Keepers

Keepers is a recruitment agency located in New York that specializes in delivering predictable hiring success for fast-paced companies. They focus on recruiting for traits that drive performance and retention, including coachability, intrinsic motivation, and career-trajectory fit. The agency positions itself as being run by actual owners who bring urgency and a hands-on approach to the recruitment process.

Keepers operates with a unique philosophy of recruiting for soft skills and cultural fit, ensuring that hiring managers don't waste time with questionable, unprepared, or unenthusiastic candidates. Their approach goes beyond typical recruiting firms by providing extensive support and maintaining constant communication throughout the hiring process, making it both thorough and fast.

The agency is distinguished by its ownership structure, where every team member is an actual owner, bringing an owner mentality and urgency that keeps the recruiting process moving quickly. This structure was designed by repeat founders who understand the fast-paced nature of startups and innovative companies.

Keepers offers three distinct service models: Scout (retained search for executives from Directors to C-suite), Scale (contingency model for individual contributors), and Offshore (all-in-one service for recruiting and enabling offshore teams). Their specialty areas focus primarily on technical roles including software engineers and product managers, as well as go-to-market roles such as account executives and senior marketing positions.

The company prides itself on being uncommonly supportive to both clients and candidates, earning admiration for their thoughtful approach that goes well beyond simply 'throwing candidates over the wall' like typical recruiting firms. They maintain an intense, startup-like culture while being deeply thoughtful about the recruitment process and the long-term success of both their clients and placed candidates.