Why select John Sibbald Associates for your search?
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- We are a Nationally recognized and accredited executive search firm. John Sibbald Associates, Inc. has been selected as “the leading executive search firm for the private club industry” and one of the Top 50 executive search firms in America by the principal trade publication for the executive search field — a distinctive honor recognizing that there are more than 2,500 other such firms.
- We are a professionally trained executive search firm. Most of our competitors work part-time from their homes, and lack the professional training or experience of working in a professional executive search firm. We understand what it takes to work with and meet the needs of the club's board and search committee.
- There is depth of staff to John Sibbald Associates. The firm has nine professionals working full time, and occupies business offices in St. Louis. All of our associates are up-to-speed on a client’s search. We are there for you ” not an answering machine ” whenever you call.
- We are the only executive search firm ever endorsed by the association for all club managers ” the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) ” based on the quality and professionalism we bring to the business. In a profession where the average club manager lasts only 2.5 years on the job, our firm’s club placements now average seven years ” and that figure is rising. Additionally, John Sibbald serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Club Association.
- In the 22 years of our specialization in club recruiting, we have created the nation’s largest database of club managers, other club professionals, and resort/hospitality industry managers and executives. We maintain files on over 10,000 such professionals.
- Thanks to the resources and popularity of our bi-monthly newsletter, Club Leaders Forum, the firm is a reporter of up-to-the-minute, “leading edge” practices in such critical areas as managerial compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, bonus programs, staff training and development, strategic planning, food and beverage management, and a wide range of other activities of concern to managers and directors.
- We are the recruiting firm of choice for America’s top private clubs ” the Platinum Clubs of America®. As of this date, we have served 15 of America’s top 20 country clubs and seven of the Top 10 city/athletic clubs in their searches for general managers. No other search firm has served any of these top clubs.
- John Sibbald Associates is committed to remaining the leader in the industry and the best performing search firm in the recruitment of top club talent. Recruiting exactly the right professionals for our clients has been our only business since 1975.