Hamilton Associates Mission Statement: To succeed as a professional
executive search and selection firm where ethics, quality and technology
are the standard. We strive to exceed our customer's expectations in recruiting
and selecting the most qualified candidates. We recognize the most valuable
asset is your people, and we will recruit only top performers.
What others are saying about Hamilton Associates:
"We have found them to be extremely dedicated professionals. They have been wonderful to work with, respond quickly and are honest and forthright with their opinion. I think Hamilton Associates would be an asset to any company's executive recruiting needs. They provide a great number of skills that are most valuable. They have a unique understanding of recruiting, selection, as well as the evaluation of candidates."
Vice President of Human Resources
Iowa's Largest Employer
"Hamilton Associates has conducted several Executive Search projects for us, and have advised us in the evaluation of candidates for these top-level positions. Hamilton Associates has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to quickly grasp the nature of our business and our culture. From our first meeting on, they were easy to work with and astute in assessing our needs while establishing comfortable relationships with our management staff."
President & CEO
$100 Million company
"We have continued to turn to Hamilton Associates for advice on hiring as well as other Human Resource questions. In every instance of contact with them, they have been very professional, timely and thorough in their follow-up.
We plan to continue our working relationship and would highly recommend Hamilton Associates to other companies in search of leadership talent."
President & CEO
Major Publishing Company
The Hamilton group takes great pride in supporting our community through many volunteer and civic organizations. We are proud to invest our time and money to help make our community a better place live, work and play. Involvement includes The YMCA, Partner with Youth, American Heart Association, Boy Scouts of America, United Way, Youth Homes of Mid America, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Blank Park Zoo, Hoyt Sherman Place, several community Churches, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, local Pi Kappa Alpha chapter, Central Iowa Multisport, Ronald McDonald House, AIB, ALS Association Iowa Chapter, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Variety Club and Living History Farms.
Our Team
Tom Hamilton Jr. - President
Mr. Hamilton brings extensive business experience in recruiting, staffing,
sales and marketing from his leadership of The Hamilton Group of "Human
Capital" Companies. He has held a variety of sales, marketing and management
positions with the Maytag Company, United States Surgical Corporation (Tyco
International), and with software innovator Engineering Animation Inc (EDS).
With extensive experience in hiring, training, selling and managing, Mr.
Hamilton founded the Hamilton Group to help organizations improve efficiencies
by optimizing the process of finding and selecting key employees needed
to fuel growth and profitability. The Hamilton Group consists of a retained
Executive Search Organization Hamilton Associates, Specialty Agriculture
recruiting firm AgRecruiter,
an on-line testing and background checking company
SelectionResources.com and a technology company providing software to
manage Employee Referral Programs,
Employment Referral Marketing. The Hamilton Group's focus is on identifying
and selecting high potential leadership individuals for our Clients. Mr.
Hamilton understands recruiting in the fast paced economy and excels in
marketing to potential candidates the benefits and opportunities his clients
can offer. Mr. Hamilton received his B.A. in Marketing and Advertising from
Drake University. He is currently the Board Chair of the
Emerging Growth Group, Central Iowa's premier venture capital group,
is a board member of
Newsletter Ease, the
YMCA, is Board Chair of the local
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Housing and Advisory Board, is the co-founder
and officer of the Des
Moines Triathlon Club, is a member of the distinguished Greater Des
Moines Committee, and participates in numerous charity events. Mr. Hamilton
is also an accomplished Triathlete.
Terry Lebo - Partner and Director of Recruiting
Mr. Lebo is a veteran of 20 years in Executive Search and candidate selection.
A graduate of Iowa State University with a major in Agriculture, he has
spent the past 20 years as a Search Professional assisting clients in finding
and selecting key employees. He spent his early business career with Massey
Ferguson in Sales, Sales Management, and Dealer Development on a national
scale. When Massey Combines Corporation (a division of Massey Ferguson)
closed in 1987, Mr. Lebo entered the recruiting field and built a national
reputation as a Recruiter for manufacturing companies of all sizes from
Fortune 500 companies to small niche market companies. After 9 years with
Agra Placements Ltd, he joined the Executive Search Practice of RSM McGladrey,
the nation's seventh largest CPA firm. In this role, Mr. Lebo managed a
staff of search consultants and personally conducted searches for executives
and technical personnel. In 2001, he joined Hamilton Associates as the Director
of Recruiting and has completed many Executive Level Searches in Insurance/Finance,
Manufacturing, Energy, Agriculture, Construction, and for Non-Profit organizations.
He is also very active on the Executive Board of Directors in the Mid Iowa
Council, Boy Scouts of America and Rotary International.
Thomas M. Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton is veteran of 33 years in Executive Search and Candidate Selection. A graduate of Drake University, Mr. Hamilton holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, a Master's degree in testing and Psychology, and has devoted his career to assisting business organizations in finding and selecting key employees. An accredited SPHR through the Society of Human Resource Management, he spent his early years in Human Resources and Sales Management with US West communications. He founded and directed Hamilton Associates, an HR/Search organization, for 17 years. In 1988, the firm merged with McGladrey and Pullen, the nation's seventh largest CPA firm. He co-founded SelectionResources.com, the Midwest's first Internet Assessment and Testing company to help organizations improve their profitability through technology and more accurate selection. His career has also been highlighted by community service in leadership roles in Chamber of Commerce activities, Rotary International, the YMCA and other youth rehabilitation organizations.
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