Warner Music Group:
"I have had a working relationship with Karen Rager for over ten years. Specifically, Karen provided me with fantastic candidates in the accounting and finance arena while I was Director, Human Resources at Warner Music Group. Karen has always been great at building partnerships with my hiring managers and established a fantastic rapport with my HR department. I have found that Karen develops strong relationships with everyone she comes into contact with and is very ethical and honest."
Enrique Carvajal
Vice President
Human Resources
Warner Home Video
Universal Pictures:
"I have known and worked with Karen Rager, as a third-party vendor, for a little over two years at both Union Bank of California and at Universal Pictures. I have found her to be very responsive when I have had a need to fill a financial position with a third-party vendor and as a result, call upon her first whenever this need occurs. Actually, I have not really needed to engage other vendors when she is working on something for me. She is an excellent listener, provides quality candidates, and is able to respond to feedback quickly, reaching out to find the candidates that fit the changing demands of the client bases. She has an expansive network of people, and an incredible work ethic, which has been a tremendous benefit and has made this process painless (which has not always been the case with other vendors I have employed).
As a result, I would highly recommend her services to anyone who is needs assistance in sourcing financial candidates as I am sure that you would be satisfied with her responsiveness and results. Should you have further questions, I would be happy to elaborate further."
Heidi Thompson
Human Resources Director
Cannon Computer Systems:
Details of the Recommendation: "During my career as the Vice President of Human Resources for Canon Computer Systems, Inc., one of my top priorities was to staff our company with the Best of Best. Karen was instrumental in helping me achieve this goal. Through her professionalism and commitment in providing our company with an outstanding flexible workforce compliment, we were able to not only meet but exceed our revenue goal of $1.2 billion in 3 1/2 years. Karen is an ethical and trustworthy business partner you can count on to deliver what she says she will deliver."
Elaine Rittenhouse
Vice President Human Resources
Cannon Computer Systems, Inc.
H&N Foods International:
Details of the Recommendation: "Karen is a detail oriented recruiter who gets to know her customers extremely well in order to insure she will always find the top candidates and the right fit. "All of the Above" should be a choice for her top attributes because she is surely a great professional to have in your network."
Virginia Cornejo
HR Manager
H&N Foods International
Breitburn Energy Companies:
Details of the Recommendation: "In reference to Karen's Top Attributes, I was requested to only choose three, but she actually possesses all seven.
In my current role, I am over all corporate and field recruitment at an oil and gas company in So Cal (a very niche market!). I was referred to Karen by a Senior level individual in HR for some accounting positions I was trying to fill and also for an analyst role. She filled my analyst role with a candidate who is doing EXCEEDINGLY well and also presented very top notch accounting individuals to me.
I not only recommend Karen because of the quality candidates she sources, but most importantly because of the level of service she provides. She is very well connected and looks out for the best interest of everyone."
Sharon Osborne
Recruiter
BreitBurn Energy Companies
Union Bank of California:
"Karen is an excellent relationship manager. She performs her work with the highest level of integrity and follow-through. She especially excels at building and maintaining business relationships. I highly recommend her as a service provider."
Heon Hahm
VP of Staffing
Union Bank of California
Smart USA:
“Karen is a true professional who understands the value of client satisfaction. She has the ability to clearly understand your needs and provide human capital solutions with her broad and respected contact base. This is an individual who is highly respected by colleagues and competitors alike. Once you meet Karen and work with her you immediately realize that you are working with a very talented professional who also has the ability to connect with people on a personal level. All said, it is always a pleasure working with her because you are certain to receive excellent results with fantastic value."
David C. Schembri
President
Smart USA
Walt Disney Internet Group:
“Anyone who has had the privilege to work with and/or knows Karen understands what a "fire power" she can be! Customer Service is clearly her mantra and understanding your hiring needs to deliver comparable viable talent is her end result. What you end up with is a business partner for life that you can appreciate!”
Pier Hunt
Manager, Staffing
Walt Disney Internet Group
(former consultant or contractor to Karen at Rager Resources Group, LLC)
Amgen:
“Karen is a top notch professional, who consistently goes the extra mile to meet her client’s needs. Karen's depth and breadth of experience in the search industry is far superior and she executes with the utmost perseverance, attention to detail, and customer focus. I highly recommend Karen's services.”
Christine Winter
Director
Global Clinical Supply Chain Management
Amgen
Cardenas Markets:
“Karen is an excellent recruiter. I have utilized Karen's services on many occasions. She has been very patient when I needed to hire a CFO, and several accountants. She is great at following up on leads. Most importantly, I really feel I can trust Karen to look out for my best interest as a client. When sending candidates, she understands that the candidate must have the right skill set as well as be a good fit to our organization.”
Nefertiti Happle
VP Controller
Remedy Staffing:
“Karen is a master. Her skills, knowledge and abilities enable her to quickly identify needs and develop solutions. She is deliberate in her execution and passionate about results. People are her expertise; matching relationships is her art. It is without reservation that I recommend Karen.”
Margarita Arvizu
AVP, Human Resources
Select Staffing
(Managed Karen indirectly at Rager Resources Group, LLC)
Westinghouse:
“I have had the chance to work with Karen on a few different Executive Searches ranging from Financial Analyst to Controller / SVP level Accounting Professionals. Karen has always come through with outstanding candidates and with a response time that beat our expectations.
Above and beyond her professional attributes, Karen seems to really care about the people she works with, both her candidates and the companies that pay her to find them. She takes the time to get to know the people she works with and does not view them simply as commodities or accounts.
If I had to say one thing about Karen (and one thing only) I'd say that I appreciate the way I can hand her a project and then go on to do the things that I need to get done with the peace of mind that the search she is working on will be completed on target and on time.”
David Schmidt
HR Manager
Westinghouse
Orion Healthcare:
“Working with Karen is always a delight. She quickly and easily evaluates your needs and brings it to its essence to be able to give you candidates you only hoped existed in the real world. She's truly a gem and I look forward to working with her for many years to come.”
Corinna Fernandez
VPHR, North America
Orion Health International
Harbor Freight Tools:
“Karen is a truly excellent Executive Recruiter who is extremely dedicated to understanding and meeting her client's needs. Karen conducts herself with high integrity and always strives to exceed expectations. Karen did an outstanding job recruiting a first-rate VP Controller and I look forward to working with her to fill future critical roles. I highly recommend Karen to anyone who is seeking a highly competent business partner.”
Michael Kaplan
CFO