“Amy Shepardson is a true recruiting professional. Her demeanor, work ethic, and responsiveness make her a pleasure to work with. Amy has the keen ability to identify the right candidate for a specific position and environment. We view her as the “go to” recruiter for our hiring needs.”

—Mickey James, Vice President, North America Sales, Enterproid Inc.

“The majority of my recent hiring has been primarily with Amy, and it has been such a pleasure. …Amy is the ultimate professional. She is always asking questions, listening and adding value to your recruiting process. Candidates love to work with her. Amy gets results, fast!… She clearly assesses the fit – the kind of candidate, the personality, what the role is going to be, who they’re going to work with, and their skills and attributes. She really does her homework and then targets select people, doing a very a good job of positioning the company to them. If I like a candidate on paper but have concerns, we’ll get it all out on the table before the interview process. She carefully listens, consults more with the candidate, getting into their mind and comes back with her opinion. She’s a very strong broker in that aspect. She listens and creates a win-win; or may even come back and say they’re not a good fit after all, and then quickly move on with the search so we don’t waste anyone’s time.

Integrity sums up Amy’s approach. In fact, integrity is a big part of the KLA brand. In this business, you can’t be as consistently successful over the years as they are, without it. Other recruiting companies I’ve worked with just throw everything at you. I know that if Ken, Frank or Amy call me they’ve got something to say and I’ll listen; whether it’s the search, a person, the industry or something going on–and if it’s a problem we’re going to address it head on and that goes to the core of their integrity as to how it affects business.”

— Kimberly Baker, Vice President, Public Sector, RedSeal Networks

“I tell my connections, “If you’re open to opportunities, these are the people (recruiters) you need to call.” I had an amazing experience with Ken Leiner Associates…. [Ken] does a great job of helping you prepare to transition, and what to expect, with a lot of good career advice. And his associate Amy Shepardson was absolute dynamite as well…

I was going from a role where I was leading a team to being an individual contributor – and going from a company that was pretty well established to kind of a startup. The forethought around what it’s like to transition from one opportunity to another was really very, very valuable. Ken was strategic in the sense of how you look at this big picture and Amy was an exceptional coach through the second part of the process, which was my interface with Better Up — a great coach in helping me prepare, without being someone who just gave me all the answers. She was very much about, like, what you’re thinking about for the job, where you are in their process, what they’re looking for, how things go, where you did really well or where you could’ve done better. Amy was just fantastic.

It’s that personalized connection – you’re not a commodity; you’re not a piece on the chessboard. … It’s the best job I’ve ever had.”

– Stephen Ripley, BetterUp

“I couldn’t have gotten my great job if not for Ken Leiner Associates.... I have dealt with 10-15 other recruiters but never as in-depth and with the level of interest, dedication and passion… Ken’s team was very “in tune” and up to speed with the type of job that I was looking for. Amy was fantastic! She possessed all the same qualities as Ken; very professional, aggressive and quick to respond to me, and is very positive. I never had to chase her down; she was very punctual. She was also very honest and forthcoming–I really appreciated that she told like it was and didn’t sugarcoat anything. Her insight into the people and company I was going to interview with was instrumental in how to approach them. By far, the next time I go looking for a job I will only go with one recruiting firm: Ken Leiner Associates, and I’ll be calling you with an even more impressive resume.”

-  Ryan Jennings, Federal Sales