industries. Clients include nationwide and local restaurants, hotels, retail and grocery chains, assisted living facilities, hospitals, airport concourse outlets, spas, catering and wedding venues, casinos, companies that hire sales and customer service representatives and much more. The company also offers executive search services, helping organizations build their senior leadership teams nationally, regionally and locally.

Today, Patrice & Associates is the largest hospitality executive search firm in the country. And the company is unique in that recruiters can work in the entire country, while still offering clients one point of contact for all their needs. Whether they want to hire managers from another state or candidates are looking to move, clients can feel confident they will have the support of their Patrice & Associates recruiters without boundary restrictions.

What Makes Patrice & Associates Different Than Other Recruitment Firms?

Over the past 30 years, Patrice & Associates has honed its methods and processes to stand out from the competition by focusing on sourcing the best, top-level candidates and connecting them with the right opportunities. 

For employers, the firm develops a strategy unique to each client, targeting companies with specific industries and geographic areas when necessary, conducting targeted cold calling to similar companies or concepts to find top level talent and conducting a vigorous, behavior-based interview and reference checking process.

“We seek to be true staffing partners, working with you to identify the ideal candidate profile and sending only the best individuals for your consideration,” said Miller. “We thoroughly screen all potential candidates to ensure not only the proper skills but also the passion and commitment of the leadership. We save you time and effort by formatting resumes to be consistent and easy to read, highlighting the specifics you are looking for in the search assignment.”

Instead of relying strictly on the internet, Patrice & Associates will source job candidates through several different channels including discrete and confidential cold calling, a social media campaign, blind advertising in nationally recognized publications and the Patrice Way™ industry search to attract qualified candidates. The firm aims to provide higher quality candidates by leveraging its 30 years of expertise recruiting in service-based industries, specializing in candidates not found on the internet.

On the candidate side, Patrice & Associates can be a valuable asset. Whether candidates know exactly what they want or are just looking for support, franchisees can offer everything from resume preparation to free interview coaching, exclusive positions and final negotiations.

"We aren’t just pulling down resumes and sending them to companies — we put in the homework to understand the ideal candidate's profile,” said Miller. “We will take a proactive approach, reaching out to candidates in the marketplace that may not be actively seeking the position on the job board, accessing our firm’s network of more than 600,000 qualified candidates and deploying other best practice recruitment strategies utilized by top tier search firms. We have our clients’ backs. We really care about them. Most recruiters are transactional, but we seek to develop relationships with both job candidates and employers.” 

Why Patrice & Associates Is Set to Be a Leading Recruitment Firm

Now, with organizations and companies in need of more staffing support than ever, Patrice & Associates is quickly becoming a household name for savvy employers who are staying up-to-date on the changing landscape of the labor market. 

“The labor market has fundamentally changed — Baby Boomers left the workforce in a mass exodus during the pandemic,” said Miller. “Coupled with the declining birth rate, it doesn’t take an economist to figure out that there is a giant vacuum. That is why there are two jobs for every one person today. It is a candidate's market. Every company is going to need a strong relationship with a recruiting firm moving forward, and we are the best the industry has to offer. We believe our brand is positioned for massive growth over the next few years.”

The total investment necessary to invest in a Patrice & Associates franchise is $90,050 to $92,750. This includes $82,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate. For more information, visit: https://patriceandassociatesfranchising.com/