Betts Recruiting

If you’re looking for a new job, use Betts, and use Megan Johannes:
Not only is Megan personable and welcoming from day one, she is honest; she doesn’t look at you as just another line item on a commission check, she genuinely cares about your fit for a role and a company. I am an operational example of this statement.
At the time, Megan was solely focused on filling recruiting positions — I was expecting that I’d get convinced to join the HR track, but that was not the case. She didn’t push me, she listened, asked great questions and let me make my own decision… and when I did she embraced it finding me the perfect sales role despite her «Recruiter for Recruiters» job title. I consider Megan a mentor, friend and advocate and cannot say enough positive things about my experience with her at Betts.
To conclude, she has earned every part of this strong recommendation and we are still in touch today.

I decided to move to the Bay Area (wife is from there) a couple months ago and reached out to Betts. Within a week they had setup 6 interviews with top notch companies. I ended up getting a job offer a week ago and I can’t thank Betts enough for their help.
If you are looking for the best corporate matchmaker, I strongly recommend Claire Taylor. She was über professional, responsive, and resourceful. I am very grateful to have her as my recruiter.
Thank you Betts for helping me out, I will always be in debt to you!

I moved back to the bay area after many years away and wanted to make a career shift from law into a tech or corporate position. I was paired with one recruiter who I never heard anything from. I would keep emailing to check in and would not get any replies. Eventually I found out she had changed roles, but only after I inquired whether I should look for a different recruiter. I was paired with another recruiter that was in touch for a few weeks. But again, she dropped off and I would send emails and not receive replies. Having read all the great reviews, I was hopeful but unfortunately I have not had a positive experience with Betts.

It was a pleasure working with Joey Wolf, he is thorough and a professional. Joey listened, asked questions if he didn’t understand completely and challenged me in each step of my process. I’d highly recommend Joey to anyone for a new role.

After going on
and working with Premier staffing I had no luck finding a position. I was starting to get worried until a former colleague recommended Betts. Reluctant at first I worked with Hazel Koch who’s a miracle worker. I was able to find a new position and get a ton of interviews within two weeks. She was responsive, creative and really attentive to my criteria and landed me a great position. Their client list and service is uncanny. I highly recommend Betts to all SF job seekers! If I could give them more stars I would!

I worked with Betts Recruiting for almost two months to transition from an NYC based position to San Francisco. I will admit, I was not the easiest candidate to work with given my specific interests BUT I will say that it was an awesome experience. My contact was extremely professional, and worked very hard to gather the right companies I was interested in. She was a total rockstar! I don’t usually write reviews on Unilocal but since I had such a positive experience I had to let others know… Betts Recruiting will get the job done.

This was the third time I have worked with Betts Recruiting. My last recruiter moved to NYC to head the office there (congrats again Jamie!), so I had the pleasure of working with Megan Johannes this time around. All around A+. This girl is on top of her game and will do everything to make sure you are prepped for an interview (Calls, texts, even does the assignment if given one to make sure you’ll be 100%). One of my favorite things about Megan is that she made sure to understand exactly what I was looking for and what kind of companies I wanted to work for so I wouldn’t be wasting my time looking at 15 different places at once. I will definitely use her again. Thanks girl!

Working with Melissa Hirsch was as good as it gets! Not only did she help me prep for each interview by giving me company info and interviewer info, but she also set up calls before and after each interview. On our first call I gave her a description of the role I was looking for and within 2 days I had multiple interviews lined up. Within two weeks of us meeting, I landed the job that I love! I highly recommend working with Melissa if you get the chance!

Working with Alex Hermann at Betts was awesome. He prepared me for every interview and understood exactly what type of companies that I wanted to work for. Before and after every interview he would take time and make sure that I was more than prepared to have a strong interview. His knowledge and research of the tech industry is exceptional.
If you are looking for a job in sales or marketing I would highly recommend Betts.

Having worked in staffing myself, I understand that it can be a challenging industry. But, I also understand how rewarding it can be, helping someone find a new job. Over the past several weeks, I have been fortunate enough to be involved in such an experience with Hazel Koch from Betts Recruiting.
I cannot say enough good things about Hazel. She’s energetic, organized, and professional. She takes pride in her job and helps make sure you are prepared every step of the way. I will be recommending Hazel and Betts to any and all of my friends who are looking for a new position.
Cheers,
Nico

I worked with Hazel at Betts and had a great experience with her and the entire team. They were very organized, responsive and supportive at every stage of the process. They work with interesting companies in many different verticals and made sure that I was talking to companies who closely aligned with my career goals.
Highly recommended.

Constant cold calling months after I ended up taking a position outside of the Betts recruiting process.
It was flattering the first time but 3 cold calls in one week?! I told them I’m very happy with my current position it’s inappropriate to continue calling at this point.
This firm is way too aggressive and this type of approach communicates they care very little about candidates.
Avoid.

This review is for Heather Johnson.
I worked with Carolyn over 5 years ago (a 5-​star experience as well); this time around, it was Heather. At this stage in my career, I’m picky and know what kinds of startups and roles I want to target (size, maturity level, industry, avg deal size & sales cycle, etc), so it was important to have a recruiter that listened and only presented roles/​companies that were in my target range. Heather did all of that and more. Her communication cadence was perfect (not too much, not too little) and she was full of insights for every interview. End result: one of the companies she introduced me to made me a great offer. Friendly, professional, knowledgable, motivated … I’d recommend Heather to anyone who is in the market.

As a guy from NJ seeking options in the Bay Area, I contacted Betts as a hail Mary for new opportunities. I had a couple years of sales experience under my belt and was hoping to make the transition into the world of Tech. I was put in touch with a recruiter by the name of Leslie Schmidt.
Leslie quickly made me feel extremely comfortable with the process. Starting off by taking the time to truly understand what my career goals are, she took the information I gave and RAN with it! Suddenly, I have a full time job of organizing and preparing for Job Interviews.
With each interview Leslie sent me an elaborate email which entailed more information related on the company I was interviewing for than I could ever find on my own.
Within 2 months I was able to go through the entire process, move out to San Francisco, and am happily able to write this review from my work desk at my dream job.
I am extremely grateful for all the work Leslie put in to making this all possible. I very much felt like she genuinely was invested into helping me, and never felt like she put any weight on her own commissions and personal incentives. She understood that this is not just a deal, but my life in the balance, and I am infinitely grateful for what she did.

I was a bit hesitant working with a recruiter at first, but my initial misconceptions were soon proved wrong as Betts was extremely helpful during my job search. Hazel was extremely friendly during our first meeting together and actually outlined the process of what was expected throughout the search, noted what I was looking for, and touched up my resume (she was the only recruiter who actually did this).
She was very helpful throughout the process even taking time off on Sunday to make sure we were ready for interviews that were scheduled throughout the week. I felt very prepared and was glad Betts assisted me with lining up interviews with companies I didn’t even know existed. I highly recommend working with Betts and especially Hazel if you get the chance!
Good luck on your job search!

I spent months convinced that A) Betts must be contacting me for really crappy jobs; B) Recruiting agencies are basically scams; and C) There must be something terribly wrong with me that I cannot find the right job.
As soon as I let Betts start helping me, I realized how wrong I’d been!
Andrew asked me about my goals, what kinds of positions I was looking for, and then the interviews started! The best part was when I wasn’t hired for a position, I got feedback about why they decided to go with someone else. Not silence, not a BS non-​answer — I got real constructive feedback.
Within a couple weeks Betts matched me with the perfect job for me. It’s been a month now, and I couldn’t be happier in my new position!

I was lucky enough to work with Cameron at Betts this spring. Not only was our endeavor successful (I got the job!) but Cameron did a phenomenal job of preparing me to succeed; she was easy to get in touch with and provided honest feedback that helped mold me into a stronger applicant. In other words, the benefits of working with Cameron went beyond job opportunities; I learned a lot that I can carry with me down the road.
I would absolutely recommend working with Cameron; her personable nature, strong communication skills, and incredible insight into matching people and opportunities made my experience very enjoyable and encouraging. When it’s time to enter the job market again, she will be the first call that I make!

The Betts Recruiting team proved a phenomenal support system during my recruiting efforts. Cameron Weller worked tirelessly to help place me in a position that I now love… and she kept me informed and prepared throughout the entire process.
Couldn’t be happier with Betts and Cameron! Thank you guys!

I worked with Cameron Weller a few months ago to get my new job. She is an absolute rockstar! She dealt with my indecision beautifully and always made sure that I was super prepared for success.
The real difference with Cameron — I never had to repeat myself or remind her of what I wanted. Her patience and listening skills absolutely set her apart from so many other recruiters I’ve spoken with.
After she helped me land my dream job, I recommended her to my close friend and she got him a great job in just a few weeks!
I 100% recommend using Betts and make sure you ask for Cameron!

I guess its a sign when the ratings tend to be either 1 star or 5.
As a recruiting firm I am sure they focus on their image and are the 5 star posters; while the 1 star posters are people who were guaranteed false promises and received no real assistance. I am sure you can guess where I fit in. I have been in contact with several recruiters here in SF (Betts, Premier, the Lions and Andiamo), I expected the most from Betts and Premier since they are the largest but surprised to see that it wasn’t the case.
You are better off focusing individually, since Betts works with start-​ups (and that is your objective) it may be best to register and create an account on Angel List where you can contact startups directly. In my case it has been the most useful. There are plenty of positions posted there, including those that dont want to deal with recruiters.
The site is mainly helpful if you are looking for sales or programming/​engineering positions if other it may not be your cup of tea.
Good Luck!